News Events: 2014

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Taleb Rifai, secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), made the announcement at the International Congress on Asian Tourism.During the opening ceremony of the 3rd edition of the International Congress ...
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Since being opened, the centre has generated an accumulated economic impact in the region of €800 million (more than 26 times its construction costs).The Valencia Congress Centre’s board of directors ...
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Returning to the UK for the first time since 2000, the competition will be hosted by England and Wales.The Hertz Corporation has signed with Rugby League World Cup 2013 (RLWC2013) ...
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The show concluded with a 7% increase in foreign visitors, thanks to the strong presence of trade professionals from Latin America and Africa, as well as from Spain’s chief feeder markets, such ...
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Green credentials prove decisive as construction of the new Messe Frankfurt Congress Centre continues.The next Green Meetings and Events Conference will take place in Messe Frankfurt’s new "Kap Europa" Congress ...
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How economically challenged european countries can be a boon for U.S. Meetings"Spain’s Credit Crunch," "Greece’s Euro Woes," "Challenges for Europe’s Economic Core." These are just some of the recent news ...
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In order to facilitate these expansion plans in Asia and in Europe, rather than acquiring other DMCs, the company is recruiting some of the best talent in the industry.Following their ...
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An innovative online interactive 3D event allows countries to showcase their best destinations to the world.In the first quarter 2014, the world will see the largest-ever gathering of countries, travel-related ...
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Jesus Maria Gomez Merino will occupy the post for the next two years.Jesus Maria Gomez Merino was appointed to the post of president during the Annual Associates’ Meeting of the ...
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Earlier this month I presented at EyeForTravel’s Online Marketing Strategies for Travel 2012 Conference in Miami. The session, titled "Best Practices for Mobile Strategies in 2012 and Beyond," focused on the expanding ...
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The savings and revenue stemming from sustainable initiatives total €1,300,000 and the centre’s economic impact on the city since opening is estimated at €750 million.Designed by the architect Norman Foster, ...
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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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EFNS and ENS join forces to become EAN and choose Congrex as its official conference organising partner.The European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS) have ...
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Ten years contributing to the intense activity of IFEMA Conferences and Conventions, one of the main business lines of the Madrid trade fair company. On 3 April 2002, the then ...
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For the first time ever, Barcelona’s International Convention Centre (CCIB) will host the event that has been held in Amsterdam for the past 14 years.Barcelona’s International Convention Centre (CCIB) will ...
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Holding the conference in Australia will help drive further collaboration between Australian laboratories and researchers in Asia, Europe and America.The International Conference on Systems Biology 2014 will bring 750 of ...
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After an intense bidding process which began in March 2011, the Governing Board of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) announced their decision to name Congrex Switzerland its ...
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Last year the economy remained in "recovery mode," allowing the industry to focus its efforts more on marketing to the travel consumer and less on scaling back budgets for the first time ...
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The general mood in the business travel industry is cautiously optimistic vs. the gloom felt by many just a couple years ago when travel was treated as a political punching bag. In ...
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2012 is quickly approaching and budget-planning season is upon us. Whether you are just starting to think about where you are going to allocate your dollars, or are moving towards finalizing your ...
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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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The 53rd ICCA Congress will be held in Antalya, Turkey, during the first week of November 2014.The ICCA Board’s decision was made at the IMEX 2011 exhibition in Frankfurt and ...
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Scheduled to be held in September 2014, 900 international scientists are expected to travel to San Sebastian to attend the European congress.In September 2014, San Sebastian's Kursaal will be hosting ...
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Leipzig, according to the State Statistical Office of Saxony, is growing its international visitor numbers at a faster rate than any other major German city.Overnight stays rose 18.8 per cent ...
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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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The congress, to be held in FIBES' new facilities, will be attended by between 1,500-1,700 specialists and 50 companies.On 8 November, the Exhibition and Congress Centre of Seville (FIBES) was ...
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As the economy ambles its way back—minus the occasional stumble and (god forbid) the dreaded double-dip—some industries have awakened from forced hibernation to take measure of what (if anything) is left. Not ...
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The German Senate has just given the go-ahead to a new two-storey multifunctional arena to be built on the site of the existing Deutschlandhalle arena. After demolishing the existing Deutschlandhalle ...
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London is building excitement and facilities for the 2012 Olympic Games, and its Olympic investments should translate to long-term value for the international business travel and meetings markets."Historically, organizers of ...
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Boasting Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines, tourist hot-spot Morocco is a stunning gateway to Africa, Europe and the Middle East and its bohemian city of Marrakech is fast becoming a business hub.
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Back in September 2001, HeBS presented an article titled “Wireless in Travel and Hospitality: Hype or Necessity?” Today, just as in 2001, the media hype on anything mobile has not eased ...
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Here’s one of the things we do at Forrester Research: we interview as many marketers as we can about their plans, identify trends and project future likely conditions, and then we put ...
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