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Convention Bureau partners from all corners of the world – Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Melbourne, San Juan, Singapore and Vancouver – came together in Cape Town recently to further enhance the ...
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The Business School of the Malaga Chamber of Commerce has just announced the first MBE Programme in Business Tourism, co-sponsored by MIS Consulting, in collaboration with the Spanish chapter of MPI and ...
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On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the Spanish Association of DMCs has created its own awards with the aim of acknowledging the tremendous work of the MICE industry.The Spain ...
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How would you like to get free exposure for your business? How would you like your latest event to be featured prominently in the glossy pages of your favorite magazine? And how ...
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Alvaro Maestro de Leon has been recently appointed as the new Congress Planning Director of the Spanish OPC MSB Events. In his new post, he will be responsible for strengthening the company’s ...
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Responses to MPI’s survey of 1,100 meeting and hospitality organizations suggest that there are a lot of altruistic people in our industry."I want to do right by the world.""I want ...
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German outbound travel trends for the first eight months of 2006 were rather disappointing, according to the findings of the ITB Berlin and IPK International World Travel Report 2006/07. The 2% drop ...
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From 9 January-5 February, Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences hosted more than 3,800 car dealers and importers at an event geared to showcasing the French company’s latest model. TST Servicios was ...
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What is the number one reason for most small business failures? The number one reason why most small businesses fail is low business IQ!A common trend among small business owners ...
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Date of Celebration: 23/10/2007

EyeforTravel’s Sales and Marketing Europe is returning to Berlin for its 8th year. The current edition of this unique conference will be held at the Hotel Concorde Kurfurstendamm from the 23-24 October.
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Rafaelhoteles has recently taken over the management of a four-star hotel located in Arturo Soria, one of Madrid's most exclusive residential and business areas. The property features a personalized service and exceptional ...
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Date of Celebration: 12/03/2009

The 1st edition of Turiswork, the Professional MICE Tradeshow, will be held at Fira Sabadell from 12-14 March 2009. Organized by the Valles Occidental Tourist Consortium, with the support of Sabadell Town ...
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The challenge of finding profit and success in today’s tough landscape as seen through a unique European lens.It’s unlikely the ancient Greeks’ legendary Trojan Horse maneuver would have much military ...
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The CONAMA Foundation, responsible for organizing the National Environmental Congress which was held several weeks ago, has created the Work Group for Sustainable Events, whose aim is to research the evolution and ...
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The second in a three-part FutureWatch 2011 feature series.Tired of investing hours of employee time and thousands of dollars in printing thick documents for its quarterly trustees’ meetings, Abilene Christian ...
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Malacaminos has participated in this year’s edition of Ferial with the first stand representing CINEGENIA, the recently created association of companies working in Almeria’s audio-visual sector.CINEGENIA is an umbrella association ...
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TUI Spain's MICE division Ultramar Express Event Management has recently announced the promotion of Maria del Campo, who has been named Commercial Director of the group's national MICE division, her current post ...
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In 2009, more than 6.4 million business travelers spent roughly $25 billion on trips (13 percent of those trips for meetings) outside North America, according to the U.S. Office of Travel and ...
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Although the economic crisis is having a negative effect on national tourism, Spaniards are still travelling despite the fact that they are reducing the length of trips and economizing at the destination, ...
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I can’t tell you how many people over the years have asked me, "How do I become a public speaker?" Often the question is quickly followed with, "…but I’m really not sure ...
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During the first edition of Noche de la Economía Sevillana, held on 7 July 2008, the Seville Chamber of Commerce awarded its Gold Medal to the Seville Business Confederation (CES) on its ...
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By 2020, small businesses will respond to new market opportunities with variable-cost business plans, according to emergent research. Small business numbers will have increased by then, with the greatest growth ...
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Date of Celebration: 02/12/2008

