Founded in 1987, the Lisboa Convention Bureau is a department of Turismo de Lisboa, and their main goal is to promote Lisbon as a prime destination for International events.
Vancouver has been ranked one of North America’s top meeting and convention destinations according to the 2018 Watkins Report Meeting and Convention Planners Survey.
Helsinki will be in the epicentre of European innovation, as three major investor & startup events will be held on 3-6 of June to highlight the position of the city in the global startup ecosystem.
888 business appointments between those attending the 3-day event which closed in Bologna on 3rd November 2018
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Italy at Hand, the most interactive b2b MICE event ever, organised by Convention Bureau Italia with the aim of promoting the Italian Congress offer in international tourism has closed with a great success. 888 business appointments between the 43 international buyers and 45 qualified national operators present. The many international guests and the involvement of 24 partners made possible this first edition of the format.
Meetings & Exhibitions Hong Kong (MEHK) has announced the launch of a new guide of Old Town Central to assist MICE organisers when planning Hong Kong itineraries.
Travel Trade Athens 2018 has once more succeeded in attracting top travel trade and MICE professionals. Over the 2-day event, the 100 cherry-picked, fully-hosted buyers participated in more than 3,000 meetings with over 100 top-notch local suppliers and were introduced to the year-round destination that is Athens.
Representatives of leading event industry publications from the UK, Belgium, Germany and Russian specialized mass media visited several cities of Russia as part of the press tour around the venues of World Cup'2018. The event was organized by the Russian Convention Bureau with informational support of Roscongress Foundation.
When Russia was represented for the first time at IBTM World trade show by the collective stand RUSSIA OPEN TO THE WORLD, it became one of the most visited stands at the show, in 2017. HQ had a chat with Alexey Kalachev, director of the newly established Russian Convention Bureau during IMEX 2018.
Washington DC’s president and CEO, Elliott Ferguson talks about what their WeChat partnership
means, their biggest challenges and target markets, and also Destination DC’s plan to retain their
number one ICCA ranking in United States.
The capital city of Argentina is a one of the largest cities in Latin America, rich in European DNA, and known for its vibrant arts and cultural scene. Gonzalo Robredo, President of Buenos Aires CVB shares more.
Leading global meetings industry suppliers gathered at ICCA’s Global Bidding workshop on 17 July 2018 at World Meetings Forum Vidanta – Riviera Nayarit 2018, Mexico, to discuss the best practices of bidding for international association meetings, using Houston’s successful bid for the 2019 ICCA Congress as the basis for discussion
Dubai is gearing up to host the 57th Congress of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) next year, following the conclusion of this year’s edition in Prague.
Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization) or TCEB showcases MICE Ecosystem at the Thailand Incentive & Meeting Exchange 2018 (TIME 2018). Held in its third edition, this year’s TIME focuses on Long Haul MICE markets namely Europe, North America, and Oceania.
At the General Assembly of European Cities Marketing held in Malmö on June 2018, Board Members and members of the Executive Committee were unanimously elected by ECM members.
A pioneer from the start, the Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) will unveil its latest innovation next month (July, 2018) in the form of a fresh new menu, Honest Goodness.
More than 60 travel and event professionals gathered this weekend as Ottawa Tourism developed relationships with clients new and old at a retreat in Scotland.
At the European Cities Marketing International Conference in Malmö, June 13-16, 2018, European DMOs will meet and focus on how to "Make Tourism Matter". Industry thought leaders will challenge the attendees. Ideas and insights will be shared on why DMOs all over Europe shouldn't ask what they can do for more tourism but instead what tourism can do for their city.
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