trade shows

This year, the IFTM trade show will take the Silk Road route, the route of Samarkand and Bukhara. From 15 to 17 September, as always at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, the major event for leisure and business tourism professionals will be showcasing Uzbekistan, its UNESCO-listed historical jewels and its natural beauties…

Despite an international profile that grows stronger every year - 20 countries on five continents - GL events has not forgotten its roots: Lyon. A destination whose appeal the events giant continues to nurture, as confirmed by the results of the past year. By 2025, the group's four Lyon-based venues - Eurexpo Lyon,...

The 36th Global Tradeshow Barometer was published on 29 January by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. It shows an upward trend, with 47 % of companies forecasting an increase in business of more than 5 % by 2025. What's more, in terms of profits...

What is Fiera Milano's mission? Carlo Bonomi - Fiera Milano's mission is to be an international platform that connects companies, markets and professional communities, capable of generating economic, relational and cultural value. We are not just a venue operator, but also an industrial partner that...

As it does every quarter, the Paris Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Paris Île-de-France) takes stock of the dynamic trade fair scene in the Paris Region, examining the 24 main exhibition venues. The new barometer, published this week, shows mixed results. The main reason for this is that, unlike the first two quarters, the level of activity is lower than it was before the health crisis. Type of...

Not surprisingly, the organisation of the Olympic Games has had a significant impact on the convention industry. The 2024 report published on September 15 by the Paris Ile-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry bears this out: "The staging of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the operation of a large number of venues between May and October 2024 meant that Paris hosted fewer conventions...

It's the home stretch for business travel and MICE professionals before the IFTM kicks off. The International & French Travel Market will be inaugurated on 23 September, marking the start of three days of conferences, debates, networking and negotiations for the international business travel and MICE...

Next autumn, on 17 October to be exact, Bergerac will take on a new dimension on the events scene in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as our colleagues from Déplacements Pros have spotted. The Etincelle space will be inaugurated with great fanfare and a concert, before hosting more studious MICE operations throughout the year. The new centre will replace...

Laurence Gaborieau, Managing Director of the IFTM, chose the Embassy of the Dominican Republic as the venue for the announcement of the latest news and developments for IFTM 2025. The Dominican Republic will be the guest of honour at the next show, which will be held at Paris Expo from 23 to 25 September. "There is a very good dynamic. The 2025 edition is looking very promising...

Like Donald Trump's stances, the situation of minorities does not necessarily tend to improve over time. On the contrary, we are regularly witnessing steps backwards, and the American president is not the only example of these setbacks. This is borne out by a new study published ahead of the Business...

From 20 to 22 May, all eyes in the MICE and business travel sectors will once again be on IMEX Frankfurt. All the big names in business tourism will be at Messe Frankfurt. Once again this year, the promise of ambitious business meetings. Proof, if proof were needed, of the prospects opening up for...

According to Anni Vepsäläinen, CEO of the Helsinki Convention and Exhibition Centre, Solar is "the most modern event venue in the Nordic countries". It has to be said that the budget released by the Finnish MICE authorities - €20 million - is one of the largest investments ever made by the Helsinki Convention and Exhibition Centre....

The data compiled by UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, was updated in January. They provide a large-scale snapshot of the main event venues, with country-by-country focuses - including France - to better decipher the sector's infrastructure challenges. And the big winner is...

The year 2025 is undoubtedly a very special one for UFI: the global association of the exhibition industry is celebrating its centenary. And what better way to start this anniversary than with a growth outlook? The global barometer published by UFI on 11 February forecasts an overall increase in revenues of...

Slowly but surely, companies are returning to business travel after the pandemic. The Business Travel Show, to be held in London on 25 and 26 June, regularly surveys the key players to gauge the pace of this comeback. The show organisers surveyed 163 professionals, the majority of them European (85%, including...

It is one of the leading trade events held in Monaco every year, and has been for almost four decades. Luxe Pack, the world's leading packaging show, attracted 10,300 visitors last October, including 52% international visitors from over 80 countries. This was an opportunity for us to talk to some of the participants about...

For this second edition, how have you refined the IFTM-Kactus MICE Barometer? Arnaud Katz - We've added several key elements, in particular the CSR section, which some people criticised us for not including enough last year. We laid the foundations last year, and now we have a truly comprehensive barometer....

The 2024 edition of IFTM Top Resa kicks off on 17 September. So the final sprint is on... Laurence Gaborieau - Yes, the timetable has changed due to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (JOP 2024), and in particular the Paralympic part organised from 28 August to 8 September. So we had to...

In less than a month, on 17 September, IFTM Top Resa will be opening at Porte de Versailles. According to General Manager Laurence Gaborieau, the French B2B trade show for the tourism industry is set to be a great success in 2024, confirming the forecasts made by the UFI... In fact, the World Association of the Exhibition Industry recently published its Global Barometer...

Laurence Gaborieau, Managing Director of the IFTM (International French & Travel Market), met the press on 20 June at the beautiful and historic Maison des Polytechniciens in Paris to give an update on the direction and new features of the show, which will take place from 17 to 19 September at the...