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Connect Meetings has announced the purchase of BizBash, the iconic trade media company for event and meeting planners, further expanding Connect’s market-leading position.

DesignInspire, taking place 5 to 7 December at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), features outstanding designs and providing creative solutions and showcases Hong Kong creativity to both trade and public visitors.

The British Motor Museum has announced a schedule of 18 unique motoring shows for 2020, including the return of its Gaydon Land Rover Show and the National Metro & Mini Show which will be celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Metro.

Arabian Travel Market 2020 (ATM), which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from Sunday 19 – Wednesday 22 April 2020, will focus on Ecotourism, Wellness, Adventure and Agritourism (EWAA).

Destination wedding tourism is worth more than US$90 billion globally, with 25% of marriages now taking place abroad – equating to approximately 340,000 destination weddings every year.

The Darwin Convention Centre will welcome members of the International Society for the Study of Iron in Biology and Medicine (BioIron Society) from all over the world to the Top End of Australia when Darwin hosts the 2021 Congress.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomes today high profile tourism professionals worldwide to the PATA Destination Marketing Forum taking place at the Renaissance Pattaya Resort and Spa between 27 – 29 November, 2019.

Nexus Collections has seen significant growth in sales of sustainable bespoke products with organisers focusing on minimum waste and environmental impact.

Brussels, the capital of Europe, will vibrate to the sound of jazz at the beginning of 2020. 3 festivals, 46 concerts at 8 concert venues in Brussels will bring jazz in the spotlight throughout January 2020.

WTM Africa 2020 will see the introduction of an LGBTQ+ travel event named EQUAL Africa in partnership with IGLTA. EQUAL Africa stands for EQUAL Love, Rights, Experiences & Opportunities and will be a bolt-on, full-day conference at #WTMA20, taking place on 6 April.

Scheduled for Nov. 19-24, 2019 in Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit and Tepic, The Festival Gourmet Internationalgenerates more than $600,000 in restaurant and event participation.

The 1st World Congress on Falls and Postural Stability (WCFPS) 2019 will be held in Malaysia from 4 – 7 December 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

From November 9-14, the ICCA management team including its CEO Senthil Gopinath were in Xiamen, China for its ICCA Global Executives Round Table Conference.

Just a few days before hosting one of the most prominent events held by the United Nations, the COP25 Climate Summit, which will be held at IFEMA from 2 to 13 December, IFEMA will join the United Nations Global Compact through its commitment to the sustainability of all its events.