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Sporting win for Raccoon Events
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Mass participation travel operator Sports Tours International has partnered with Raccoon Events as the official tour operator for its flagship event The National Running Show at NEC , plus The Run Show Los Angeles and The National Outdoor Expo in 2022 .
Manchesterbased Sports Tours International specialise in taking runners , cyclists and triathletes to events around the world , including the TCS New York City Marathon and the Tour de France .
Following the return of events such as the BMW Berlin Marathon and the Virgin Money London Marathon , the tour operator said it is looking to the future with optimism as 88 % of its customers have said they would like to take part in an overseas sporting challenge by the end of 2022 .
The National Running Show will take place 22- 23 January and National Outdoor Expo 18-19 March , both at the NEC . Run Show USA will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from 24-25 September .
Spring in Scotland ’ s step as major trade show returns in 2022
Scotland ’ s Trade Fair Spring is to return in person at the Scottish Exhibition Centre ( SEC ), Glasgow , from 23-25 January 2022 .
Following the re-introduction of Scotland ’ s Trade Fair Autumn in September , some 500 exhibitors will showcase products from gifts and crafts to jewellery and textiles at the SEC
Scotland ’ s Trade Fair Online has been busy throughout 2021 , keeping 175 suppliers and over 2,000 retailers in touch with online product directory and live product sessions .
Scotland ’ s Trade Fair Spring will include the Best Product Awards , workshops , talks from experts and networking opportunities . According to organisers , The Launch Gallery and Craft Gallery is often the first stop for many retailers .
Trading update : Centaur Media
Centaur Media issued a trading update , 13 October , revealing its brands had continued to perform in line with the company ’ s Margin Acceleration Plan 23 ( MAP23 ) objectives – to achieve a group EBITDA margins of 23 % by 2023 and increase revenues to at least £ 45m ( USD $ 61.26m ). The Board now expects full-year revenues for 2021 to exceed £ 37m , a 15 % year-on-year increase at the top end of expectations . Margins in H2 2021 also continue to improve , with adjusted EBITDA margin for FY 2021 expected to be approximately 15 %. Centaur ’ s net cash balance stood at £ 12.4m as at 30 September 2021 (£ 11.9m as at 30 June 2021 ). The trading update is for the period ended 30 September 2021 and the company says that , since the publication of its Interim Results on 21 July 2021 , Centaur has continued to experience strong trading conditions . In late October , Centaur hosted the pinnacle of its events calendar , the Festival of Marketing : The Year Ahead . The four-day virtual event with live Q & As and video-on-demand featured over 80 speakers , including the senior marketing leaders of several high profile brands such as Mastercard , Tesco , Coca-Cola , Diageo and Virgin , who will be joined by leading marketing academics Byron Sharp and Mark Ritson , as well as John Cleese , Eddie Izzard and Richard Curtis . The Lawyer publication is also hosting a number of events in Q4 including next month ’ s The Lawyer Awards .
06 — Autumn