Nieuws en Events: 2009

Congress Colombia is the latest congress systems supplier to join the Congress Rental Network (CRN) taking its total number of members to 40 companies across the world. Congress Colombia was ...
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It’s no surprise that attendees are using the iPad more than ever at conferences and meetings. Apple sold 11.8 million iPads during the first quarter of 2012, according to apple.com. The device ...
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Sustainability practices bond employees (and attendees) to a company and drive innovation.Ask David Oakey, a carpet designer at Interface Flor, for his inspiration for 2003’s über-popular (and, now, oft knocked ...
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The Internet and IT have surpassed air transport as one of the world’s major CO2 offenders.Following the example of more than 2,400 companies from 60 countries worldwide, the meeting and ...
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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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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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Exploring the Intersection of Social Media, Gaming Strategy and Business.The White House does it. Siemens does it. SAP, Marriott and Hilton Garden Inns do it. Jazz icon Ella Fitzgerald may ...
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It launched in December of 2009, but many small businesses have just started hearing the buzz about Pinterest in the past few months. Still officially in Beta (and invitation-only), Pinterest has joined ...
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The economic crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing businesses today. And it’s exacerbated by a crisis in leadership when it comes to articulating a clear business value proposition and executing ...
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Solfesa has just been named exclusive distributor of Ape Labs’ products in Spain.Established in 2009, the German company Ape Labs has developed a new lighting system, Mobilight and Apestick, with ...
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On the occasion of the first anniversary of its media library, AlhondigaBilbao has presented the book La Mediateka de la A a la Z.On 24 October, AlhondigaBilbao's media library celebrated ...
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The centre's agenda features national and international congresses and shows and concerts by top performers such as Michael Nyman. With the beginning of the new congress season, the Valencia Congress ...
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Business travelers and meeting professionals who support green hotels and sustainable meetings expect venues to reduce their environmental footprint in ways that do not compromise the guest experience.Programs such as ...
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Six of the best chess players in the world will be participating in the championship: Viswanathan Anand, the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen, the number-one ranked player in the world on the ...
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Seven thousand and thirty-one experts from over 100 different countries gathered at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam (Holland) from 3-7 July for the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC).
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"We're able to offer really fun and exciting opening entertainment, but there's a purpose," explained Scott Cullather, founder and managing partner of inVNT.At an upcoming internal meeting for a pharmaceutical ...
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The Union of International Associations (UIA) has just published its international rankings of congress cities for the year 2010. For the second consecutive year Brussels maintains its top place in Europe and ...
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The fam trip was aimed at showcasing both Seville as a congress destination and FIBES new extended facilities before an audience comprising congress and convention organizers and decision-makers.Seville Congress and ...
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The U.S.A. is the number one country measured by number of international association meetings organised per year. However, when taking a second look at individual city rankings, the U.S.A. has a lot ...
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Getting information out about your event immediately isn't a matter of just wooing the press anymore. Your attendees are now also your event chroniclers—reporting updates, blog posts, videos and photos on Facebook, ...
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Melia Meetings & Events, the chain’s MICE division, has just launched a special promotion for bookings made before 1 September 2011, as part and parcel of its meetings package, offering one attendee ...
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In 2010, the number of national and international meetings was up 106% and 63%, respectively, on figures for 2009, thus compensating the estimated 55% drop in regional meetings. In 2010, ...
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There are two major demographic trends that must be studied by all who are responsible for human capital: the emergence of the digital natives—Generation Z—the first generation to not be a "mini-me" ...
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EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) is the most demanding standard currently in force as regards environmental management systems, and represents an important milestone in the environmentally friendly policies implemented by CCIB.
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The ICCA rankings cover meetings organised by international associations which take place on a regular basis and which rotate between a minimum of three countries. The data represents a "snapshot" of qualifying ...
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The results are in. The hosted buyer program offers well-matched networking opportunities, generates ROI and provides the accountability needed to justify travel and time spent out of office. The question ...
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Meet Isabel Travada, a former Cisco systems engineer pursuing volunteer work with the Red Cross. Her father's journal has been stolen from her apartment. It contains writings and drawings describing his adventures ...
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The advantage of booking all-inclusive resorts is well known among meeting planners: Budget certainty. But the risks are well known too: Will the service levels provided by the staff be sufficient? What ...
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According to a report published by the Spanish Association of Conference Centres (APCE), its member centres hosted 5,108 events with 4,214,377 attendees in 2010, generating an economic impact of EUR 1,600 million.
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The Intenrnational Convention Centre of Barcelona (CCIB) has ended 2010 with a positive balance, exceeding all forecasts.This is reflected by a 12.74% increase in the total number of visitors and ...
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Ian Livesey, chief of operations for Spain Leisure & Andorra at TUI Travel, shared the panel with Kavita Bhalla, vice-president of outbound services at Cox & Kings. Ultramar Event Management, ...
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Incentive travel will bounce back this year, according to Great Hotels of the World who predicted 2011 to be the year companies resume staff trips.The online hotel shopping site said ...
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The RS Academy launched the 2011 track season on 28 January, during a great party at the famous Puente Romano Hotel in Marbella. This party was the opportunity for club ...
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The Spanish tradeshow service multinational MSB massa barzano was commissioned to design the Iberia and British Airways' stand for the recent edition of FITUR, which won the best stand design in the ...
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The first of a three-part FutureWatch 2011 feature series.It used to make sense for the Delta Faucet Co. to convene its 300-large sales staff at a single annual conference to ...
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As was to be expected, 2009 was not a good year for business tourism, but even so the industry managed to close the worst year of the crisis with optimistic results.
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The 1st City of Laguna International Gastronomic Film Festival (Tenerife) has just launched its call for entries.Participation in the festival is limited to national and international feature films, short films, ...
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The award ceremony is scheduled to be held in Elche on 11 February, during the National Congress of the Spanish Federation of PCO Associations.In a meeting held in Elche on ...
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The Malaga Tradeshow and Congress Centre (FYCMA) has closed the financial year with record figures.The Malaga Tradeshow and Congress Centre has ended 2010 with record results as regards congresses, confirming ...
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Up until November, 285 cruise ships with a total of 323,611 passengers called into Cadiz, both record-breaking figures.With a month to go before the end of the year, Cadiz Port ...
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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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Intuitive professionals are intent upon not only adopting social media but measuring the ROI therein. Common platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and XING) may be free or of minimal immediate expense, but time ...
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Last Wednesday, 3 November, the Atalaya Museums in Jerez (Cadiz) hosted the awards ceremony of the Gold Medals for Merit in Fine Arts 2009.The Princes of Asturias presided the ceremony ...
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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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Hoteliers, we are already in that time of year again: marketing budget planning season. In this environment of uncertainty and mixed economic news, many hotel owners and operators are finding themselves in ...
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According to the Q2-Q3 business activity report, the number of events is up 3% and attendance up 4.5%. The Valencia Congress Centre has hosted a total of 46 events, including ...
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As a way combating the crisis, Spanish companies have chosen to implement new in-house policies that promote "intelligent purchasing" (cost and time optimization) with the aim of streamlining spending on business trips.
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Back in December 2003, Smith Travel Research published a much discussed article titled, “The Billion Dollar Leak - The Impact of The Merchant Model on US Hotel Profits.” In this article the ...
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Malaga-based IPP Global Marketing Solutions, the only distributer of xyz 3D screens (3D without glasses) and producer of 3D autostereo content in Andalusia, will be showcasing its new line of products and ...
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In USA, 30.4% of the visits registered last July by airlines, hotels and, above all, travel agency webistes, stemmed from Google searches, representing an increase of 6% with respect to the same ...
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