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IBTM Asia Pacific will take place from 6th- 7th September 2022 in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands with the theme ‘Make Every Connection Count’

Copenhagen Convention Bureau partners with the European Society of Association Executives.

The eighth annual conference is set to take place in-person from April 7-10 in Puerto Rico.

CWT has appointed Rachael Sullivan as Vice President, Human Resources.

The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) welcomed more than 35 new members during 2021 across all membership categories....

A new platform for sourcing conference emcees, moderators, and facilitators has launched in January. The service called Conferenceemcees is said to...

Mci group expands its creative technology solutions offer by the entry of the Dorier agency to the Brazilian market.

Registration has opened for the 20th anniversary edition of IMEX in Frankfurt 31 May – 02 June.

RX (Reed Exhibitions) announced that Helen Sheppard has been named as the company’s first Global Sustainability Director.

The Vienna Fair looks to the future with optimism. According to a press release, 32 guest events have already been scheduled for 2022. Around 415,000...

Global DMC Partners (GDP), has announced its newest partner - Oranje DMC, serving the Netherlands and Belgium.

CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, announced the appointment, effective 13 December 2021, of the new...

Italy at Hand, the b2b MICE signature event organized in total safety by Convention Bureau Italia and ENIT – Italian National Tourist Board, with the...

The IMEX Group has extended its partnership with GES, a global experiential marketing and logistics partner for the exhibition and live events...

During its recent annual general meeting, Meetings Mean Business Canada (MMBC) welcomed an updated Board of Directors and Executive Team for 2022 and...

The launch of the first edition of the Brussels International Association Forum (BIAF) has moved from 6-7 December to 14-15 March 2022.
The decision...

RCP, MCI and Visit Belfast have won the ABPCO Excellence Awards. The seven-day ABPCO Festival of Learning concluded with the annual Awards ceremony....

Global trade show organiser, IBTM has revealed first details of its rescheduled inaugural IBTM Asia Pacific, which will take place from 5-6 April 2022...

After serving 5 years in the EMEA Advisory Board, Annalisa Ponchia, Innovation & Customer Experience Director at Italian AIM Group International, was...

Gian Power, founder of TLC Lions, will explore how to make workplaces more emotionally inviting in his talk at IBTM World Barcelona, taking place from...

ABPCO (the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers) has announced details of the content line up for the Festival of Learning taking...

Corporate event organisers have pledged their support for the event industry’s framework on climate change, which was agreed at the COP26 conference...

The Events Industry Council (EIC) has announced 27 professionals who earned their CMP designation in October 2021. The full list can be viewed here...

After its recent win of the ICCA Best Marketing Award, the Hybrid City Alliance looks to the future.  The accolade, which was awarded on the last day...

The theme for this year's IBTM World is "New Business, New Tech, New World". The sessions will be headed by three keynote speakers from outside the...

Global DMC Partners, a global network of independent Destination Management Companies (DMCs) and event service providers, has unveiled its 2021 Global...

The Events Industry Council (EIC) has launched its new CMP Fellows Programme, one of a number of new initiatives designed to enhance the association’s...

The United Nations climate conference COP26 in Glasgow could be a huge turning point for the role of sustainability in tourism, says british data...

Jaarbeurs Utrecht hosted this autumn’s EMECA General Assembly, the first in-person meeting of the association since the pandemic started. “It marks...

Virtual travel trade show ITB Asia 2021, which for the first time spanned an entire week, recorded 42,100 business meetings and exchanges,...

IBTM World Barcelona, which will take place in-person between 30 November - 2 December at Fira Barcelona, offers SmartSpace, an in-house stand design...

Desireé Baltussen will join the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) as Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO) from 1st...

The recently published ECM Benchmarking Report 2020-2021 demonstrates the immense impact of the pandemic on European city tourism. The 17th edition of...

The Events Industry Council (EIC) has announced the winners of its annual Global Recognition Awards. The awards honour exemplary achievements and...

Meetings technology provider Cvent brought together industry professionals across Europe for its annual conference, Cvent Connect Europe. Day one of...

A delegate confidence survey conducted by Bramcote International and the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) amongst 350...

The Events Industry Council (EIC) has announced 57 professionals who earned their CMP designation in August 2021. The Certified Meeting Professional...

IBTM World Barcelona, which will take place between 30 November - 2 December at Fira Barcelona, has revealed the health and safety measures for its...

ITB Asia 2021, which takes place from 25 – 29 October 2021 virtually, is seeing a high demand from tourism organisations and partners, according to...

Despite continuing to report an overall willingness and optimism for the return to business travel, business travel industry sentiment continues to...

The Events Industry Council (EIC) has launched the first phase of its landmark Equity Acceleration Plan. This first phase will focus on establishing a...

This year for the first time the Association Programme at IBTM World Barcelona has been created with the support of the four main global organisations...

At the European Cities Marketing (ECM) Online Autumn Conference, which will be held September 23-24, 2021, attendees should deliberately expose and...

BestCities Global Alliance and International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) have announced the three winners of the 2021 Incredible...

IBTM has revealed the first details for its flagship event, IBTM World Barcelona, due to take place in-person this year at Fira, Barcelona from 30...

The IMEX Group has published its full covid-safety plans and entry requirements for the 10th edition of IMEX America in November at Mandalay Bay, Las...

