Times Creme Show Cancellation

[Jackie G]

Hi

Yesterday's news that the Times Creme Show has been postponed to later in the year came as a bit of a shock, given that it was due to take place next week.  

If I was an exhibitor, I'd be pretty mad - after all, accommodation, travel etc to London isn't cheap and such short notice cancellations will undoubtedly lead to fees levied at the various out of town companies taking part.

As for visitors to the exhibition, some people will have booked time off.

So what do you think about the late news of this postponement?  I don't seriously believe that they only just decided to postpone yesterday - this has surely been coming for a while . . .

Jackie, Peer Moderator

[gee4]

Yes Jackie, that is a bit disappointing.  I am sure anyone travelling to this event would definitely have booked travel.

Was there a lack of interest / sponsors?  Perhaps it was due to a financial issue.

[rose.winter1980]

I received a circular email yesterday which said something along the lines that it had been postponed because of the current economic climate.  Perhaps this is about the sponsor or the exhibitors not having enough money.  

I have only been to two Creme shows.  The first one was fabulous and I found the seminars very good indeed (time management and personal image).  The second show was quite dreadful and the focus was rather patronizing.  I think the organisers forgot that senior admin supports often hold quite large budgets, have their own support staff and at the very least often can influence decisions about equipment purchase, training packages, venues for events etc.  There were a lot of complaints that year, if I remember rightly.  So, I haven't been tempted to sign up since then, but some of my colleagues go there every year quite religiously.

Winter Rose

Laugh long, sing loud and dance when you get the chance

[msmarieh]

The HSMAI show (a meeting planners expo) here was down substantially in both exhibitors and attendance. One of the exhibitors said she thought the attendance was down at least 30%, but one of my friends that had gone in prior years said it was more like 50%. Could be they just anticipated such a low turnout that it would have cost more to keep it than cancel. Unfortunately so many people wait until the last minute to sign up that you may not have been able to predict the attendance too far ahead.

Marie
Peer Moderator

[itsme_calista]

I'm quite cross that the announcement has only really just been made, although I knew last week from the twitter grapevine.

Hubby and I were planning a mid week break in London on the back of this show, which we've shelved, luckily we'd not paid upfront for the hotel and it was easily cancelled.  At least we'll be spending time together decorating now LOL.

[telsmore]

Hi,

I was going to attend and looking forward to it. Coming from Edinburgh my travel was booked weeks ago and is non-refundable, so I am defintely out-of-pocket due to its cancellation.

I think it was short notice, but I can understand that they may just have not had enough interest. It might have been worse to feel you had taken time out of the office and it wasn't worth your while as it was so empty.

T

PA to the Directorate, The Thistle Foundation

[Jackie G]

Yes, I can understand and sympathise about pre-booked non refundable travel as I would probably be in the same situation.

I am guessing, perhaps wrongly, that exhibitors received a little more postponement notice than visitors but would still be saddled with hotel cancellation fees.

Jackie, Peer Moderator