From Hurricane Sandy to the Costa Concordia, 2012 was a big news year.
What is in this article?:
- Top 10 Meeting Industry News Stories of 2012
- 2. Costa Concordia Disaster
- 3. GSA Scandal
- 4. Industry Cheers Election Results
- 5. Hotel Fees Skyrocket
- 6. Hotel Seller's Market
- 7. Mobile Meeting Apps Everywhere
- 8. Hosted-Buyer Trade Shows Dominate
- 9. A New Definition for Strategic Meetings Management
- 10. Green Meeting Standards Released
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8. Hosted-Buyer Trade Shows Dominate
The hosted-buyer model, which has made IMEX so successful and EIBTM before that, has spread to other industry trade shows, including Meeting Professionals International, Professional Convention Management Association, Religious Conference Management Association, and our own Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forums (co-produced by our sister magazine Medical Meetings). This year’s IMEX America, held October 9-11 in Las Vegas, drew a record numbers of hosted buyers—2,400—up 20 percent from its inaugural event last year.
