trade shows
EBACE2019: the world's leading business aviation exhibition will be...
EBACE2019 (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition) is a leading event for business aviation in Europe. From 21 to 23 May 2019 in Geneva at the magnificent Palexpo, the show will bring together business leaders, decision-makers, government officials, manufacturers and all those involved in aviation...
IMEX Frankfurt 2019: "The power of shared experience
A team can achieve so much more than an individual alone. Imagine the commercial success that can result from close collaboration between peers and competitors, from bringing together professionals from all walks of life, or even from the unexpected and inspiring ideas that spontaneously emerge from these meetings. Bringing together some 3,500 exhibitors from...
Mobile World Congress: Barcelona at the centre of the smartphone world
Huawei Mate X This is undoubtedly the star of Mobile World Congress 2019. The form factor of smartphones is finally evolving into something more than a simple geometric rectangle. Following in Samsung's footsteps, Huawei is offering an even more spectacular version of what a foldable smartphone can be, with a very...
Blockchain, AI, chatbots: Travel Managers are not expecting a revolution
The British travel manager is definitely perplexed. A few days ago, a study published by the Business Travel Show revealed that travel buyers seem to be increasingly wary of NDC, even though the new distribution standard is becoming widespread in the airline sector. The show...
NDC: the Business Travel Show polls perplexed Travel Managers...
As the NDC standard prepares to take over the airline industry, Travel Managers do not seem to have fully grasped this crucial issue. Worse still, according to a study published by the Business Travel Show, they are increasingly wary of the new standard and its consequences. The show's organisers...
CES 2019: connectivity in all its forms
1- Smartphone While CES is not traditionally the benchmark show for the smartphone sector, a few months before Mobile World Congress, one model clearly caught the public's attention: the Royole FlexPai, the world's first smartphone with a folding screen. We took it briefly in hand and were impressed by its OLED screen...
Berlin: GBTA Europe returns to the capital
After focusing for a time on Frankfurt, the annual conference of the GBTA Europe (Global Business Travel Association) has this year moved to Berlin, to the Estrel Congress Center, four years after the association's last event in Berlin. A successful comeback, judging by the excellent attendance figures for the three days of...
IFTM Top Resa: a trendy 40th edition
Is this the "40th anniversary" effect, or simply a sign that the show has established itself as a must-attend event on the French market? Whatever the case, the key players in the business travel industry have all turned out for IFTM Top Resa 2018. This is evidenced in particular by the participation of the major hotel networks, which will be taking up residence...
IFA 2018: a look back at a show packed with new high-tech products
In addition to spectacular announcements such as televisions, the first of which are now available in 8K definition, and robots and other gadgets of varying degrees of fun, the IFA (Internationale Funk Ausstellung) trade fair in Berlin also brought together a large number of innovations designed to improve productivity in the work of the business traveller. A...
IFTM Top Resa in synergy with developments in the industry
The configuration of the zones at IFTM Top Resa has been rethought to respond to cultural changes and the evolution of visitors, whose expectations are turning towards a more personalised approach. The Tech Zone, which will occupy hall 7.3, will give pride of place to digital technology, innovation, creation and experimentation. This...
Interview with : Frédéric Lorin, Tourism Director, Reed Expositions France
The anniversary of the IFTM Top Resa trade show, scheduled for 25 to 28 September, should give a special flavour to this 2018 edition... Frédéric Lorin - It's indeed the 40th edition this year. The first event was held in 1978 at the PLM Saint-Jacques hotel [now the Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center, editor's note]. We didn't know it at the time, but...





























