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Haymarket posts £11.5 m profits in FY2025

Haymarket Group released its financial results for the year ended 30th June 2025, reporting the total turnover of £175 million (US$236 million), with annual earnings of £11.5 million (US$15 million). The results also saw positive growth in the UK, a steady performance in Germany, and Asia recording the best performance in over a decade. However, the US profits dropped due to a combination of challenging healthcare market conditions, political elections and the significant impact of fluctuating exchange rates.

IEG expects €265m of revenues in FY2025

Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. (IEG) released its preliminary results for the 2025 financial year, expecting consolidated revenues of €265 million (US$311 million), increase 6% year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA will be €71 million (US$83 million), up 9% over the figure in 2024. The company also announced the approval of the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, to strengthen the path already mapped out, focusing decisively an organic growth through the company’s core business.

Tourism figures for the Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore

The Philippine government positions tourism as a core pillar of national development, aiming at driving inclusive economic growth in the coming years. In 2025, the country recorded 6.5 million foreign visitors and returning overseas Filipinos, generating an estimated 694 billion pesos (US$11.8 billion).

In Vietnam, the country welcomed 21.2 million international travellers and 137 million domestic tourists in 2025, generating US$39 billion. In 2026, Vietnam will continue to expand its e-visa facilities and provide visa exemptions, to attract tourists.

A total of 16.9 million international visitor arrivals to Singapore were recorded in 2025, up 2.3% year-on-year. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) forecasted international visitor arrivals in 2026 to be between 17 and 18 million, with tourism receipts of S$31.0 billion (US$24.1 billion) to S$32.5 billion (US$25.3 billion).

Melbourne to host world’s largest conference on lung cancer in 2029

Melbourne will host the World Conference on Lung Cancer in 2029, presented by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and secured by the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB), to study and eradication of lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. It is estimated to attract more than 6,500 delegates from over 100 countries to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).