活动与新闻: Leisure

A MICE industry benchmark, the property lists 10 key factors influencing the choice of a meeting hotel; a list of basic must-haves which nowadays includes cutting-edge technology.A benchmark property in ...
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Mobile is an important travel planning and hotel distribution channel; a channel that hoteliers must embrace to be successful in 2013. One of the most notable developments this year is that the ...
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For the 2nd year running, the Camilo Cano Sports Centre will be hosting the sports festival, which is scheduled to be held from 29-31 March 2013.La Nucia Sport Xperience is ...
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The Madrid-based firm PadInTheCity would like to share its experiences in using iPads at a professional level at all sorts of events.Below, PadInTheCity explains how to use IdeaFlight, a presentation ...
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It seems that the business travel, meetings and events industry continues to evolve each year, and 2013 will likely reflect some significant shifts that will influence where, when and how we meet ...
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Sales visits, sector meetings, and attracting events figured among the objectives of the TCB at the 2013 edition of FITUR.As in previous years, the Tarragona Convention Bureau (TCB) attended FITUR ...
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A mobile app for your event (trade show, convention, meeting, festival, etc) can be useful, valuable, and fun for attendees. It can provide you with a source of revenue and sponsorships. ...
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Over the past few years hoteliers have been advised repeatedly to embrace the mobile channel. Industry experts have projected staggering growth rates in leisure and unmanaged business travel bookings via the ...
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As we find ourselves in a new year full of possibilities, now is a good time to reflect on events that impacted our industry in 2012 and how you should plan your ...
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The Spanish hotel company Melia Hotels International and Greenland Group, one of the largest real estate groups in China, have reached a strategic agreement on 13 December to join forces to pursue ...
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The event will be held at the Malaga Tradeshow and Congress Centre (FYCMA) from 17-19 March 2013.The province’s flagship service industry, formally known as "Hostelequip-ExpoAehcos", has combined forces with Aeplayas ...
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Located in the countryside very close to Barcelona, the campus has excellent road and public transport connections.Vila Universitaria, the residential area of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), has at ...
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Interview with Max Starkov, President & CEO, HeBS Digital, on the hot topic of the hotel community manager and the emergence of this new role as a rapidly growing profession.Masha ...
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Turkey is one of the markets with the largest growth potential thanks to cultural, language and business tourism.In line with its strategy to penetrate new markets, on 19 and 20 ...
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Having just passed the mid-year mark, now is a good time to reflect on how events in 2012 have made a significant impact on hoteliers and how they should plan their digital ...
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This summer, the Canary Island Tourism Office has carried out an ambitious month-long marketing campaign in Moscow, using beach volleyball as the main thread.The Canary Islands brand was present is ...
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Ander Bilbao, executive director of Sörensen, picked up the award during the ceremony held at the Madrid Abattoir on 4 July.The 7th edition of the Eventoplus Awards – which have ...
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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 3rd edition of the event, which congregated representatives from 65 Malaga-based companies, was dedicated to the nautical tourism sector.On 6 July, Malaga Convention Bureau, under the aegis of the ...
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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.Starwood Preferred Planner ...
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The "TUI Holly" is the top tour operators’ distinction, awarded by TUI Germany to the world’s best 100 hotelsThe Hotel Princesa Yaiza has been honoured with the prestigious "TUI Holly" ...
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In 2012, a time focused on new distribution channels, social, local, mobile, and the ever-changing digital marketplace, hoteliers must still remember that the tried and trusted search engines are still the key ...
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Following the success of the first edition of the show, with the participation of the most prestigious luxury firms of this exclusive part of town, this year’s edition will put the accent ...
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The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPM) has regularly updated its code of practice, since it was originally adopted in 1981.Covering interactions with healthcare professionals, medical institutions and ...
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There is no better way to break the ice at an event than with a glass of wine.Alfredo Peris, an oenologist and journalist specializing in wine, and Carlos Casallachs, an ...
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Date of Celebration: 05/04/2012

The event is open to sports enthusiasts of all levels, from professional athletes to amateurs.La Nucia Sport Xperience is a leisure-sports festival scheduled to be held in the village of ...
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Date of Celebration: 25/05/2012

From 25-27 May, the Malaga Congress and Tradeshow Centre (FYCMA) will be hosting the 4th edition of Natura Malaga, the healthy life and sustainable development expo keyed to heightening the awareness of ...
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By 2020, small businesses will respond to new market opportunities with variable-cost business plans, according to emergent research. Small business numbers will have increased by then, with the greatest growth ...
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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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Today, two hundred and twenty staff members or the leading pharmaceutical companies AMGEN and GSK have been reforesting El Esparragal in Mijas (Costa de Sol) with more than 2,500 white poplars, elms ...
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The 15th edition of the International Inland Tourism Fair (INTUR) was held at the Feria de Valladolid from 24-27 November.The Costa Blanca showcased its accommodation and leisure options, culture and ...
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In addition to presenting a new skyline, the city will host numerous cultural events to commemorate the bicentenary of "La Pepa."In 2012, Cadiz will be an mandatory travel destination since ...
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Times are tough for the incentives industry. With traces of the recession still lingering, companies have continued to keep their belts tight and their employees close to home. One U.S. company, however, ...
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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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Date of Celebration: 11/10/2011

VINALITUR 2011, a specialist tradeshow for Japanese importers and chefs specializing in Spanish or Mediterranean cuisine, as well as a select group of travel agencies, leisure industry professionals and language tourism experts, ...
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Jeff Sventek traveled for a whole day to make it to his organization's Annual Scientific Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Some members, especially older ones, said they couldn't attend because of the distance. ...
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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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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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Iñaki Azkuna, President of AlhondigaBilbao and Mayor of Bilbao, and Vicente Mastre, Regional Director of BBVA, have signed a collaboration agreement between the bank and the leisure and cultural centre.From ...
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Jose Maria Martinez Selva has recently published a new book, entitled Tecnoestrés. Ansiedad y adaptación a las nuevas tecnologías en la era digital [Techostress. Anxiety and adaptation to new technologies in the ...
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UEM created and developed the TUI Marathon for TUI AG, a sports event whose aim is to boost the integration of tourists and locals and, at the same time, prioritize the sustainable ...
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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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During the last couple of years many in the meetings industry have tested the waters as to how much they should shift resources away from live meetings and into online meetings. Some ...
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Located in the centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, facing the beach of las Canteras, the Canaries Congress Centre will be hosting the II Summer School of the Spanish Association on ...
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After it recent launch, Quality Club – Cadiz's tourism quality club – already has over 70 members, including hotels, restaurants, and leisure and sports venues that stand out for their uniqueness and ...
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The Balearic Cross Golf Weekend was held in Palma de Mallorca from 8-10 April.Ultramar Event Management – TUI Travel PLC's Spanish MICE division – successfully organized and managed the technical ...
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The Internet has ushered in an era of do-it-yourself travel booking where business travelers make their own flight and hotel arrangements to important industry conferences and client events. Many are now convinced ...
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Meetings and incentive travel is firmly back on the menu for 2011 and is expected to accelerate throughout the year and beyond. Great Hotels of the World has revealed its top ten ...
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Gestió i Serveis Trade Center S.A. (GIS) invited the country's top PCOs to visit the Toledo Congress Centre and the city.From 5-6 April, 16 of Spain's most important professional congress ...
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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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