London, 17th May: Earlier this week, international B2B media group, Tarsus Group, released its latest trading update. The forward bookings for the year are tracking 9% ahead of last year.

In Asia, the first edition of the Spring Hometex held under Tarsus’ ownership performed strongly. The show reportedly has a significant waiting list of exhibitors. As a result, strong growth should be unlocked when the new mega-venue opens in Shenzhen in 2019 adding an initial 400,000 m2 to the city’s venue capacity.