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Smart Meetings Leadership Experience in Washington, DC, Encouraged Reevaluating the Attitudes That Limit Our Teams
Top event professionals gathered at Salamander DC last week for Smart Meetings Leadership Experience for an exercise in collective self-reflection that left everyone poised to contribute at a higher leverage at home and work. While the formula has always been to throw planners and suppliers in a…
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Scaling Tradeshow Exhibits: Efficiency in Inline to Island Transitions
Article Summary Most growing exhibit programs end up juggling more than one booth size but treating each footprint as its own project costs more in design, shipping, and storage than treating them as one connected system. This piece breaks down what actually has to change between an inline and an…
AI, events and the human factor: Global Event Tech Summit 2026 round-up
The Global Event Tech Summit 2026 brought together senior event professionals and technology leaders for a day exploring how innovation is transforming the industry. Attendees included corporate planners, exhibition organisers, agencies, associations, not-for-profits and event technology companies.…
Why This Clothing Retailer Continues to Engage Festivalgoers
LOFT recently activated at the Palm Tree Music Festival for the first time. It was one of several stops on its summer fest tour.
9 New Venues in Phoenix/Scottsdale for Summer 2026 Meetings and Events
Take a peek at these buzzworthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in Phoenix/Scottsdale.
Prompt Like an AI Pro
Typing a request into a chatbot and getting AI to deliver brand-ready content are two very different skills. Across three live sessions, marketing expert Chris Gloede will dive into the techniques that separate average prompts from the most effective gamechangers. Read on to learn how to prompt…
CHS Manchester Promises an ‘Unreasonable’ Visitor Experience
CHS Manchester will adopt a new approach to the visitor experience, when the show goes live on 30th September at the AO Arena, Manchester. Recognised for their human and personable personalities, this year the team at CHS are pushing from being of use to visitors to being of ‘unreasonable’ use to…
AEV welcomes Manchester United as newest member
The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has, today, revealed Manchester United Football Club has joined as its newest member, further strengthening the association’s community of leading UK venues. Old Trafford, the world-famous home of Manchester United, is one of the UK’s most iconic sporting and…
NOEA Supports Industry Campaign for Clearer Weather Forecast Information
The National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) has announced its support for a cross industry campaign calling for weather forecasting platforms and app developers to review how their information is visually presented to consumers. The campaign, led by Chester Zoo and supported by more than 80…
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Time is Luxury
Consumers are embracing tools to help automate their lives and their work, because while today they enjoy an economy of endless choices, the biggest luxury in a culture moving at warp-speed is… time. Experiential marketers are uniquely suited to ensure time is well spent, which is why they’re…
The Belfry named ‘Hotel of the Year – Independent’ at The Cateys 2026
Securing its place among the best of the best of the UK’s independent hotels, The Belfry Hotel & Resort, in the Midlands, has been crowned 2026’s ‘Hotel of the Year – Independent’ at the industry-leading awards, The Cateys. Celebrating the finest operators in hospitality, the glittering award…
DiF COMPLEX SOUTH 2026: Complete Guide to India’s Leading Contract Manufacturing & Sourcing Exhibition
DiF COMPLEX SOUTH 2026 is one of India’s most anticipated B2B sourcing and manufacturing exhibitions, bringing together manufacturing companies, brands, retailers, exporters, startups, OEM partners, and sourcing professionals on a single business platform. Scheduled to take place from 3 September…
GUJARAT MEDICAL EXPO 2026: India’s Leading Healthcare & Medical Technology Exhibition
GUJARAT MEDICAL EXPO 2026 Returns with a Bigger and Better Second Edition GUJARAT MEDICAL EXPO 2026 is set to become one of India’s most anticipated healthcare exhibitions, bringing together the entire medical ecosystem under one roof. Scheduled to take place from 25 September to 27 September 2026…
June International Briefs: UFI, Olympia, Vienna, and Mexico Shows
June’s international briefs tracked leadership changes, congress wins, venue investment, and tradeshow growth across four regions. In Europe, highlights included Vienna’s top association meetings ranking, Barcelona show gains, Olympia’s £1.3 billion (about $1.75 billion) transformation, and Cisco…
Trade Show Moves: TSNN's Roundup of New Hires & Promotions for July
SAVVY Collective brings operator experience, strategic expertise, and investment capability under one roof for the first time
SAVVY Collective has revealed a new brand identity and expanded vision – cementing its position as the trusted partner for small to medium-sized owner-led hotels, leisure and lifestyle ventures, who need serious expertise without losing the character that makes them special. Founded by…
Great LEAP East in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre hosted the inaugural LEAP East 2026, 8-10 July, gathering more than 35,000 technology professionals, policymakers and investors from 30 countries and regions. The first LEAP summit staged outside Saudi Arabia featured over 340 speakers, 450 exhibitors and…
IAAPA Expo Europe Earns Greentime Sustainable Event Certification
IAAPA Expo Europe 2026 has received Certified Sustainable Event approval from Greentime, which reviews sustainability practices in the events industry. The event will take place Sept. 22-24, 2026, at ExCeL London. The certification applies to the show floor, which received a score of 76 percent…
Failure or Success: The New Orleans Story
How does one measure the success of an event? New Orleans held two world’s fairs, 100 years apart. Each lost money. In the first one, the fair director resigned prior to the close of the show and was later indicted for embezzling over a million dollars. The second fair declared bankruptcy during…
Grand Hyatt San Antonio Makes Cvent Top Hotels List
Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk has been named to Cvent’s 2026 Top Meeting Hotels in North America list, ranking No. 74 among 250 properties. The hotel earned the recognition for the fourth consecutive year. Cvent’s annual list ranks hotels that generate group business through the Cvent Supplier…