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MPI Spain Organizes Roundtable to Discuss How the Crisis Stimulates Innovation in Meetings and Event Industry 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? These and other matters were addressed by Carme Miro, director of Apple Tree Communications, and Delfi Torns, director of Ultramar Express Event Management.
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Es.cultura Opens New Office in Huelva With the aim of offering its clients a quicker and better service, as well as becoming more involved with the province and its professionals, Es.cultura (Eventos + Comunicación) has just opened a new office in Huelva.
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Rafaelhoteles Opens Summer Terraces With the arrival of summer, Rafaelhoteles has opened four exclusive terraces in Madrid, Alcala de Henares and Barcelona, with the aim of making the hot months more agreeable.
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Jerez Convention Bureau Organizes Fam Trip for Madrid-based Incentive Houses and PCOs The group invited by Jerez Convention Bureau comprised 14 executives from a number of Madrid-based incentive houses and PCOs, including key players such as El Corte Inglés, Kuoni, Spain Events, Viajes Pandora, 3events, Across Spain, PSM Adventure, etc.
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Playa de la Luz Hotel in Rota Opens La Gaviota Restaurant Following refurbishment works lasting three months, the bar-restaurant La Gaviota at the Hotel Playa de Luz in Rota, a property belonging to the chain Hoteles Andaluces con Encanto, was opened recently.
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Barcelo La Bobadilla Organizes Caviar Tasting Sessions for its Guests at Riofrio The deluxe La Bobadilla Hotel in Loja, Andalusia, organizes exclusive caviar tasting sessions at Riofrio for its guests, as well as complete caviar experience for individual guests, as done by Gordon Ramsay on The F Word.
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Real Cortijo de Carlos III Winery Designs Wine Gymkhana The Real Cortijo de Carlos III Winery has expanded its event related services to include a fun gymkhana combining elements of a traditional gymkhana with those of a seminar.
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Pando Cuna Wins Corpus Christi Window Dressing Competition in Seville The Seville restaurant Pando Cuna has won the Corpus Christi Window Dressing Competition organized by Seville City Council's festival department.
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Co-working, Work Model of the Future Corporate delocalization and externalization is a trend that is gradually taking root in society. In Spain, there are currently 3,273,849 independent professionals with a National Insurance number, according the report published by the Ministry of Labour.
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FITC & CityBreak'09 to Include Job Interview Workshop to Boost Employment in Tourism Industry The 6th edition of the International Cultural Tourism and City Break Fair (FITC & CityBreak'09), scheduled to be held at Malaga's Tradeshow and Congress Centre from 17-20 September 2009, has adapted its programme to the current socioeconomic situation with the incorporation of a job interview workshop where companies operating in the tourism industry can meet candidates with the right profile.
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Campanile Continues Expansion in Spain with New Hotel in Malaga Campanile, the brand mark of the French chain Louvre Hotels, has just opened a new property in Malaga. This new three-star hotel-restaurant is located in Malaga, one of the Mediterranean's top tourist destinations and economic centres, only five minutes away from the centre of town and the beaches of La Malagueta y los Alamos, and two minutes away from the international airport, making it an ideal choice for business travellers.
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Bandoleros Tours Organizes Kidnapping at Alfarnate's Old Inn Chosen as the Most Original Tourism Product at the 2001 edition of FITUR, Bandoleros Tours will be abandoning the Cadiz sierra for the Malaga highlands. On 24 July 2009, Jose Luis Moreno Bernal, the company's director, and his band of brigands will be playing our their fun kidnapping in the vicinity of Alfarnate's Old Inn.
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Ultramar Hosts Andalusian Incentive Trip for Main German Travel Agencies Last May, Ultramar Event Management, TUI Spain's MICE division, hosted an incentive trip in Andalusia for a group of over 900 German travel agents, accompanied by a large delegation of TUI's sales, marketing and booking staff.
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Call for Participation in Workshops with Saudi Arabia and Gulf States Turespaña has just launched a new call for the participation of Spanish companies in workshops with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States, to be held in Marbella from 29-30 September 2009.
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According to Exploramas New Times Call for New Proposals On many occasions, the low cost concept is mistakenly associated with low prices and hence with low value.
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PowerVote at e-Days Due de be held at Madrid's Palacio de Deportes from 8-9 June 2009, e'Days will be offering meetings and event professionals from Spain and Portugal two days of inspiration, education and networking.
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FIBES and SICC Sign Collaboration Agreement for Staging Event Seville's Exhibition and Congress Centre (FIBES) and the International Hunting and Falconry Fair (SICC) have recently signed a collaboration agreement for staging, promoting and developing the event, scheduled to be held from 2-4 October 2009.
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Puerto Rico to Host ICCA Congress in 2012 On the final day of IMEX 2009, held in Frankfurt at the end of May, the ICCA Board announced its decision to organize the 51st ICCA Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico in November 2012. The other finalist in the bidding competition was the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
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Valleys of Curico Wine Route Against a backdrop of sea and mountains, the Curico valleys (Chile) contain around 50,000 acres of vineyards, with a long tradition, producing sublime wines that are triumphing at prestigious international competitions.
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BestCities appoints Gary Grimmer & Company to Manage Alliance The BestCities Global Alliance has appointed Gary Grimmer & Company (GG&Co) as its new management company. Eight of the world's leading meetings destinations on five continents – Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Melbourne, San Juan, Singapore, and Vancouver – are Partners in the Alliance.
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abba Berlin Hotel to Open on 29 July 2009 The Spanish city hotel chain abba Hotels, founded in 1999, will be opening a new hotel in Berlin on 29 July.
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Talisman Group Continues Expansion in Abu Dhabi Three months after opening its new delegation in Abu Dhabi, the Spanish company Talisman Group has started to receive its first commissions.
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Reykjavík Welcome Card – Special Offer for Conference Guests Conference guests can now enjoy Reykjavik's attractions at an even better price. Visit Reykjavík is offering its conference guests a special discount off the Reykjavík Welcome Card.
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Meetings Technology in Troubled Times – Doing More with Less The world economic slowdown and financial woes dominate the news. As businesses and associations contract, meeting planners who still have jobs are being asked to do more than they did in the past with less financial support.
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It's Time to Seek Advice from a Hotel Internet Specialist When… To win in 2009, you will need your hotel's website to contribute to your reservations production. So, here is a countdown of the Top Ten Tip-Offs that your hotel website needs attention. It's time to seek advice from a hotel Internet specialist, when:
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Take a Break Driver 8 What a year! Meeting cancellations, layoffs, the swine flu…what's next, locusts? Many of you will likely work straight through this summer, putting off vacations for better times.
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Let's Be Honest, Does Your Hotel's Website Suck? – How and Why People Choose Hotels Online There's only one way to know whether or not your website is doing its job and that is to check the number of reservations it's generating. If you have an independent hotel, this is an easy task; your booking engine's analytics should tell you. If it's franchised, it's a little harder because most brands don't want you to know how much your proprietary site is contributing to bookings. Many don't want you to have a proprietary site at all.
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