The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre (SECC) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The SECC in Gothenburg became the first exhibition centre in Scandinavia when it was opened by King Gustav V and Queen Viktoria on 8 July 1918.
Economic results of 2017 indicate that The Hague is becoming an increasingly popular destination within the MICE industry, according to a report by The Hague Convention Bureau.
Tuesday 20 March, in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders, Karine Lalieux, Alderwoman for Tourism for the City of Brussels, Professor Jean-Louis Vincent, President of the Symposium on Intensive Care Medicine, ISICEM, Patrick Quinet, Co-President of the Delvaux Academy, and Ariane Deguelle, CEO of SQUARE.
At the European Cities Marketing (ECM) Spring Meeting in Reykjavík, ECM followed the footsteps of the best of Jedi knights, looking towards the dark side to leverage and learn from a mindset that ignites innovation and disruption.
Oxford Economics recently published a report which credits the Meetings Industry in the US for creating 5.9 million jobs and 845 Billion USD in business sales in 2016.
The Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association (EHRL) has named the Estonian Convention Bureau the winner of the association's “Best of the Year” award for 2017.
The UK and Ireland Chapter of ICCA welcomed more than 100 people to its annual debate last week, which took place in Belfast hosted by VisitBelfast and BelfastWaterfront.
The latest results from the Air Travellers' Traffic Barometer*, produced by European Cities Marketing and ForwardKeys, consolidated a year of solid growth for long-haul inbound tourism in Europe, despite terror attacks targeting tourists in some major destinations earlier in 2017.
The Meetings Show has strengthened its hosted buyer team ahead of the sixth edition of the show on 27 & 28 June 2018, with two new managers joining from fellow Centaur Media event The Business Travel Show.
Sarawak looks forward in fostering closer ties with international associations, federation and societies at the Associations World Congress from 12th - 14th March in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Brisbane Convention Bureau has started 2018 in impressive style, notching up 15 business event bid wins worth over $22 million for the city’s economy.
“Sharing experiences and meeting new people is incredibly valuable and it’s a great way to learn. I hope to implement much of what I’ve discovered at Association Day into my own organisation.” Vadim Garbarchuk, The Business Travel Association of Ukraine explains why Association Day at IMEX in Frankfurt remains a must-do, for association event professionals.
The growth in inbound visits to Japan has continued this past year. Recent data shows that as many as 28,691,100 foreign visitors arrived on Japanese soil in 2017, representing a 19.3% increase on 2016. Japan welcomed 30,182 visitors from Belgium in 2016; 23.9% more than in 2015.
Bronwyn White, co-founder and strategist of MyTravelResearch.com, says that with artificial intelligence driving sophisticated semantic search algorithms, DMOs must become publishers of content and create an emotional connection to the prospect traveller.
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.