The Meetings Show's Event director Jack Marczewski shared this year's event will have a stronger focus on education. Photo Credit: The Meetings Show
The Meetings Show celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and is ready to welcome visitors from Asia Pacific once again
The Meetings Show, taking place at ExCel London on 29-30 June, is
aiming to be double the size of the 2021 event, which featured live and
hybrid elements.
“What is really exciting is the return of the international visitors
and suppliers who were unable to make it last year for obvious reasons,”
says Jack Marczewski, the show’s event director. “We haven’t been able
to hold fam trips for hosted buyers for the past two years due to
numerous restrictions, so it’s exciting to see these return in 2022 too.
We have fam trips to Cardiff and Bristol and Bath organised so far, and
more are expected to be confirmed soon.”
Marczewski adds that there will be special celebrations to mark the
tenth edition of the show, which will be revealed nearer the time, while
this year’s event will have a stronger focus on education.
“There has been so much work from our exhibitors over the last two
years in developing and futureproofing their product offerings, and we
will certainly be shining a light on all this innovation,” he says.
According to Marczewski, agencies make up over 60% of its visitor
base and he says the likes of CWT, BCD Meetings and Events and MCI will
all be in attendance.
Singapore Tourism Board will be exhibiting again this year and says
the event is one of the most highly-regarded shows in the UK MICE
calendar.
“As well as the opportunity to highlight Singapore to the thousands
of event professionals who attend, the show’s hosted buyer programme
presents a great opportunity to gather quality leads,” says Michael
Rodriguez, area director, Northern & Southwestern Europe at
Singapore Tourism Board.
Korea Tourism Organisation has attended in the past and will also be
there this year. It said the show provides an opportunity for KTO to
network and meet in-person with buyers from around the world, connecting
with potential business for the Korean MICE industry.
The Tourism Promotions Board in the Philippines took part in 2019 but has chosen not to exhibit this year.
“We are not participating as we are limiting our presence at shows to
our short-haul markets, save for IMEX Frankfurt, as we have been
participating in this show for quite some time now,” says Arnold T.
Gonzales, acting head in the MICE Department. “We would like to test the
waters in joining face-to-face shows [again] via IMEX.”