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that the technology event CES 2022 will require in-person attendees to provide proof of COVID-19...

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The Events Industry Council (EIC) announced 40 professionals who earned their CMP designation in July 2021’s Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)...

The Burnt Chef Project rolled out a hospitality survey to explore issues around staffing within the hospitality sector looking to ascertain why people...

More companies are reporting a willingness and actual return to business travel, with domestic travel taking the lead, according to a recent poll by...

Hosted Buyer registration is now open for IBTM World in December 2021, which will be held for the first time in a hybrid format. The IBTM World...

The event sector is being encouraged to take more, and earlier, action on climate change, ahead of the COP 26 conference, taking place at the SEC in...

In June 2021, 58 profesionals have earned Events Industry Council’s (EIC) Certified Meeting Professional designation. EIC has launched the Certified...

Global DMC Partners (GDP), a global network of independently owned destination management companies (DMCs), has published the results of its Q2...

In September 2021, the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Europe is set to launch The Student Council, an industry...

European Cities Marketing (ECM) has launched its 35th edition of the ECM Summer School, which will take place online on August 24-26, 2021. After 33...

The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has established a research partnership with Explori, a full-service research agency and...

The Events Industry Council (EIC) has appointed Augustine (Gus) Chijioke as Director of Certification & Education. The EIC and it‘s more than 30 membe...

Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) have...

The first edition of IBTM Wired takes place from today, 28 June, until 1July, with over 3,000 one-to-one business meetings scheduled for the four-day...

AIM Group International conducted a survey of leading pharmaceutical and biopharma companies to understand their perspectives regarding next Autumn's...

The Nominations to join the HSMAI Region Europe Board of Directors are open now until 7 July, 2021. The chair of the nomination committee Martin...

The Hybrid City Alliance has released a whitepaper exploring the design, sustainability and risks of hybrid and multi-hub hybrid events. The paper’s...

The IMEX BuzzHub continues to deliver new and exciting ways of learning and connecting. New Let’s Talk Days launch on 16 (English) and 23 June...

Under the title "Digitization in the Live Marketing + Exhibition Industry - Opportunities + Challenges," IFES has published a Whitepaper on the...

Once again, IFEMA Madrid has been celebrating Global Exhibitions Day (GED 2021). This is an international day that seeks to focus attention on the...

According to research data analyzed by ComprarAcciones.com, European hotel revenue could slump by as much as 50% during the year. Based on an HVS...

Visitor registration for IBTM Wired, which takes place online from 28 June to 1 July 2021, is now open. Early Bird Tickets with a 20% discount are...

International travel management company CWT has announces the appointment of Courtney Mattson as acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of...

Global DMC Partners (GDP) has shared the findings of its Q1 Meetings & Events Pulse Survey. Conducted from March 18 to April 9, 2021. According to the...

With content themed around ‘Collaboration, Connections and Community’, the first in a series of monthly Buzz Days has started on 12 May, 3:00pm BST,...

A survey of 134 convention bureaus in 33 European countries showed that 1 in 4 of these destination marketing organisations have had reductions in...

The Vienna Convention Bureau has become the latest sponsor of ICE Germany following the group’s inception last year. The bureau follows existing...

The Digital Tourism Think Tank (DTTT) renewed its support for city destinations by strengthening the existing cooperation with European Cities...

The first event to take place on the new IMEX BuzzHub on Wednesday 12 May brings together a line-up of speakers and panellists who are experts in...

The newly released Cvent 2021 Travel Managers Report reveals corporate travel managers’ RFP wish list for 2021 and 2022 includes stringent health and...

The International Association of Exhibitions and Events‘ trade show Expo! Expo! will be held in Abu Dhabi next year for the first time. The inaugural ...

The European Commission has launched the European Capital of Smart Tourism competition 2022. This initiative rewards European cities for innovative...

Positive Impact Events has empowered its 1,400 strong community of Ambassadors to raise funds that will support the creation of a science-based carbon...

The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has announced PCMA as official 2022 knowledge program partner. PCMA, the worldwide network of...

The IMEX Group announces the launch of a new digital platform, IMEX BuzzHub on 12 May.

International business events association PCMA and AC Forum, Europe’s networking platform for associations, have partnered to launch a new research...

BestCities and the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) have come together to help associations articulate their new...

GainingEdge, specializing in providing advice to the business events industry, will be offering its first round of instructor-led, online courses as...

The inaugural ITB India 2021 took place as an entirely virtual event, hosted on the ITB Community in Asia platform. from 7-9 April. With more than 400...

Budding entrepreneurs who want inspiration to turn their idea into the next big thing in travel and MICE sectors are invited to sign up to a marketing...

IBTM Wired will take place from 28 June – 1 July 2021 and is a permanent addition to IBTM’s global portfolio of B2B events and intelligence for the...

British brand communications agency Davies Tanner has launched its Global Destinations Marketing Report in partnership with IBTM Events on the IBTM...

UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, and the Virtual Events Institute (VEI) have announced a strategic partnership. This will see...

The European Exhibition Industry Alliance (EEIA) welcomes the European Commission’s legislative proposal to create a Digital Green Certificate to...

Reed Exhibitions has announced that it has moved the date of the inaugural edition of IBTM Asia Pacific in Singapore to 5-6 April 2022. Only five...