Roland Elter, Chief Commercial Officer at Maritim Hotels, will discuss the new Maritim Mini WeChat programme and provide key insights into the Chinese corporate travel market at the ITB China Preview Event, taking place on Thursday 9 March 2018 at ITB Berlin.
The Brisbane Convention Bureau has started 2018 in impressive style, notching up 15 business event bid wins worth over $22 million for the city’s economy.
“Sharing experiences and meeting new people is incredibly valuable and it’s a great way to learn. I hope to implement much of what I’ve discovered at Association Day into my own organisation.” Vadim Garbarchuk, The Business Travel Association of Ukraine explains why Association Day at IMEX in Frankfurt remains a must-do, for association event professionals.
The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) has won an M&IT award for the eighth year running, picking up the Gold award for ‘Best Overseas Conference Centre’ at the 2017 UK Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) Industry Awards in London on Friday 2 March. This is the sixth time the venue has won Gold, having featured highly in this category in the eight years since it opened in 2010.
The growth in inbound visits to Japan has continued this past year. Recent data shows that as many as 28,691,100 foreign visitors arrived on Japanese soil in 2017, representing a 19.3% increase on 2016. Japan welcomed 30,182 visitors from Belgium in 2016; 23.9% more than in 2015.
Canberra Convention Bureau is hosting ‘Top Secret’ the three-day, two-night discover Canberra experience, which showcases the unique possibilities of the city for business meetings and events.
Bronwyn White, co-founder and strategist of MyTravelResearch.com, says that with artificial intelligence driving sophisticated semantic search algorithms, DMOs must become publishers of content and create an emotional connection to the prospect traveller.
Australian MICE outbound industry confidence and belief in the one-day trade event, Get Global, dedicated exclusively to outbound product has emphasised to the founders that the format is what the industry has been looking for.
The 80-day Exhibition, which takes place between 22 June – 09 September 2018 across NewcastleGateshead, celebrates great art and culture, design and innovation from across the North.
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) has joined forces with Rydges Hotel South Bank opening up new opportunities for smaller and medium sized conferences wanting a convention centre experience but with the added convenience of a single point of contact for both accommodation and conference facilities.
Annual Magnify World Expo and Business Summit is heading to Melbourne for the first time, as the flagship event of the Victorian Government Digital Innovation Festival.
The Al Safeer Congress Ambassador Programme supported 67% of successful bids for association conferences submitted by Dubai Business Events in 2017 and members awarded at annual appreciation event held today at Park Hyatt, Dubai.
Barbican Business Events are offering event organisers the opportunity to make the most of the venue this spring through discounted and exclusive access to its artistic programme.
A new Thailand-Cambodia coastal combination, new frontiers in Sulawesi, tours with personality in Sri Lanka, add-on programs for Myanmar, and the announcement of a sales and marketing partnership for Germany will be among the Khiri Travel highlights at ITB Berlin 2018.
The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) will hold their annual conference on the Sunshine Coast in August 2018, reinforcing the increasing importance to the region’s economy, as one of the fastest growing business event destinations in the country.
There’s been a flurry of activity at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre’s (MCEC) $200 million expansion site, with remarkable progress being made during 2017.
Melbourne’s business events sector is starting the year on a high with the announcement that VidCon Australia will return to Melbourne in 2018 and 2019 after its successful debut in Australia’s creative capital last year.
Mathias Posch, President of International Conference Services Ltd, was elected IAPCO President at the largest-ever IAPCO Annual General Assembly in Tokyo last week, and takes over from outgoing President Jan Tonkin for a two-year term.
At the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) today (February, 19th), Karen Bolinger, Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) CEO, highlighted how the state is evolving its business events offering thanks to its deeper engagement with Government.
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