UFI宣布拉斯維加斯為其2023年全球大會舉辦地

國際展覽業協會（UFI）已經宣布第90屆UFI全球大會將于2023年11月1—4日在拉斯維加斯舉辦，其聯合主辦方是拉斯維加斯會議和游客管理局（LVCVA）。“我們非常高興第一次在美國舉辦這場盛會。這個國家對于UFI來說非常重要，這也是我們希望傳達的信息。”UFI主席安布·瓦拉森說道。UFI首席執行官兼董事總經理Kai Hattendorf評論說：“我們很期待這次大會，期待全球會展同仁在2023年UFI全球大會時相聚美國。”“我們很榮幸被推選為UFI全球大會的主辦城市，這將進一步展現拉斯維加斯作為全球商務休閑旅游目的地的魅力。” LVCVA的首席運營官Brian Yost說道。據了解，UFI 全球大會每年的 10 月或11 月將在全球展會目的地巡回舉辦。2019 年在泰國曼谷舉辦；2020 年受疫情全球出行的限制，大會開始轉入線上。今年大會前不久在荷蘭阿姆斯特丹舉辦，2022 年在阿曼首都馬斯喀特舉辦。

UFI announces Las Vegas as 2023 destination

UFI， the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry has announced that the 90th UFI Global Congress will be held in Las Vegas and will be hosted by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority （LVCVA） from November 1 to 4， 2023. UFI president， Anbu Varathan， said “We are delighted to hold a UFI Congress in the United States for the first time. This country is of great importance to UFI， and this is the message we wish to communicate”. Kai Hattendorf， UFI CEO and managing director， commented： “We look forward to this congress， gathering the global exhibition industry in the U.S. for the UFI Global Congress in 2023. As the global trade association for our industry， this will allow us to connect our colleagues from across the US markets even better with their global peers”. “We are honoured to have been selected as the host city for UFI Global Congress inaugural U.S. show， which further demonstrates the destinations appeal as a global destination for business and leisure travel”， said Brian Yost， chief operating officer for the LVCVA. The 2023 UFI Global Congress will take place at Aria Resort and Casino on the worldfamous Las Vegas Strip. “On behalf of MGM Resorts and Aria， we are very excited to be chosen as the host the 2023 UFI Global Congress”， said Stephanie Glanzer， SVP and chief sales officer for MGM Resorts International. The UFI Global Congress takes place in October or November every year in trade show destinations around the world. In 2019， the event was hosted in Bangkok， Thailand. In 2020， due to COVID-19 related global travel restrictions， the congress went digital， with programming from Hong Kong， Dubai， London， and Bogota. In 2021， it was hosted in Rotterdam， The Netherlands， followed by Muscat， Sultanate of Oman in 2022.