The little group said that there would be event fewer but larger group expected a growth in greater choices of smaller more special meeting. The cost meeting held in low cost venues such as libraries, wine bars, and schools. The same results were also reported in research on group and agreed that they cut down on costs at future meeting, as well as to select lower cost destinations for future meetings.
The information provided on the supply side of the exhibition sector is somewhat limited and inconsistent in the way it is reported. In Africa Americas Asia and Pacific Europe Finally, it is the Middle East. In summary, the exhibition sector appears to be following similar trends to the international Meetings. Industry, with predicted growth in exhibition events, but a decrease in the duration of the exhibitions. One of the greatest challenges for the exhibition industry is the increase in competition globally with the emergence of countries such as China, where there are 57 new convention and exhibition centres currently under construction, Dubai, which is planning a dedicated city for exhibitions spread over 74 acres, and India, which has five new convention and exhibition centres planned (Tourism Australia, 2005). For the smaller exhibition countries, such as South Africa and Australia, there is an opportunity for strategic regional alliances to combat such competition.