According to the last report published by CMT, the telecommunications industry has registered a 0.5% drop in turnover in the second quarter of the year. This raises doubts about the strategic and ...
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Party Land, a company specializing in party articles and balloon decoration, continues to expand its business.With the opening of Party Land's new shop in Rivas Vaciamadrid's H20 Shopping Centre on ...
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The Spanish Chapter of MPI (Meeting Professionals International), the largest international association of meetings and event professionals, organized six top-level educational sessions during EIBTM, held in Barcelona from 30 November-2 December. As ...
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The Spanish multinational trade show service provider MSB Events was commissioned to design and assemble 21,000m2 of temporary structures for Exporta 2008, a business internationalisation congress held at Pavilion 9 of the ...
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The World Travel Market, one of the world’s most important B2B travel events due to be held at ExCeL London from 10-13 November 2008, will be spotlighting technology and online travel. This ...
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The Spanish multinational and tradeshow service provider MSB Events has just launched an exclusive new line of display products. Under the name of "Professional Line by MSB Events", the company has included ...
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Estepona’s Selenza Thalasso & Spa Hotel has just obtained the Spanish "Q" Tourism Certificate, awarded by the Spanish Institute for Quality Tourism (ICTE). The award is given to those hotels and tourist ...
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Barcelona University's Institute of Life-long Learning has just presented its new online Master Programme in Protocol, which will run from November 2008-September 2009. The aim of this new programme is to provide ...
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Only 20% of companies attending tradeshows with their own stand are sure of obtaining sufficient ROI. This is the chief conclusion of an internal study conducted by MSB Events, a Spanish multinational ...
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The results of the industry’s 5th Annual Benchmark Survey on Hotel Digital Marketing Budget Planning and Best Practices are in! Now is the perfect time for hoteliers to re-assess their digital marketing ...
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Is there the same degree of innovation in the MICE industry as in other sectors? Is there a demand for innovation among those commissioning events? How are online solutions integrated into events? ...
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Alcohol Can Do More for an Event than Inebriate Its GuestsIt’s known as home brew, firewater, hooch, moonshine—even rotgut, for obvious reasons. Religious and societal groups have challenged its very ...
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The results of the latest in-depth report released by the CWT Travel Management Institute, the research unit of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the global leader in business tourism management, show that organizations ...
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From 18-20 September 2008, Ibiza's Congress Centre, in Santa Eulalia del Rio, hosted a fam trip for a group of meetings and event professionals from Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United ...
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Four hundred small businesses related to the tourist industry have been able to modernise their facilities thanks to 12.4 million euros in subsidies provided by the regional government’s Department of Tourism. On ...
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MCI Group, leader in event organization and communication management, continues to grow in Spain and has reinforced its team with new appointments."Our company continued to register growth last year. Despite ...
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As EIBTM prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Event Planner Spain has spoken to the exhibition’s director Graeme Barnett about the next edition, scheduled to be held from 27-29 November 2012 at ...
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Date of Celebration: 24/10/2007

The World Flamenco Fair will be held once again at the Seville’s Trade Fair and Congress Centre (FIBES) from 24-28 October 2007. This year, the event will coincide with the World Music ...
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At the close of 2008, online leisure/unmanaged business travel bookings represented 29% of the EUR 246 billion European travel industry, the world’s largest regional travel market. Online travel bookings will grow significantly ...
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The initial executive summary of FutureWatch 2009 released by Meeting Professionals International (MPI) in partnership with American Express shows that the meeting industry will sharpen its focus and streamline its activities in ...
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One of the original trips organized by the experience marketing multinational La Vida es Bella, which has become a classic with the company's clients, is Paris. A trip with several common denominators, ...
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Date of Celebration: 29/05/2008

Jointly organised by the Spanish Association of Hotel Directors in Andalusia (AEDH-A) and the Andalusian Leisure Industry Training Centre (CIOMIJAS), the 4th Seminar of AEDH-A, entitled "Hotel Management as a Quality Factor", ...
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The European University of Madrid (UEM) and the business association OPC Madrid have renewed their collaboration agreement in the field of MICE management.The renewed agreement will allow the European University ...
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Coinciding with the choice of Malaga’s Trade Fair and Congress Centre as the venue for the PEC-Europe 2010, organised by Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Event Planner Spain, the first Andalusian event organisation ...
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Getting away from the hustle and bustle of the city, staying at a place surrounded by vineyards and participating in outdoor activities with a maximum of comfort is always an incentive for ...
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The annual EIBTM Global Industry Trends and Market Share Report was launched on Tuesday, 30 November, at EIBTM in Barcelona. The report compiled by Rob Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Business Travel and ...
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A large percentage of the promotional activities included in the Andalusian Regional Government’s 2008 Action Plan will centre on the event industry. With over 13.56% of the total, greater priority will be ...
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Date of Celebration: 04/12/2007

Market research has indicated 91% of attendees would recommend Luxury Travel Expo to their colleagues and business associates, making it a one-of-a-kind value that should not be missed.Luxury Travel Expo ...
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