Almost half of the international visitors to the U.S. found the entry process inconvenient enough to tell family, friends and acquaintances to stay home, according to a recent study by the U.S. Travel Association and Consensus Research Group.

The Nashville Convention Center has been cleared for development...San Diego mayor calls for changes to convention center marketing...Utah takes next step toward a new convention center hotel...Bookings flat for Cincinnati in 2012 and more.

Half of all attendees have “final say” in purchasing decisions, according to the latest CEIR report, but exhibitors often ignore the other half—which could hurt them.

As 2012 comes to a close, my thoughts are “what a year!” We saw an uptake in expos—more exhibitors and visitors—which, after the last few years of global recession, was a huge relief!

Last week, I attended the UFI Congress in Abu Dhabi, UAE to find where growth is coming from.

Jimmy Mouton, IDCE's director discusses the deal and the new MCCNO department he now heads to explore launching additional events. 

Blockbuster deals, union wrangling and some fascinating new directions from the biggest headline-makers of the year.

Creating a new solutions mix to turn marketing services into a real business.

New survey results show that site selection—and its marketing—is getting much more complicated.

EXPO checks in with a few tradeshow producers for their take on the health of the industry.

Here’s a lesson for us all. When trying to ensure that only qualified buyers attend your event, be careful not to set the bar so high that legitimate buyers are kept out.

It’s almost impossible to avoid those bottlenecks at registration during the opening hours of your event. In fact, anytime there’s a must-attend event or session at your show, dealing with long lines is one of those things that just comes along with the territory.