The 30th anniversary edition of IBTM World 2017 - which took place at Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, from 28-30 November 2017 – closed today (30 November) with over 74,000 appointments (up 23% compared with 2016) having taken place during the three-day event, setting a new record for the show.
Belfast Waterfront has stormed ahead of its national competitors to bring home the coveted award for the Best Event Space 2017 at the Event Awards in London as the venue continues to place Northern Ireland on the map as one of Europe’s most exciting destinations for conferences and events.
The largest conference hosted by the CCIB has received 1,500 more participants than planned. Gartner's most important IT analysts meeting welcomes 17% people more than 2016.
A total of 1,264 meeting industry experts from 79 countries met in Prague at the 56th Congress of the International Congress and Convention Association – ICCA, from 12 to 15 November.
One of the best things about Lisbon is its excellent transport links. Just a short flight away (1-3 hours) from most European cities, Lisbon is also easily accessible by road, railway or sea with an airport located close to the city centre.
Creative agency drp has won a total of nine awards at this year’s EVCOM industry and MIMA Awards, at the Park Plaza Hotel in Westminster, London, last Friday 17th November.
The Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) has released today its second ranking of the sustainability performance of 40 meeting and events cities worldwide.
The Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) has announced the introduction of a free series of educational sessions designed to support exhibitors to maximise their investment in the lead up to and during the show in February.
The Tatarstan Convention Bureau (TCB) was presented on the 14th November, 2017. It is a new direction in attraction investments to Tatarstan Investment Development Agency (TIDA).
The Hague Convention Bureau (THCB) is delighted to have been awarded Bronze at The Meetings Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA) in the category Best Use of Video Marketing.
With registration for the CONVENE Hosted Buyer programme well under way, the response so far suggests that the upcoming edition of the event will be the most valuable and diverse one yet!
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) has set a cracking pace for the first quarter of the Financial Year confirming a record 51 new conferences for Brisbane and Queensland in the key sectors of health, research and science, education and technology.
Meeting industry in Prague, which is an industry associated with organizing congresses, conferences, corporate meetings and incentive events, generates in multiplication an annual income of between 170 and 200 million Euro to public budgets.
ICCA announced Flanders Meeting & Convention Center as the winner of this year's ICCA Best Marketing Award at the Closing Ceremony of the 56th ICCA Congress on 15 November in Prague, Czech Republic.
Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) Foundation has altered its approach to meet the demands of its members and the industry in an ever-changing global marketplace.
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) is one of an exclusive group of organisations to win one of the inaugural SEAL Business Sustainability Awards.
Meet in Ireland completed an Autumn of industry FAM trips last week when the destination’s annual ‘Ireland Meets the West End’ returned to London once again.
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