News this week: IMPACT Exhibition Management, the management company of Bangkok’s IMPACT
Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center, reported an increase
of 30% in international events held
at the venue during this year. A total of 35 international events were held this year, with each attracting more than 1,000
participants.
The largest trade
show held at IMPACT this year was the food and beverage show THAIFEX, which reportedly attracted 50,000 visitors. Other large-scale exhibitions held in 2013
also include LED Expo Thailand,
ASEAN (Bangkok) China Import-Export Commodities
Fair, and the co-located POWER-GEN Asia and Renewable Energy
World Asia.
Loy Joon How, general manager of IMPACT Exhibition
Management, said, “Last year already showed an increase in the number of
international events, but in 2013 we have seen unprecedented growth through
international MICE events held at IMPACT gaining 100 million baht
(US$3.2 million) of the company’s total
revenue in this sector.”
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