Hamburg Convention Bureau and IAPCO have renewed their partnership through to 2021. The partnership which began in 2015 focuses on building networks with PCOs from around the world, showcasing Germany’s second largest city as a location for international congress business.
Innovative, accessible, multi-functional, modular: the new exhibitions park and convention centre of Toulouse (France) is worthy of a name that matches the quality of its facilities.
Demand for meetings and events is forecast to rise between five and 10 per cent in 2019, with the average size of meetings also expected to increase, and Africa is ready to capitalise.
From 27 to 29 November 2018 in Barcelona (Spain) the Fira Gran Via complex held a key event in the field of meetings industry – world exhibition IBTM World-2018, in which Russia took part for the second time in the collective stand RUSSIA OPEN TO THE WORLD.
Associations, destinations and media from around the world are set to descend on Bogotá, Colombia, next week for the third annual BestCities Global Forum – a week of inspiring speakers, thought-provoking workshops and networking around the theme of Power of the People.
South Africa is a leading globally-competitive business events destination boasting new infrastructure development and hosting world-class events. This was the sentiment expressed in Barcelona this week, where the global Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) trade show, IBTM World, is taking place.
As Brisbane’s profile as a business events destination continues to soar, the city is celebrating the 40thanniversary of a body dedicated to attracting conventions and visitors to the city.
Helsinki has once again earned international recognition as a destination for congresses and meetings. The Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Leadership Awards were presented at the 57th International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Congress in Dubai on 14 November. This year’s winner was Gothenburg, while Helsinki shared fifth place with Uppsala. Last year, Helsinki was ranked in 6th position.
ICCA announced VisitScotland Business Events as the winner of this year’s prestigious ICCA Best Marketing Award at the Closing Ceremony of the 57th ICCA Congress on Wednesday 14 November 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
For the third year in a row, Gothenburg has come out on top when it comes to sustainability, according to Global Destination Sustainability Index 2018, which was revealed on Wednesday. This is a broad international ranking of sustainability work being done in 50 world cities.
This will be the second time Russia will present its joint exhibit RUSSIA OPEN TO THE WORLD, organized by the Russian Convention Bureau with the informational support of Roscongress Foundation.
A new index which ranks cities in terms of their competitive strength for attracting international conventions was launched at the ICCA Annual Congress this week in Dubai.
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
Summary:
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.
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