Earlier this year, the Spanish capital’s Madrid Convention Bureau was accepted as the alliance’s newest member and is expected to become a full partner in spring 2017. Why?
The European Association Summit is a key event designed by association professionals for association professionals. Focusing on practical cases ranging from local issues, governance, member relations or communications and new technologies.
Hosted by the SITE Foundation, the night before the start of IMEX Frankfurt, the event will bring together IMEX Hosted Buyers, SITE members and industry colleagues to bridge distances and forge connections with peers around the world.
The Associations World Congress has unveiled a number of high-profile association leaders to join the speaker line up at the forthcoming congress set to take place in Vienna on May 2nd to 4th.
Over 400 leading bloggers from dozens of countries around the world attended TBEX's annual conference to survey, experience and tell the story of Jerusalem beyond its stereotype.
The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO), founded in 1981 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 1987, announces its plans for an exciting year of 30th anniversary activities.
Tshwane blends – perhaps like no other African destination - the depth of local culture and character with world-class technology and infrastructure – all against a beautiful backdrop of natural splendour and architectural diversity.
From March 5 to 7, the Riga Tourism Development Bureau and the Latvian Investment and Development Agency’s Tourism Department will organize the largest ever international Meetings industry forum ever to be held in the Latvian capital - MCE Central & Eastern Europe Forum. Participating in the forum will be 125 business tourism representatives from 17 European countries.
According to the Czech Statistical Office data, Prague welcomed 4,426 conferences in the collective accommodation establishments in 2016 which is one-third of all events held in the Czech Republic.
Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) has today released a taste of what is to come at the much-anticipated Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) Welcome Event.
Representatives of the Prague Convention Bureau received the 2016 Top Meeting Destination award at the annual Conventa trade fair in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 18th January, 2017.
PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) has unveiled its new Digital Experience Institute (DEI), formerly known as the Virtual Edge Institute.
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau or TCEB new strategic plan for 2017 unveiled to propel Thailand leadership position as top conventions destination.
A rousing call for pan-African unity, solidarity and equality rang throughout the 27th African Union (AU) summit, which took place in the Rwandan capital Kigali on July 10-18, 2016.
Macao’s MICE industry has been growing rapidly in recent years. Amid the city’s ongoing economic adjustment period, the industry is actively contributing to Macao’s economic diversification.
More than two-thirds of the associations surveyed in 2015 by the UIA were not aware or did not use services provided by convention and visitor bureaux (CVBs).
The Belgian team has won the 12th Switzerland Meeting Trophy organised last weekend by Switzerland Tourism. This unconventional rally, taking place for the 12th time has now become an essential summer event for meeting and incentive travel specialists.
The Union of International Associations (UIA) has undertaken statistical studies on the preceding year’s international meetings. Here you are the results!
Growth through Interaction – The South Asian Opportunity
Summary:
Despite volatility in global markets, South Asia continues to be on a growth trajectory and is the fastest-growing region in the world, with economic growth forecasted by the World Bank to gradually accelerate from 7.1 percent in 2016 to 7.3 percent in 2017.
Botswana is a dream destination for incentive travel. The country also offers different convention centres the Peermont Convention Resort, one of the finest facilities of its kind in Southern Africa, and the Gaborone International Convention Centre, better described as an oversized villa for meetings: stately, surrounded by water and luscious gardens and of course oozing with African hospitality and warmth.
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