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A Different Summer with Rafaelhoteles The opportunity to get to know the bull running in San Sebastian de los Reyes (Madrid), savour the best in pintxos, discover Alcala de Henares by bike, or have a relaxing massage in the centre of Barcelona are just some of Rafaelhoteles attractive proposals for this summer.
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Es.cultura Goes Hippie With the aim of welcoming in the summer, Es.cultura (Eventos + Comunicación), recently organized a 70s party, in which flowers, rainbows and flared trousers added a touch of colour to the gardens of the Barcelo Renacimiento Hotel in Seville – an ideal party to liven up, in an original and participative way, any event or incentive dinner.
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FYMCA to Host First Edition of International Conference of Universal Design The 1st edition of the International Conference of Universal Design is scheduled to be held at Malaga's Tradeshow and Congress Centre (FYCMA) from 30 September-2 October 2009.
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Roca Tranquila Restaurant Participates in "Mmm...Malaga. Gastronomic Experiences '09" The Roca Tranquila, located in Fuengirola, is one of the 14 restaurants in the province participating in "Mmm...Malaga. Gastronomic Experiences '09", whose aim is to promote the high level of Malaga's culinary creativity and signature cuisine.
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Canadian MICE Professionals Participate in Fam Trip Organized by SIMA and Turespaña Last week, the Spanish Incentives and Meetings Association (SIMA), in collaboration with Turespaña, hosted a fam trip for a group of Canadian meeting planners and incentive houses, with the aim of showcasing Spain as an incentive destination and stepping up promotional actions keyed to the Canadian market.
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SONO Triumphs in 2009 Eventoplus Awards Yesterday, 8 July, the 4th edition of the Eventoplus Awards ceremony was held in the North Auditorium of the IFEMA Convention Centre in Madrdd. Theses awards are the first of their kind in Spain.
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Almazara Hotel in Riofrio Participates in Social Programme of First International LGTB Tourism Seminar On the occasion of the 1st International LGTB Tourism Seminar, last Wednesday, 8 July, the four-star Almazara Hotel in Riofrio hosted the delegates on their arrival in the province of Granada.
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Entertainment and Gastronomy at Convento La Magdalena Hotel As in previous years, Antequera Golf is repeating its summer entertainment and gastronomy programme. On the occasion of the opening of terrace of the new Convento La Magdalena Hotel, performances by the Ana Pastrana flamenco group have been scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights.
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Edgar Weggelaar New Business Manager at Julià Travel Julià Travel, the Julià Group's division specializing in national and international destination management, has recently appointed Edgar Weggelaar to the post of business manager.
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Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop Scheduled for February 2010 The Wine Pleasures 2nd Annual International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop is scheduled to be held at the Hotel Serhs, on the University of Barcelona Campus, from 1-4 February 2010.
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Montanyà Resort & Spa Hotel Launches Anti-Crisis Programme The Montanyà Resort & Spa Hotel has designed an anti-crisis programme geared to lending a helping hand to all those companies that still believe that investing in training, innovation and development is the best way of combating the current down-turn.
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First Edition of Candlelit Bullfight to Be Held in Marbella The 1st edition of the "Corrida de los Candiles", a candlelit bullfight created and organized by Toro S.L. and Events Privilege, respectively, will be held at the Marbella Bullring at 11pm on 1 August.
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Seville Exhibition and Congress Centre Starts to Market New Sustainable Auditorium Seville's Exhibition and Congress Centre (FIBES) has a long track record in organizing and staging large governmental and international events with a wide-reaching coverage in the press.
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Selection Processes versus Training Processes According to Ranstad and the blog of Gestion Pyme, the requirements and skills expected of candidate in different recruitment processes have evolved with time.
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Jose Maria Martinez Selva Publishes New Book Paidos has just published a new book by Jose Maria Martinez Selva entitled La Gran Mentira. En la mente de los fabuladores más famosos de la modernidad. A natural sequel to his previous work La Psicología de la Mentira, Martinez Selva wrote this new book due to the interest shown and questions posed by readers and journalists wanting to know more about systematic liars...
