As the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas buzzed with the sounds of utility vehicles zipping by and booths being meticulously finished for the show floor opening of IMEX America 2022 the next day, Carina Bauer, IMEX Group CEO, couldn’t have been calmer or more excited. “Fantastic!” she said, when I asked how she was feeling ahead of the big day. Her joy and that of the thousands of attendees who graced the show floor, educational sessions and networking events Oct. 10-13 was palpable. One overriding feeling seemed to prevail: The rebound is real.
As the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas buzzed with the sounds of utility vehicles zipping by and booths being meticulously finished for the show floor opening of IMEX America 2022 the next day, Carina Bauer, IMEX Group CEO, couldn’t have been calmer or more excited. “Fantastic!” she said, when I asked how she was feeling ahead of the big day. Her joy and that of the thousands of attendees who graced the show floor, educational sessions and networking events Oct. 10-13 was palpable. One overriding feeling seemed to prevail: The rebound is real.
IMEX 2022 wrapped October 13 in Las Vegas, having hosted approximately 12,000 attendees a 45% increase over 2021 numbers over the three-day exhibition and Smart Monday first day of educational programming. According to IMEX Group Chairman Ray Bloom, the increase when compared both to the 2021 edition which attracted more than 8,600 attendees as well as with its IMEX Frankfurt event, which drew 9,303, can be attributed to the easing of travel restrictions as well as the Frankfurt event having to be postponed due to COVID-19 variant spikes.