Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAR 2022年3月 亞博匯 62 FEATURES in place, it is difficult to see any scale events being successful in the region. We look forward to when the time comes to get back together safely as an industry and reconnect at a trade show event that we used to all know and love.” There are also lingering concerns over what trade shows of the future might look like. While few have been willing to say so publicly in the past, IAG is well aware that many suppliers were concerned in the years leading up to COVID-19 by both the sheer number of events on the annual calendar and the rising cost of attending each and every one. For Cheers, addressing these issues will be more important than ever once trade shows do return. “We would like to see commercially responsible pricing policies from exhibition organizers that recognise suppliers are coming off two years of record low revenues,” Cheers tells IAG . He also proposes “Virtual Stand tour options for those customers that still cannot attend for whatever reason.” Adds Stevanja, “We would obviously like to see well thought-through and visible precautions to ensure events follow COVID safe protocols – any event organizer today is all over this. “In our region, we have always preferred to focus on individual customers by scheduling meetings at trade shows in advance. A few customers have been hesitant