What the Business Events Industry Wants From the New Administration
As the political landscape shifts, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance calls on the business events industry to get involved.
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Visa Delays Continue to Impact the Events Industry
It takes a minimum of 849 days to get a visitor visa interview appointment in Mexico City. In Bogota, it’s 640 days. Mumbai, 499 days. These delays have a tangible negative impact on the events industry.
ECA Promotes Bills to Help the Next Generation of Event Professionals
The events industry workforce suffered a serious blow during the pandemic, and is still recovering. Can the passage of new legislation aid in repopulating the industry?
Chicago’s Paid Leave Ordinance Revised Amidst Industry Backlash
In December, a new paid leave law spearheaded by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was amended with convention goers in mind. The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) was one of the organizations involved in making this happen, and its local focus will continue this year.
Events Industry Fed Up by Business Impersonation Fraud
An estimated $2.6 billion in losses resulted from sophisticated business impersonation scams in 2022, and the events industry is fighting back.
Kentucky Slashes Exhibitor Sales Tax
A looming state tax on exhibitors would have been an enormous blow to Kentucky’s lucrative convention business. Impacted organizations successfully joined together to fight this, and legislators have rescinded the second layer of tax.