Singapore signs three MOUs with organisers

Looking ahead to better days, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has signed three MoUs with international exhibition organisers – namely Informa Tech, Fiera Milano and Messe München. The agreements were signed at STB’s TravelRevive event held last month.

Bizzabo raises US$138 million

Silly name. Serious money. Yet another platform enabling event organisers to create virtual conferences just raised US$138 million.

UFI picks five trends for 2021

UFI’s CEO Kai Hattendorf has published his annual list of the five trends to watch. Our favourite is “we will bounce back.” Let’s hope so.

Reed Exhibitions to lay off 500

The Financial Times has reported “at least 500 staff have already left Reed Exhibitions or will be gone by the end of the year.” The vaccine can’t come fast enough.