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Starwood Preferred Planner Launches Golden Ticket Promotion for Europe, Africa and Middle East Until the end of 2012, planners who book a meeting at participating properties will be rewarded with unlimited Starpoints per eligible event held as part of the promotion.
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Tarragona Convention Bureau Uses Terraco Viva Festival to Promote City as MICE Destination Coinciding with the 14th edition of the "Tarraco Viva" Festival, which was held in Tarragona from 17-27 May 2012, the Tarragona Convention Bureau (TCB) organized a fam trip with the aim of showcasing the city.
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Malaga Tradeshow and Congress Centre to Host First Edition of Entrepreneur Show The event's sessions have been divided into seven streams: entrepreneurial culture; entrepreneur consulting; business start-up; business incubators; financing for entrepreneurs; business development; and internationalization.
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Second Edition of Marbella Luxury Weekend Closes with Impressive Attendance Figures A large number of celebrities from different parts of the world turned up at Puerto Banus to enjoy a luxurious weekend.
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Ene.Museo Picks Up EU Cultural Heritage Conservation Award The award ceremony was held in Lisbon on 1 June, in the presence of TRH the Prince and Princess of Asturias.
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Formula 1 Geox Disembarks in Barcelona Contemporanea Eventi collaborated with the Italian show firm Geox in the organization of its "Formula Geox" event.
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IFEMA's North Conference Centre Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Ten years contributing to the intense activity of IFEMA Conferences and Conventions, one of the main business lines of the Madrid trade fair company.
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The Hotel Princesa Yaiza Wins TUI Holly Award The "TUI Holly" is the top tour operators' distinction, awarded by TUI Germany to the world's best 100 hotels
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Bank Bailout: the Light at the End of the Tunnel for Spain's Meetings and Event Industry? At least for the moment, the promise of a €100 billion loan to refloat the country's beleaguered banking system has not calmed the choppy waters in Spain or the Eurozone, for that matter.
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Madrid Congress Centre Consolidates Lead Position in International Congress Ranking The Madrid Congress Centre consolidates its position as the top event venue in the capital, which for the second year running is ranked 6th in the world as regards the number of association meetings hosted in 2012, according to ICCA statistics.
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Absolute Groups & Incentives Organizes Two Fam Trips for Dutch Groups Both groups have been invited by Sunny Cars, a car rental firm specializing in holiday destinations, of which Mallorca is the most important.
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Eventisimo Moves to New Headquarters The event and communication agency is firmly committed to key strategies, such as innovation, quality and price competitiveness.
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Eikonos at 2012 Edition of King's Basketball Cup Eikonos was commissioned to provide AV equipment and technical support for many of the activities that were organized over the weekend in Barcelona.
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Toledo to Host 25th FECECT Congress in 2013 Against stiff competition from Barcelona and Seville, Toledo won the bid thanks to the work of the city's convention bureau.
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CCIB to Host More than 3,500 Oncologists The ESMO will be holding its World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer at the International Convention Centre of Barcelona (CCIB) for the eighth year running.
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Jaen to Showcase MICE and Cultural Offering at MITM & CULTOURFAIR 2012 This little-known inland province of Andalusia is home to the World Heritage Sites of Ubeda and Baeza and Cazorla, Spain's largest natural park.
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Azafatas Alhambra Consolidates Position as Granada's Top Event Staff Agency In June, the Granada-based event staff agency has collaborated in two congresses, a festival and an awards ceremony.
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Sensorial Espai Group Launches Ex Ex Events On the 7 June, Sensorial Espai Group launched a new event concept, combining wine and art, at the Tenue-Termoparket showroom in Barcelona.
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Communication Agency Specializing in Sports and Health Starts Up in Malaga Laura Perez Torres and Angela Ortega Granados, the sponsors of this initiative, have both been living in Malaga for some time now and are communication, sports, and new technology enthusiasts.
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iVentions to Ensure Prime Audience Experience at FINA World Championships 2013 in Barcelona The Barcelona-based company iVentions has won the bid for managing hospitality services at the championships, which will focus on the public's comfort.
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Corporatejets to Operate Flights from Ibiza and Palma during Summer Months Corporatejets has announced that one of its Cessna Citation XLS (8 pax. configuration) will be operating from Ibiza (LEIB) and Palma (LEPA) during summer peak season (from 1 July to the end of August).
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EventMobi Now Available in Spain EventMobi is a mobile platform that has become the standard app in the meetings and event industry in countries such as Canada, USA and the UK.
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Istanbul Wins World Forum on Energy Regulation Conference In recognition of Turkey's increasing importance as an energy corridor, and Istanbul as one of the world's Top 10 congress destinations, Istanbul has been chosen to host the World Forum on Energy Regulation (WFER VI) in 2015.
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ICCA Research, Sales & Marketing Programme First Association Meeting to Use New SpotMe App ICCA will be the first association to use the new SpotMe app - recently launched at IMEX in Frankfurt - for its annual ICCA Research, Sales & Marketing Programme.
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What Is the Economic Impact of Tourism? Those who are part of the international business meetings community already know: Organizations that invest in business travel and participate in meetings have a greater chance of achieving their business goals than those that do not.
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AIBTM to Rotate between Chicago and Orlando Starting in 2013 AIBTM, the award-winning Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition, has announced that starting in 2013 the show's location will rotate between the cities of Chicago (Illinois) and Orlando (Florida).
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MICE Russia - 2012 Report Generally speaking, Russian markets are quite resilient and the MICE sector in Russia is no exception to the rule, with most professionals anticipating growth in excess of 17% in the next year.
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| MICE Industry Technology and Good Practices |
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How Can Hoteliers Take Full Advantage of Pinterest? Pinterest is a niche social network based on virtual pin boards. By January 2012, the site received 11.5 million unique visitors.
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CSR: Why Do You Care? Responses to MPI's survey of 1,100 meeting and hospitality organizations suggest that there are a lot of altruistic people in our industry.
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The Future of Meetings Technology trends present challenges for the industry, but also present opportunities to enhance and extend meetings beyond face value.
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Pricing: How to Charge Whatever You Like Without Losing the Customer! There are businesses that worry about the cost of their products/services, and there are those who don't. Success goes to the business that doesn't have to worry about the price of what they sell.
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Five Lessons Every Planner Can Learn from The Pitch If you've ever presented an idea, concept, solution, proposal or credentials to a potential client, you've pitched. What's unfortunate is that most pitches are mediocre at best. Enter the new AMC show The Pitch.
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