I recently returned from the NY Times Travel Show in New York City. It was my first time there so I was really unable to gauge the success (or lack thereof) of the trade component of the show. I did speak to a few folks, however, and they had told me that this particular show had gotten smaller and smaller each year and the workshops/seminars weren’t exactly innovative. Again, I can’t really comment as to whether or not this is true because I have never been to a NY Times Travel Show, but I can tell you that if the lack of innovative workshops/seminars statement is true, it’s nothing new. Sometimes it seems like Show hosts are recycling content year after year. Or worse, when it gets down to the eleventh hour and they can’t fill a workshop/seminar, they resort to a panel discussion on something so vague, 90% of the time it turns into an opportunity to promote one’s business.
I know I don’t have a lot of guests just yet, but for those who visit I’d like to get your opinion on the Conferences and Trade Shows of today. Don’t get me wrong, I’m am a huge advocate of training, I just want to know if you think you can get the same training at any show nowadays. Also, what drives you to select one show over another? And in your opinion, what is the best show out there today and why?
I anxiously await your feedback.
Chris
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment