Maritz Travel Company, which consists of Maritz Travel Meetings & Incentives and Experient, announced it has selected Congrex Switzerland as a partner in the Maritz Global Meetings Network.
FITUR 2015 closed up with over 125,000 professional visitors, and a rise of 12% international professionals and 5% domestic visitors over the previous year.
A strategic alliance specialized in venue management
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To offer highly specialised venue management services in Europe and beyond: this is the confessed aim of Artexis-SMG, a joint venture company recently established by Artexis easyFairs and SMG.
A man of wisdom and frankness, Jalil Khan, known mostly as Gary, shares his insights about India as a convention destination, but also explains why, according to him, Hyderabad is a few steps ahead of its India counterparts. This is the first part of an interview conducted last December.
The diversity of international associations attending any given UIA Round Table is dizzying, yet each Round Table confirms that we have more in common than our associations’ names might indicate
The Sultanate of Oman is excitedly counting down the months to the opening of its highly anticipated Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC), which is set to propel the Sultanate’s reputation for hosting business events to a whole new level.
With nearly 30 international conferences on the books for 2015, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) is gearing up for a bumper conference year once again.
Held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC) with 2,700 delegates from more than 100 countries, the 2014 World Cancer Congress (WCC) took place last December in Australia.
Organised in Brussels on 5, 6 and 7 May 2015 by Brussels Convention Bureau, the EAS is the annual education & networking forum for international association executives and senior staff.
ICC Sydney General Manager, Adam Mather-Brown says it’s his passion for people and the buzz of the pre-opening environment that attracts him to lead operating teams in new international convention centres.
The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) has secured 120 events in the last six months alone, including 25 international conferences, booked for future years, from 2015 to 2018.
The board of the German Convention Bureau (GCB) has announced it will open a representative office in China. Together with the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) the GCB will further its work in Asia, one of its key target market.
Earlier this year Headquarters came up with the idea of organising an event for our association readers. The first edition took place on December 5 and was a resounding success!
Geneva has just launched its “Ambassador Programme”, an exchange platform set up by the Geneva Convention Bureau department of the Geneva Tourism & Conventions Foundation.
On the occasion of a London Roadshow, to which the creme de la creme of planners and journalists were invited last week, Thaland Convention and Exhibition Bureau, unveiled its brand-new promotion campaign.
he GSMA recently announced the first details of the 2015 Mobile World Congress Shanghai, which will be held 15-17 July 2015 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)
Leuven in Belgium is both old and new. Vibrating because every year it’s conquered by thousands of students roaming its streets, traditional because its history goes way back.
Combining the best of both worlds, Lisbon blends city life with a beach destination, all with affordable rates and a welcoming spirit when it comes to hosting visitors.
The Victorian State Government announced the venue’s expansion, a move that will retain MCEC’s mantle as Australia’s largest and busiest convention and exhibition centre.
The issue of sustainability plays an increasingly important role in the tourism and meetings industry. With its successful participation in a certification concept the tourist destination of Stuttgart acknowledges this trend. Together with local service providers it sets itself ambitious goals for a sustainable future for the city of Stuttgart.
Many association executives are hearing the call for sustainable or green events and we all get the philosophy and understand the need in our personal lives. But where does one start in planning a large scale conference sustainably?
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