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Convention center's recycling rate
among nation's best
Las Vegas Sun Share    
More than half of the discarded materials from the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center were recycled in 2009, but the recycling rate of those facilities' building partners helped push the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's green record to among the best in the country among meeting facilities. More
Comdex to be reborn as a virtual trade show CNET Share
Following its 2003 demise, Comdex is springing back to life in a virtual way. UBM, which bought the Comdex name as part of an acquisition in 2006, is relaunching the once famous tech trade show as a virtual event to take place November 16 and 17.In the old, pre-virtual days of computing, Comdex was one of the hottest trade shows in the business. Each year's event drew in around 200,000 visitors and 2,300 exhibitors who flocked to Las Vegas for the latest and greatest technology. But as the tech boom slowed and Comdex lost its focus and relevance, the show was forced to close its doors. More
"Hypercompetition" shaping the future of meetings Successful Meetings Share
Although they'll still be important 10 years from now, face-to-face meetings will be fewer, smaller and very, very competitive, according to phase-one findings from Convention 2020, a strategic forecast into the future of meetings and conventions. More High buyer and exhibitor numbers at Hong Kong Jewellery Show mark growth in retail confidence Retail Jeweller Share
Buyer numbers were up 9 percent to 32,000 at the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show, marking a growth in retail confidence. The five-day Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2010, which ran from March 5-9, was the 27th of its kind and attracted exhibitors, buyers and manufacturers from across the globe. More Region outpacing others in conventions News Record Share
The convention industry in the Cincinnati region is booming as the city is outdrawing other U.S. cities in booking conventions. The region is 11 percentage points ahead of other eastern seaboard cities in convention bookings from 2010 to 2014, according to the company Trends, Analysis and Projections, which monitors convention bookings for 50 cities throughout the United States and Canada, including Cincinnati. More Tourism Australia targets international association conventions Third Sector Share
Tourism Australia has announced a three-year, $1.8 million joint initiative to increase the number and size of international association conventions held in Australia. The Team Australian Associations Project, which was unveiled at Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo, will be undertaken jointly with the Australian Association of Convention Bureaux and major convention centres across the country. More World's leading travel trade show opens in Berlin Xinhua Share
As many as 11,127 exhibitors gathered in Berlin for the world's leading travel trade show known as the International Tourism Bourse. This year's show was the first to include a platform for "mobile travel services" which highlights the future mobile usage in looking and booking hotel services and ticketing. The show drew slightly more participants than last year, said organizer Messe Berlin. More |
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