Sandeep will be speaking on the new regulations and helping businesses put together data strategies at the next Event Huddle meetup on 27th June at 1 Wimpole Street, London
Cintia Hayashi, coordinator of international events on São Paulo Convention & Visitors Bureau, represented the entity in Chile during the FIEXPO 2017, from June 5th to the 7th
The winners of the 2017 Hospitality Assured Awards were announced this week as part of the Institute of Hospitality Annual Dinner and Awards at The Montcalm, Marble Arch
At the European Cities Marketing International Conference in Dubrovnik, May 31-June 3, 2017, Europe’s city marketers, convention and tourism professionals met industry thought leaders and tourism academics from around the globe to debate and strategise the new normal in urban travel and tourism.
ICCA has published country and city rankings by estimated total number of participants to international association meetings in 2016, as part of its public abstract of the ICCA statistics report.
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has scooped two prestigious Association of Event Organisers (AEO) Awards at a special ceremony held in London.
In a recent survey of nearly 1,000 association leaders, the most frequently given answer to the question “What is the biggest challenge to growing your organisation this coming year?” was lack of resources. When they say “lack of resources” they’re probably thinking about not having enough staff, or not having enough money. But, if used effectively, the single biggest resource most associations have is their members. That’s the resource that needs to be maximized.
The tourism industry in the Garden Route in South Africa suffered a hard blow following devastating fires that ravaged a large part of this popular tourism area last week. However, tour operators say the area is open for business and tourism.
The Life in Business ‘Global Awareness’ Congress will be held at World Forum The Hague on 1 November 2017. It is an inspiring sustainability congress by GNO. The contract between World Forum The Hague and GNO has been entered into for a period of four years. This and the announcement of four innovative events that Life in Business will organise in The Hague confirms the mutual trust between both organisations.
For the past six decades, the Union of International Associations (UIA) has undertaken statistical studies on the preceding years’ international meetings.The statistics are based on information systematically collected by the UIA Congress Department and selected according to strict criteria maintained over the years, thus enabling meaningful comparison from year to year.
ECM General Assembly last week saw the implementation of ECM Strategy 2017-2020 first steps, with the creation of an additional Vice-President position dedicated to City Marketing.
Brisbane will welcome hundreds of scientists, engineers, students and educators in 2020 following a competitive bid for the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference to be co-hosted by two of the city’s leading universities.
Finavia supports the international climate agreement through its climate programme
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Finavia, the operator of Helsinki Airport, has decided to speed up its ambitious climate programme. The aim of the programme is to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions caused by the operations of all of the company's 21 airports to zero by 2020. Through its airport network, Finavia is a key party to the commitment of European airport companies to have 100 carbon-neutral airports in Europe by 2030.
Annual three-day trade expo presents opportunities in the Philippines for hospitality suppliers
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The Philippines’ biggest hospitality trade fair, Hotel Suppliers Show will take place on September 21 to 23, 2017 at the SMX Convention Centre Manila, Mall of Asia Complex. Now on its seventh edition, the annual showcase will bring together hundreds of leading manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers looking to meet buyers and distributors in the Philippines’ growing market of hotels, restaurants, and resorts.
The industry’s leading association for small to mid-sized global meeting focused venues,IACC, has today announced the appointment of integrated PR and communications specialists davies tanner and UP THERE, EVERYWHERE to support its new business strategy.
As the main reception venue of “The Belt and Road International Cooperation Forum”, China National Convention Center (CNCC) held the Forum’s opening ceremony, high-level plenary session, 6 thematic sessions, bilateral meetings and other major activities.
With a 30% increase in interest compared with the previous edition, the European Association Summit has become a reference point when it comes to gatherings of representatives from international associations.
Following a €450,000 cash injection in 2016, the Valencia City Council has focused the project’s second phase of investment on making the Centre a technologically competitive building, so as to put it on the same footing as the industry’s most sophisticated conference centres.
A record of over 1,300 attendees from more than 60 countries gathered at the Grand Prince New Takanawa to join the 2017 Global Summit of Women on May 11-13.
Convention Bureau della Riviera di Rimini, the Event & Conference Division of Italian Exhibition Group, is releasing a new video to give operators in the international meeting industry deeper insight into the Palacongressi, its services, the quality of the facility and its professional team. The new video takes up where it left off in last year's “Be Seduced”, the clip that zoomed in on the venue's spaces, the structural features of the Palacongressi, and its location within Rimini's vast urban park.
The report will look at the daily change and disruption occurring in European tourism; it sets out a vision on how Destination Marketing Organisations (DMOs) can empower to take on a leading role in city marketing and management.
The Vienna Convention Bureau (VCB), the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) and Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center have attracted two international conferences: the International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) World Congress and the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) World Congress.
After an initial partnership involving the exclusive caterer Kaspia Receptions, Viparis and Moma Group are expanding their collaboration to make the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild an even greater success.
Business Events Canada (BEC) is braced for a surge in demand from international MICE bookers and event organisers looking to hold meetings and events in Canada following on from this year’s packed calendar of Canada 150 celebrations.
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.