Convention Centers Worldwide See Challenges Ahead

AIPC, the International Association of Convention Centres, conducted a member survey last April, just as oil prices began to skyrock, and found that 84 percent of respondents reported increases in business over the previous year and only 16 percent saw decreases. The Brussels-based association of 160 convention and exhibition centers also found that those who reported increases attributed it to business already on the books along with expectations of new marketing initiatives and market