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Pepa Molina Flamenco Company to Perform New Show in Madrid Festival The Pepa Molina Flamenco Dance Company will be performing the show "Ni aquí ni allá" at Madrid's Pradillo Theatre from 12-15 August 2009, as a part of the programme of the Los Veranos de la Villa festival.
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TUI Spain Organizes Lanzarote Fam Trip for Austrian Media Representatives TUI Spain is currently organizing a fam trip to Lanzarote for the chief Austrian media, in collaboration with the Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort and the Lanzarote Tourist Board and Overseas Promotion Office.
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Real Cortijo de Carlos III Winery Organizes Photographic Rally The Bodega del Real Cortijo de Carlos III, a spectacular 18th century winery located in Aranjuez (Madrid), now offers groups and companies the possibility of taking part in a photographic rally called "Discover Aranjuez".
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Agrojardin Group Implements New 360° Marketing Strategies Agrojardin has been constantly innovating for the last 20 years with the aim of strengthening client loyalty, increasing its client portfolio, and differentiating its products and services.
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International Association Meetings Sector Is Extremely Healthy and Offers Enormous Future Potential, Claims ICCA For the year 2008 ICCA's research team identified almost 800 previously unknown, regularly occurring series of association meetings that rotate between at least three different countries.
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De Boer Unveils Bright New Look at Centenary Paris Air Show De Boer has introduced an exciting new product line, "Vista by De Boer", which made its debut at the prestigious International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget.
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Different Spain Promotes Exclusive Lake Como Eduardo Blanco, through his agency Different Spain, is offering special conditions and VIP treatment at some of the best villas on the exclusive Lake Como, in Northern Italy, a holiday destination for the most sybaritic Europeans.
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Hotelzon Acquires Confedent International The Hotelzon International Group has acquired Confedent International Ltd (formerly Congreszon Ltd). The congress organization and event management business has been merged into the Hotelzon International Group's extensive portfolio of travel management and hotel reservation services under a new name "Confedent International".
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ICS Announces Two Business Acquisitions International Conference Services Ltd. (ICS), a Vancouver based Conference Management firm, has recently announced the successful acquisition of both Pacific Northwest Planners (PNWP) and Education & Career Fairs (ECF).
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Getting Back to the Basics Part II: Case Studies & Best Practices from the "Hotel Internet Marketing Trenches" In June 2008, HeBS presented an article titled Getting Back to the Basics: The Hotelier's Internet Marketing Action Plan for a Difficult Economy. A year later, we would like to revisit the recommendations we made back in 2008, offer an update on our suggested Action Plan, and provide case studies and best practices from the "Hotel Internet Marketing Trenches".
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Planners are From Mars, Delegates are From Venus John Gray's popular book Men Are From Mars, Woman Are From Venus was lauded as essential reading here in England a decade ago. It explored the different ways men and women behave, in a light-hearted attempt to help both sexes understand the differing world in which each lives.
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Five Creative Steps Hotels Are Taking To Beat the Recession The recession has stimulated many hoteliers to use some creative ways to drive sales. Their focal point is to create ways to capture sales in the most cost-effective means possible, with the quickest results possible. Let's face it, few hotels are flush with money right now.
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Unleash Your Creativity There's one thing that all meeting professionals have in common these days: the need for creative solutions. We have to solve problems with scant budgets and slim schedules. We have to reinvent meetings, venues and events. In the past, we needed perseverance, but today we need to be as creative as possible.
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Online Event ROI Measurement Tool European Event ROI Institute is launching SenseiROI™ for meetings and events during ROI Week in Dublin 31 August-4 September.
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Weighing-in On Hotel's Use of The TripAdvisor Tools Recently, I read an article discouraging hoteliers from posting a website link to TripAdvisor or posting TripAdvisor reviews via the TripAdvisor widget on their website. In my opinion, making broad statements like this is absolutely absurd and demonstrates a lack of understanding how and why people choose a hotel online.
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