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This year’s CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia shows saw an exciting change—they were held in new and different venues respectively. For the first time, the shows were not held at the Singapore Expo but were split in two separate locations throughout the city. BroadcastAsia was held at Suntec Convention Center which is in close proximity to...

We know us shipping types like to throw around a lot of lingo that can sometimes get confusing, so to make your life a little easier, we thought we'd explain some of the most commonly used shipping terms. Following are some of those terms, beginning with letters A through D: Agent – One who negotiates contracts or acts in the legal...

The Project Management department is the new focused foundation of TWI and its forward-thinking vision to grow and better serve the worldwide tradeshow logistics market from within the company. The Project Management department is responsible for developing and managing trade shows and conferences data and schedules, assessing and...

People often call Singapore ‘Asia for Beginners’ because of its East-meets-West mix of modern city-state and classic Asian cultures. I think Singapore is less a beginning and more of a wonderful adventure all its own. From the moment you walk into Changi Airport (usually at midnight after 20+ hours of travel) you see so much of the...

Say hello to TWI New York. TWI New York opened its doors in 1985. It was a simple two-person office and those two people were responsible for everything. There were no Sales, Operations or Billing departments. There was not even a fax machine at first; the information highway was a telex machine. Everything was sold, moved and billed by 2...

Las Vegas is unique in so many ways, but when it comes to trade shows venues, I would have to say that we surpass any other city in the country. With three major convention facilities and dozens of hotels that all have their own convention arenas, we have millions of square feet to work with! • Las Vegas Convention Center – 3.2...

Vale! Vale! If there is one thing that stood out from my experiences in Barcelona (besides, of course, the exceptional food, beautiful city, and friendly people), it is the slang word “vale” which means anything from “okay,” to “I understand,” to “I agree”. It is a slang word heard frequently and it’s very, very easy to pick up...

So my friend, you plan to exhibit your merchandise at an upcoming tradeshow in a foreign country. And your TWI representative is suggesting that you ship everything on a Carnet? Great idea! "What in the world is a Carnet," you ask? Well, a Carnet is like a passport for cargo and it can be used to ship to more than 75...

Within the US and Canada, many clients have pop up displays that they choose to hand-carry with them onto an airplane. Others often choose to ship these items via FedEx. In fact, many of the major exhibition venues in the USA have FedEx Kinkos offices onsite, which makes for a convenient and cost effective shipping alternative. For...

TWI Canada opened its doors in 1989, largely due to influence and requests by Canadian Aerospace companies. At the close of the Paris Airshow that year, it was decided that our Canadian clients’ growing needs deserved to be handed locally by Canadians. We provide the same services to our Canadian clients that our US colleagues...