Madrid, a friendly city where everyone feels at home. A place for business and new trends, a safe setting where taking time out and doing business are equally enjoyable. Its rich artistic and natural heritage, cutting-edge transport network, quality accommodation, fine cuisine and the passion locals show when enjoying their city's day and night life make it one of the most attractive destinations in the world.
Last October, at the invitation of Atout France, about 120 hosted buyers from more than 30 countries converged for a few days in Strasbourg. The aim? To promote the French regions among international business tourism professionals and especially give them a taste of the Alsatian capital.
Sitting in the eastern Mediterranean at the crossroads linking the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, the island of Cyprus really is the ideal place to meet. Nowadays, as the easternmost member of the European Union, Cyprus is a perfect meeting place attracting clients from all over the world.
With the opening of many new and renovated venues, it looks like hosting events in Antwerp has never been more exciting. As the new marketing campaign suggests, Antwerp will wow meeting planners and delegates as an atypical destination.
With a new development strategy, strengthened teams and commercial policies, and the launch of a new website, Congrès et Expositions de Bordeaux is ready to expand its event hosting activity in France and internationally and propel Bordeaux into the top 3 French cities for business tourism.
Cyprus may be the third smallest member of the EU, but it's teeming with a large history—spanning 10,000 years—scattered around an island the size of a large metropolis.
Estonia - The hidden gem of Northern-Europe, is full of positive surprises and will definately exceed your guests´ expectations. In Estonia you have everything one needs, and more.
The city of Vienna is at its best when congresses or major city events are organised. In fact, Vienna is a European leader in terms of city marketing. In 1999, a dedicated department was set up called 'Stadt Wien Marketing' which employs 17 staff. So it's time to focus on CEO Michael Draxler who can tell us how important events are for the Austrian capital.
German capital sought-after location for scientific and medical conventions
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Berlin's role as a leading location for conventions and meetings continues to grow: In the first six months of 2015, 62,000 events took place in the German capital (+1.5% compared to the previous year) with 4.82 million participants (also +1.5%).
With public authorities constantly wanting to move forward, Paris is reinventing itself all the time: there is always something happening in the city, new venues opening or being refurbished and expanded, innovative activities to experience.
In July this year, Ines Antti-Poika, director of the Helsinki Convention Bureau, and her team invited HQ to join a fam trip simply entitled Highlights in HEL. Cécile Caiati-Koch reports.
Paris is renewing itself all the time. This is also true when it comes to meetings: after all the economic dynamism of Paris and its surrounding region has always relied on research and innovation.
Copenhagen is known for its wide range of forward-thinking educational institutions, which is underlined by a new rankings guide that ranks Copenhagen Business School as the 6th best in Europe.
Azerbaijan is actively strengthening its position in the world of meetings, thanks to the establishment of Azerbaijan Convention Bureau, the first national convention bureau in the region.
Buen tiempo, centros de conferencias bien ubicados, museos famosos y tiendas elegantes... Pocas ciudades pueden presumir como Madrid de reunir las condiciones idóneas para acoger encuentros profesionales, conferencias, congresos y viajes de incentivo. Un viaje de negocios a Madrid se hace más ameno que en otros destinos.
With the OSCE Ministerial Council, the Congress Center Basel (CCB) was able to bring last year to a close with a highly prestigious event. For two days, the city of Basel was in the international spotlight, receiving much praise for the smooth staging of this major occasion.
Twelve months after its opening, the CityCube Berlin can look back on a successful first year. Today, the congress centre is the site of national and international high-quality events.
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