Global Snapshot
Global snapshot
EW explores some regional news highlights in the global exhibitions industry
Americas – The American Film
Market ( AFM ) is moving to Las Vegas this November , having taken place in the Los Angeles and Santa Monica area since 1981 . In 2023 , the event had moved from its longtime home at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica to the Le Meridian Delfina , a venue that proved unpopular with many , mainly due to the layout .
Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas will host the 45th edition of the market , which will run 5-10 November 2024 .
Europe – Informa plc , the international B2B events and data group ’ s full-year results for 2023 showed revenue up 30 % on an underlying basis to £ 3,189.6m . Adjusted Operating Profit rose by 59 %, underlying to £ 853.8m ( 2022 : £ 496.3m ). The group ’ s financial report noted strong underlying growth in live and on-demand events , including in Pharma , Healthcare , Technology , Aviation , Food and Beauty .
Q1 trading in 2024 delivered £ 500m in revenue . The group said expansion of brand portfolios in India and the Middle East is driving strong regional growth .
Europe - RefTech and FFAIR have announced a strategic partnership that will enable organisers to integrate RefTech ’ s event registration services with FFAIR ’ s exhibition management platform .
Margaret Reeves , managing director at RefTech , said : “ Event organisers are time-poor , so by combining our systems into one trusted solution , we are enabling them to simplify and streamline their event organisation . The collaboration with FFAIR enhances our ability to serve the event community by combining our strengths and expanding our service offerings .”
Europe – Organisers have reported a record-breaking attendance of 73,891 at this year ’ s Integrated Systems Europe ( ISE ) exhibition , held at the Fira de Barcelona , in Spain . The event ran 30 January-2 February 2024 .
With attendees from 162 countries , ISE 2024 also boasted the highest number of exhibitors to date at 1,408 , who exhibited on over 82,000sqm of net space .
First time visitor numbers totalled 24,815 people , with 46.92 % of those coming from Spain . Visitors spent an average of 2.2 days spent at ISE 2024 .
6 Issue 2 2024 www . exhibitionworld . co . uk