George Town, Penang – Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) today announced that the Business Events Penang industry had achieved an Estimated Economic Impact (EEI) of RM 1,312,897,291 for the year 2018, a 31% increase from 2017.
TCEB unveiled recent statistics indicating that Thailand’s conventions sector continues to grow with rising numbers of conferences in broader areas such as technologies and startups following trends in the global business. The bureau also reported that Thailand is ranked No. 1 destination in ASEAN for hosting largest numbers of conferences according to a recent international ranking conducted by ICCA. These results underscored Thailand as a leading destination for business events trusted by international associations while TCEB emphasised that the bureau will continue to prompt the Thai industries to host more international conventions.
BestCities Global Alliance, the network of 12 premier international convention bureaus, is launching a range of client financial benefits, thanks to an innovative new partnership with payment solution company, Meeting Escrow.
BestCities Global Alliance, the network of 12 premier international convention bureaus, is launching a range of client financial benefits, thanks to an innovative new partnership with payment solution company, Meeting Escrow.
Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) 2019, held last week in Melbourne (February 18 – 20), has successfully delivered a refreshed industry event, with the new format driving strong inroads for AIMEs in the years to come.
The U.S. Travel Association on Thursday announced the election of Elliott L. Ferguson II, president and CEO of Destination DC, as its new national chair. Ferguson, who served on the board for seven years, succeeds Wyndham Hotels and Resorts’ president and CEO Geoff Ballotti.
Members of the Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe will hold their meeting in Russia this year, and this will be the first meeting of the Alliance in this country.
Together with record-breaking 200 delegates from over 80 European cities they discussed both the successes and failures of some urban events' organisation and learned interesting tips from their peers
To continue promoting Malaysia as the preferred business events destination internationally, Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), an agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) together with 13 industry partners ranging from hotels, state bureaus and convention centres is participating in the leading exhibition for the meetings, incentives and events industry, Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) from 18 - 20 February 2019 at Melbourne, Australia.
Meetings Africa 2019 is promising to be the biggest one yet. Since the first Meetings Africa took place in 2004, the event has grown year on year with more registered buyers and exhibitors attending this year’s event than ever before.
Melbourne has been chosen as the host city for the 2023 Rotary International Convention, a massive gathering expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors.
Proving its climate is right for business, Brisbane has had a successful summer of business event bid wins, set to inject millions of dollars into the economy over the next five years.
The value of business events secured with the help of Tourism Australia’s Business Events Bid Fund (BFP) has almost doubled in the past three months to reach a new milestone of A$187 million (€118 million).
Hamburg Convention Bureau launches online city tour showcasing future-focused strengths for planners
Summary:
Hamburg is a hotbed for innovation with cutting-edge companies, pioneering start-ups and a new sustainable urban development. This adds up to a wide variety of venues, experts and activities for planners interested in green meetings and the latest thinking.
How to combine once-in-a-lifetime experiences, event objectives, client identity and cost optimisation?
A senior DMC expert reveals his suggestions to succeed
The City of Matera in the South of Italy expects 4 million visitors in 2019 and the Cava del Sole complex - an eighteenth-century quarry from which the tuff was extracted to build the Sassi di Matera - is its first legacy project as European Capital of Culture.
The second edition of the Bologna Ambassadors project is taking place at 6 pm on 7 February at Oratorio di San Filippo Neri in Bologna. During the event, awards will be presented to the fourteen personalities who won this prestigious prize.
The Meetings Mean Business Canada (MMBC) Board continued its mission to advocate the importance of business events to the Canadian economy, by travelling to Parliament Hill in Ottawa for Lobby Day 2019 held February 4th and 5th.
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.