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Alliance Nationwide Exposition Launches First Holiday Gift Show of 2020

10/16/2020 10:15:00 AM|

Alliance Nationwide Exposition is launching Orlando Winterfest 2020 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL in partnership with International Drive Business Improvement District and iHeartMedia.

Balancing Safety and Competition as Amateur Sports Return

10/9/2020 8:04:00 AM|

According to the recent Destination Analysts Meetings Research Study, one-third of the 300 meeting and event planners surveyed identified sport groups/organizations as the first group they expected to host live events again.

Invest: Orlando 2020

9/22/2020 1:29:00 PM|

Orange County Convention Center delivers economic value in a variety of ways.

‘The Bubble’ Will Leave a Legacy Long After Final Scores Are In

9/22/2020 12:10:00 PM|

As COVID-19 ravaged amateur and professional sports throughout the world in the summer of 2020, Central Florida once again found a magical secret sauce to become an international destination.

How Top Meetings Destinations Are Handling the Pandemic and Preparing for Recovery

9/16/2020 9:47:00 AM|

Venues in Chicago, Las Vegas, New York City, Orlando, and Washington, D.C., have established coronavirus protocols and developed new programs to welcome groups back to town.

Orlando Meetings Leaders Share Some Positive Signs of Recovery

9/13/2020 8:13:00 AM|

Worldwide, it has been a rough road for everyone in the hospitality industry. And few places have felt it as strongly as in Orlando, where one in three jobs is tied to tourism.

Personal Reflections from the Pandemic Front Lines

9/4/2020 8:25:00 AM|

Most of the coverage of COVID's impact on the trade show and events industry has focused on the tangible: statistics, sanitization protocols, CDC regulations. But behind every canceled show and exhibitor put on hold are the emotional tales of real people.

Coming Clean

9/2/2020 8:03:00 AM|

Someday, we’ll be able to look back on the pandemic with 2020 hindsight. Until then, meeting planners, convention centers, and hotel sales and marketing teams are looking to establish a baseline for the “new normal,” the standards by which meetings and incentives can go forward safely.

OCCC Hosts the Together Again Expo

9/1/2020 9:40:00 AM|

The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, FL., hosted the Together Again Expo on July 24 in collaboration with Alliance Nationwide Exposition, a trade show contractor for managing hotel-based events.

Meetings Are Still Happening Around the Country. Here’s What They Look Like.

8/31/2020 12:26:00 PM|

Several large, high-profile conferences—as well as smaller meetings and events—have taken place recently with intense safety measures in place.

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