Berlin. The capital´s congress segment grew noticeably in 2007, reports Berlin Convention Office headed by Heike Mahmoud. “Eleven per cent more overnight stays, more international visitors, coupled with a ten per cent sales increase to 1.46bn euros,” recaps a happy Hanns Peter Nerger, head of Berlin Tourismus Marketing. In total, 101,200 events took place with eight million attendees. Germany´s EU Council presidency in the first half of 2007 had a favourable impact. www.b-c-o.com