The Brussels lockdown has not only shown the disruptive force of the thread of terrorism, it is estimated to have cost €51.7 million per day, counting both the outlay on security and lost business income. How can association-meeting organisers deal with such a thread?
The Estonian Convention Bureau's annual 'Conference of the Year' awards ceremony took place in Tallinn on January 13, with the top prize going to 25th Nordic-Baltic Congress of Cardiology.
For the quarter ending December 31, 2015, the Société du Palais des congrès de Montréal confirmed six international conventions, three national conventions and several major tradeshows to be held in the future, representing a combined increase of 23% over the same period last year for conventions and tradeshows.
ICS - International Conference Services, one of the leading PCO’s and DMC’s in Scandinavia with headquarters in Copenhagen, has just signed a contract with EACTA – the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology for 4 years.
Since the infamous Brussels Lockdown, the Belgian capital suffered a noticeable decline in reservations. This decline had serious consequences, particularly for players in the tourist and meetings industry. visit.brussels adapted immediately to this particular situation by informing and supporting all meeting planners organising or planning to organise a meeting in the near future in Brussels.
Next in the series of educational and networking breakfasts within the Prague Convention Bureau Ambassador Programme took place at the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague on Wednesday, 13th January, 2016.
The programme provides buyers with a number of attendance options giving them the time they need to experience and discover the wide range of returning and new exhibitors, the latest education and exclusive networking opportunities.
You’re invited to a new, fun & educational event for association conference planners in Brussels, 25 January 2016. “Face to face” meetings are still essential and during one evening, you will be able to meet 8 different countries and 18 different convention bureaus.
Thanks to the MICE and the 442 conventions they bring, Brussels leads the European Union and ranks second globally as a convention destination. In four years, overnight hotel stays have increased by 40%, to surpass the nearly 7 million mark in 2014, 53% of which derive from business travel. Leisure travel also expanded, going from 41% of total overnight stays in 2000, or 1.91 million, to 47.3%, or 3.13 million, in 2014.
In this issue of Headquarters Europe: an extensive feature on Africa as an association destination, UIA's data on meetings in Africa, the profile of the International Exhibition Logistics Association... and more.
Venues such as 1 Wimpole Street, Conference Cambridge, Alexony Ltd, Harrogate International Centre and imago have all become corporate members of the association over the past few months with that trend set to continue throughout the early part of 2016.
The Geneva Convention Bureau organized an exceptional event hosted by H.E. Ambassador Christoph Bubb at the Swiss Embassy of Vienna on September, 8th 2015. In this unique setting - an 18th century palace - the Convention Bureau presented Geneva as a business destination to more than 20 high-end clients from international associations based in Vienna.
IELA, the International Exhibition Logistics Association, is the only worldwide trade association dedicated to enhancing the professionalism of the transportation logistics and freight handling segments of the exhibition and event logistics industry. Christoph Rauch, IELA Chairman, tells HQ how they operate.
The ACC Liverpool Group has installed 925 photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of its new exhibition centre, allowing the venue to generate its own renewable energy for the next 20 years.
Home to the KU Leuven, the oldest university in the Low Countries, and located at only a stone’s throw from Brussels, the capital of Europe and headquarter of many associations, Leuven is each year the setting for a variety of business events.
Istanbul’s medical infrastructure, including 233 hospitals with 32K bed capacity and as being home to 17 faculty of medicine in its 53 universities makes Istanbul a unique meeting point for Medical Congresses.
Since its founding in 1992, Meeting Media Group, publisher of Headquarters Magazine (HQ), has been a trusted guide and voice for associations and the global MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry.