Professional event in the Russian and the CIS hospitality industry PIR Expo took place on 24-27 September at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre in Moscow. The moto of the PIR Expo 2018 exhibition was “Raise your level at the game”: HoReCa specialists were offered to prepare for their daily game and get competitive advantages and new clients. In any game the most prepared, skilful and better equipped player wins, so organizers of the exhibition invited market professionals to participate in business programme, to communicate with colleagues from the hotel and restaurant industry and to buy solutions for their hospitality properties.
Photo gallery of the PIR Expo 2018 at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre
Annual congress of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), industry’s largest global meeting of the year, was held on 31 October – 3 November 2018 in St. Petersburg. Over 450 event professionals representing UFI members met at the ExpoForum centre to review UFI’s work throughout 2018 and confirm plans for the year ahead.
MICE market professionals from the regions of Russia and the CIS met in Moscow on 24-25 October. Russian Association of Business Travel (ABT-ACTE Russia) hosted the International MICE Geography Show Russia for the fifth time in a row. TOHOLOGY prepared video coverage of the event.
17th ExpoHoReCa was held in Saint Petersburg at the end of February. It was the first time the hospitality event has taken place at a new location – ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre. TOHOLOGY visited the exhibition and prepared a photo coverage of the event.
Board of Directors of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has selected Senthil Gopinath to serve as the organisation’s new CEO. He will begin the new role in April 2019.