Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable African airline, has announce that it will add a thrice weekly service, on top of its daily flights, to Guangzhou as of October 8, 2016.
Belfast shone as a world-class business destination in the eyes of delegates attending the 67th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) held in Belfast Waterfront last week.
The CTICC, one of South Africa’s largest conference centres, is located on the foreshore district of Cape Town, just 20 minutes away from Cape Town International Airport and within walking distance of more than 3500 hotel rooms.
INCON has published its latest best practice case study which features the 2016 digital infrastructure award winners, the Austria Center Vienna. The award, now in its third year, celebrates best in class Digital Infrastructure in meetings venues around the world.
Marriott Hotels today announced a partnership with TED, the non-profit devoted to ideas worth spreading. This relationship brings creatively curated TED Talks, blogs and original quotes to hotel guests worldwide.
This summer, Brussels Airport was repeatedly the backdrop for activities as part of the #shareoursmile campaign of VISITFLANDERS and the tourism sector. The latest campaign event will take place on Friday. This time, the goody bags and above all the positive message are being directed towards business travellers.
Luxembourg has great expertise in accommodating businesses and companies from all over the world, making it the ideal platform to organise meetings and events. But what exactly makes Luxembourg so attractive as a MICE destination?
The Tram Experience has recently kicked off its fifth season. This unusual tram offers a showcase of traditional or reimagined Belgian flavours while a two-hours’ ride takes you through Europe's capital city.
With medical and scientific congresses on the rise in the region, and many of Kenes’ international clients looking into LATAM for their periodic conferences, Kenes Group is pleased to announce it will grow its operation and presence in the region.
The latest insights into the meetings sector will be aired in Brisbane as staff from Australia’s convention bureaux convene for their 27th annual flagship meeting from 7-9 September.
TBEX, the largest conference and networking event for travel bloggers, online travel journalists, new media content creators, travel brands and industry professionals will be held on March 20-22nd, 2017 in Jerusalem.
Velo-city Showcased in Taiwan with Great Facilitation by MEET TAIWAN
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Under the leadership of MEET TAIWAN, the flagship MICE branding program empowers global MICE players with diversified resources and connections that can bring their ideal MICE events to live.
The U.T.SEC, Unmanned Technologies & Security – Expo & Conference, which is to be held at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre on 2 – 3 March 2017, is the first trade fair devoted to every aspect of drones.
The Shenyang New World EXPO (EXPO) is only days from its special opening. The new venue will host China’s Annual National Planning Conference 2016 (ANPC) on 24-26 September.
Over 7 years ago when the events industry really started to talk about “hybrid meetings”, there was a sense of a huge tsunami of technology that would hit us and destroy the meetings industry as we know.
Zagreb, a fast growing meetings destination in Europe, hosted the 30th edition of the ECM Summer School on August 27-31, 2016, providing evidence of the importance of education to face the continuing changes of the Meetings Industry.
AC Hotel Guadalajara by Marriott®, the brand’s first in Mexico, has opened its doors, inviting guests and locals alike to experience A New Way to Hotel.
Social broadcasting is quickly becoming a game changer for those who have a message to spread. The European Society of Association Executives (ESAE) is holding a peer2eer session on 9/9/16 from 4-6pm in Brussels.
In this issue: an extensive feature on hybrid vs. physical meetings, an detailed report on Luxembourg, the profile of the International Telecommunication Union, the birth of the Sports Events Association... and more.
High Five Event Attracted High Participant Rate at IMEX 2016
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Taiwan designed the most inviting campaign attracting many visitors to high five the Taiwan palm and receive love responses at the TAIWAN booth at IMEX 2016.
12th Meeting Trophy organised by Switzerland Tourism
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Beginning of July, on the occasion of the 12th Meeting Trophy organised by Switzerland Tourism, HeadQuarters & MIM magazines were invited to join once again this unmissable summer event.
Aleš Šinkovec, Practice Director, Energy and Environment, LOGOS Public Affairs, discusses how Expo-2017 Astana is an opportunity for the European Union and its Member States.
Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has launched a new corporate brand and web portal, unifying its leisure and business branding efforts, initiated in November 2015, under a single online domain, VisitQatar.qa
China is a key market for Hilton Worldwide and with a robust pipeline of more than 200 hotels, they are continuing to grow their presence across important cities including Chengdu, which is an integral part of China's new Western Triangle economic zone.
Belfast Waterfront and Ulster Hall Ltd announces the appointment of Catherine Toolan as Managing Director. The new appointment comes at an opportune time with the recent opening of Belfast Waterfront’s new 7,000m2 conference facility in April this year.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). Philipp Steiner, Meetings Logistics Coordinator, explains how the organisation operates and the issues they have to deal with.
The Congress Center Basel is Switzerland’s largest conference centre, located directly alongside Messe Basel. It has a direct footbridge link to the exhibition complex by Herzog & de Meuron and can accommodate congresses with more than 5,000 delegates.
In November last year, the United Arab Emirates announced the adoption of the UAE Science, Technology and Innovation Higher Policy, which includes 100 national initiatives in the education, health, energy, transportation, space, technology and water sectors.
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