活动与新闻: Trends

Backed by 50 luxury brands, this initiative is geared to consolidating Marbella’s position as a top-end destination. Fashion, jewellery, cars and cuisine – all synonymous of exclusivity, quality, excellence and ...
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This year, the hospitality industry is in for a lot of pain. OTA dependency continues to plague the hospitality industry, despite gains in the past three years and positive trends in all ...
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Eikonos was commissioned to install the A/V equipment for Virospack’s stand at the Cosmopack 2013 tradeshow, held in Bologna from 7-10 March.Attended by top trade professionals, Cosmopack 2013, the Creative ...
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The new event will take place from 6-8 September 2013 at Feria de Madrid (IFEMA). MOMAD Metropolis, the International Fashion Trade Show, is the name of the new multi-sector fashion ...
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The Spanish Tourist Office in Chicago has just launched the new edition of its free digital magazine featuring on Seville.Available at www.meetinspainmagazine.com, the magazine is mainly geared to event planners, ...
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The show, scheduled to be held at Messe Frankfurt from 21-23 May 2013, will feature eight education tracks.Eight education tracks, which include "industry trends", "personal development" and "sustainability", define IMEX ...
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On-demand is here to stay, but it’s a challenge for the meetings and hospitality industry."On-demand" vs. "when we say so" is not just a Millennial issue. Perhaps technological innovations have ...
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Ideas for staying on-trend and within budget for your F&B.While trends come and go, one thing that can always be counted on is the importance of food and beverage to ...
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This week, the company Valencia Shopping has presented a new service which will be available to tourists from 8 March.3n1’s new product is a guided shopping tour of the city, ...
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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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Self-consumption and advances in efficient energy management will be just some of the topics covered in the 24 talks planned for this year.The forthcoming edition of Genera, the Energy and ...
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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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Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s annual survey shows that the overall ranking of priorities for 2013 is very similar to that for 2012.This week, Carlson Wagonlit Travel has recently published its CWT ...
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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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PhoCusWright, the travel industry research authority on how travellers, suppliers and intermediaries connect, will be participating in FITUR for the first time, in a special session included in the FITURTECH programme, focused ...
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How online gaming techniques can help you design and deliver better meeting content.I am fascinated by technology. The reason? Because when I unpick the reasons behind innovations, I like to ...
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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 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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These are exciting times. The rate of technology change is accelerating with thousands of ideas, apps and innovations bubbling up to help meeting planners, exhibitors, venues and attendees to do their jobs ...
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BOBtv from bXb Online, a global online event platform designed specifically for events and associations, has been awarded this year’s EIBTM Technology Watch for its innovation and use of technology to support ...
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More than 200 entrepreneurs and professionals working in industries such as technology and project management attended this international event.On 4 October, Seville became the Latin American capital for continuous business ...
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AFCAN aims to open up new channels to heighten awareness to the importance of tradeshows and congresses for the industry’s professionals and the general public.The Andalusian Association of Congress and ...
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Scheduled to be held from 13-17 February, ARCOmadrid 2013 will again feature a forum for discussing the latest trends in creativity and the art market. Curators, artists, collectors, directors and ...
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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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The AV service provider handled the rental and installation of video, sound and lighting equipment, in addition to a large truss structure, among other things.On 1 July, the "Essential Looks ...
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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 challenge of finding profit and success in today’s tough landscape as seen through a unique European lens.It’s unlikely the ancient Greeks’ legendary Trojan Horse maneuver would have much military ...
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The fair’s new section, to be located in Hall 3, will showcase the latest trends in these two industries.The 15th edition of the Image and Aesthetics Exhibition, the Salon Look ...
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Technology trends present challenges for the industry, but also present opportunities to enhance and extend meetings beyond face value.Technology is the most significant area of change facing the industry. In ...
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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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A total of 577 international association meetings were held in Germany, up 35 on the previous year.Germany has again defended its position as one of the leading global destinations for ...
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Meeting professionals say that a CSR policy demonstrates credibility and trustworthiness to clients and provides some market differentiation. Nine out of 10 meeting industry businesses actively engage in corporate social ...
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The President of the CEOE emphasized the tourism industry’s capacity for creating jobs, while reminding those present that in 2011 the industry employed more than two million people.On the occasion ...
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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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The Malaga Tradeshow and Congress Centre will be hosting the 3rd edition of the Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Urban Spaces Show from 14-16 November 2012.The Malaga Tradeshow and Congress ...
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The brochure includes a hand-picked selection of over 100 hotels in 25 countries, classified by their characteristics in a simple, clear way.Melia Hotels International, through its specialized Meetings & Events ...
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During the three-day event, national and international experts will meet to discuss the differences and similarities between medical treatments and wellness tourism.The three-day ENSPA Conference aims to serve as a ...
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In 2012, hoteliers face more challenges than ever. From resolving to concentrate on "SoLoMo" (social, local, mobile marketing), to navigating "new" distribution channels, to implementing a Google+ strategy, to improving local search ...
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IMEX, the essential worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events, will be back from 22-24 May, offering MICE professionals and suppliers, alike, a host of opportunities for generating leads, networking and ...
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The alignment is geared to optimising the strong position Congrex holds in dynamic and challenging international markets.The Group Executive Board oversees the group, with Diana de Tamayo, Chairman; Donald M ...
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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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The Fira Palace Hotel provides guests with cost-free Wi-Fi as of 5 March.This service, available both in bedrooms and communal areas, is limited to guests staying at the hotel.
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The Andalusian businessman will occupy the presidency of the Spanish Federation of PCOs for a four-year mandate.Vicente Serrano Gutierrez was appointed to the post of president at the General Assembly ...
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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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On 9 February, the Spanish chapter of Meeting Professionals International held the second of its two sessions, dedicated to new formats, technologies and tendencies in the meetings and event industry, at the ...
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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 Spanish Chapter of Meeting Professionals International surprised attendees with a dynamic and participative educational session, held at the ME by Melia in Madrid, addressing new formats, technologies and trends in the ...
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At the beginning of the year, the Spanish chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the world's leading professional meetings and events association, and Melia Hotels International, Spain's leading hotel chain, signed a ...
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Over the last two years, Event Planner Spain’s News and Events section has received close on 3,000,000 visits.Of the 360+ articles and press releases posted in 2011 by Event Planner ...
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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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