In June this year, Punta del Este will be opening its new Convention and Exhibition Center. Located in a unique and natural area, a few minutes from the city centre, and designed by the famous architect Carlos Ott, it will offer a maximum capacity
Destination Marketing Organisations (DMO’s) recognise social media as a significant opportunity – in the DMAI Destination Next study, social media was named as the number one trend to have an impact on marketing a destination.
Kenes Group, a leading Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) and Association Management company, has noted a rise in confirmed medical congresses in Latin America. Many of Kenes’ international clients are hosting their events in LATAM as more regional associations are becoming significant international players in their fields.
The Colombian capital was chosen as the venue to host WFNS World Congress of Neurosurgery scheduled for 2021.This event, considered one of the industry’s most important meetings, had not been held in Latin America for 28 years.
From December 16th 2015, Air Europa Airlines will start operating direct flights between Paraguay and Europe; the nonstop route Paraguay-Spain will be back after 21 years.
A partir del 16 diciembre de 2015, Air Europa Líneas Aéreas operará con vuelos directos entre Paraguay y Europa, de esta manera se recupera la conectividad sin escalas de la ruta Paraguay-España después de 21 años.
New App helps planners make that perfect meeting – perfect
Summary:
Planners have in mind the idea of the perfect meeting style, amenity, hotel size and location – but does it exist? Meeting Matchmaker says yes, and makes it a reality with a swipe and the meeting planner is on their way to making their “dream meeting” a reality.
Over 40 participants took part in the first EDGE Seminar, representing an even split between PCOs, Convention Bureaux and venues, engaging in a programme that was intensely focused on the future of the meetings industry and the rapidly changing realities of life as a PCO.
Meet Puerto Rico began the new fiscal year 2015-16 on strong footing with more than 20 groups holding their meetings in Puerto Rico in August and September 2015.
Se esperan 1280 personas especialistas del sector, provenientes de 156 países, a la Asamblea número 21 de la Organización Mundial de Turismo. El evento se realizará del 12 al 17 de septiembre en Plaza Mayor, Medellín.
The launch of the new Metropolitan Convention Centre in Quito has been officially announced. This is a strategic project for the Ecuadorean capital, which will give further impetus to the emerging “Parque Bicentenario” district, along with the Metro Station and the Amazonas Avenue Boulevard.
En el antiguo terminal del aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre, se realizó el lanzamiento oficial del proyecto del nuevo Centro de Metropolitano de Convenciones “Ciudad de Quito”, proyecto estratégico para la capital que potenciará a la nueva centralidad en la que se constituirá la zona del Parque Bicentenario, complementado con la estación Intermodal del Metro y el Bulevar de la Av. Amazonas.
Meet Puerto Rico has been awarded for the third time with the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP) seal by Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI), in recognition of the destination marketing organization's (DMO) commitment to industry excellence and meeting the industry standard for performance and accountability of DMOs around the world.
The United Nations General Assembly welcomed on December 2015 the offer by the Government of Ecuador to host the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), and decided that the conference will be held in Quito starting October 17th 2016.
The Cartagena de Indias Convention Center has become the latest AIPC member centre to achieve AIPC Quality Standards certification with the successful completion of their audit this month by the designated external auditor.
El Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias se convierte en el miembro más reciente de AIPC en obtener la certificación de calidad - AIPC Quality Standards, tras completar exitosamente una auditoria con el auditor externo asignado.
BestCities Global Alliance continues its expansion into new and emerging markets with the announcement that Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, will become their first South American partner. A Spanish version of this article is available.
BestCities Global Alliance continúa su expansión a nuevos mercados emergentes con el anuncio de que Bogotá, capital de Colombia, se convertirá en su primer socio procedente de Sudamérica.
FIEXPO 2015, 8th edition of the Latin American and Caribbean Meetings and Incentive Exhibition, took place from June 1st to 3rd in Lima, Peru. The show gathered Convention Bureaus, Conference Centres and Tourism Boards of most countries in Latin America.
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