Consumer event Casa Barilla returns: pasta firm targets 120,000 contacts from 19 Italian cities in 40 days

The Casa Barilla tour event, organised by the food company to meet consumers in Italian cities and involve them in the good food experience, gets bigger and better every year. The 2012 edition – again organised by agency Bye Bye Baby – will boast new developments...

Grass Roots bullish about 2012 meetings with four per cent growth in spend forecast

Grass Roots’ latest Meetings Industry Report for the UK cautiously bullish for second half...
Oman Oman eyes double-digit tourism hike

The Sultanate of Oman is eyeing a 10 percent growth in tourism arrivals for 2012.
Italy Consumer event Casa Barilla returns: pasta firm targets 120,000 contacts from 19 Italian cities in 40 days

The Casa Barilla tour event, organised by the food company to meet consumers in...
United States Property Review: Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Like many businesses in the city, Hyatt Regency New Orleans (www.neworleans.hyatt.com) had to...
Denmark Meetings deliver £2.24bn to Denmark's economy each year

Meetings in Denmark contribute £2.24bn to the economy and attract 928,000 international...
Australia Sydney secures major Asian investment

Sydney has secured one of the largest business events from China, The Perfect China Leadership...
Grass Roots: Meetings bullish in 2012 with spend up 4 per cent

Grass Roots’ latest Meetings Industry Report for the UK cautiously bullish for second half...
New Palacongressi conference centre with 1,200-capacity plenary hall opened in Naples

The new Palacongressi conference centre of the Mostra d’Oltremare, the city’s main...
Belgium Brusselicious 2012 and Dinner in the Sky

Brussels has always loved Surrealism. For Brusselicious 2012 there just had to be a Surrealist...
South Africa Durban ICC participates in IMEX 2012

The Durban ICC’s, Chief Executive Officer, Julie-May Ellingson and Marketing and Sales...

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HOST RULES: Do hosted buyer programmes actually work

16/05/2012 by Pete Roythorne, Joint Editor in Chief

At this year’s Convening Leaders conference in San Diego, PCMA examined attitudes of its...

PERFECT MATCH: Inside the Meetings and Incentive Travel Exchange portfolio

16/05/2012 by Questex

Strategically matching buyers and suppliers face to face through an innovative business...

PODCAST Africa In Conversation 3 – Malawi: Uncovering the essence of this emerging destination

16/05/2012 by Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief

In the third part of our Africa In Conversation series – recorded earlier this year at...

LEARNING CURVE: Inside AIPC’s professional education programme

09/05/2012 by James Latham

The International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) runs a yearly professional...

MIDDLE EASTERN EYE: Analysing the latest Gulf meetings industry data

09/05/2012 by MeetMiddleEast

Meet Middle East’s Rob Nicholas discusses the findings of the latest research on the Gulf...

Business News

Durban ICC participates in IMEX 2012

The Durban ICC’s, Chief Executive Officer, Julie-May Ellingson and Marketing and Sales Director, David Frandsen will be attending IMEX 2012 to showcase the venue and the city of Durban on the South Africa stand.

Grass Roots: Meetings bullish in 2012 with spend up 4 per cent

Grass Roots’ latest Meetings Industry Report for the UK cautiously bullish for second half...
Australia Sydney secures major Asian investment

Sydney has secured one of the largest business events from China, The Perfect China Leadership...
United States New York City hotel hits the heights

In the heart of New York City’s theater district, the Paramount Hotel has been a popular...
EMG gets a taste for whisky with Glenfiddich partnership

Glenfiddich choses Event Management Group (EMG) to create bespoke events centered around its...

HOST RULES: Do hosted buyer programmes actually work

16/05/2012 by Pete Roythorne, Joint Editor in Chief

At this year’s Convening Leaders conference in San Diego, PCMA examined attitudes of its...

Events News

Consumer event Casa Barilla returns: pasta firm targets 120,000 contacts from 19 Italian cities in 40 days

The Casa Barilla tour event, organised by the food company to meet consumers in Italian cities and involve them in the good food experience, gets bigger and better every year. The 2012 edition – again organised by agency Bye Bye Baby – will boast new developments...

Czech Republic New format proves a success for hotel events conference

Great Hotels Meeting Forums, the intensive trade shows bringing together meetings and incentives...
Italy The Monza racetrack hosts 1,000 delegates for the Allianz annual sales convention

Companies and cars are an increasingly good fit, as confirmed by the national convention...
United Kingdom Lib Dems head to Glasgow for 2013 autumn conference

The conference will take place at the SECC with more than 7,000 delegates expected to attend
United Kingdom Still plenty of hotel availability in London over Olympics, figures show

Committed occupancy for London hotels over the Olympic Games period this summer currently stands...

JOINING THE DOTS: Ray Bloom on the global success of IMEX

11/04/2012 by James Latham

In the wake of being voted Best International Launch Show at the Exhibition News Awards, Ray...

Venues News

Property Review: Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Like many businesses in the city, Hyatt Regency New Orleans (www.neworleans.hyatt.com) had to close and rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Katrina nearly seven years ago.

New Palacongressi conference centre with 1,200-capacity plenary hall opened in Naples

The new Palacongressi conference centre of the Mostra d’Oltremare, the city’s main...
Thailand Rising culinary sophistication

Bangkok’s reputation as a street food haven is legendary, but a growing crop of upscale...
Canada Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto reaches out to meeting planners

The “Spring into Summer” meetings and events package promotes the property’s...
Qatar Eventful opening for new InterCon Doha

InterContinental Doha - The City recently opened in Qatar’s capital adding to the range of...

GAME PLAN: Inside the Home of Rugby… and corporate events

06/12/2011 by Robert Coren

Renowned as the hallowed home of Rugby Union, Twickenham Stadium mixes the spine-tingling...

Technology News

MeetingsIn unveils dedicated venue search tool for non-profit organisations

Venue search specialist MeetingsIn has announced the launch of MeetingsIn.com/Nonprofit, the first of several private label websites.

United Arab Emirates Virtual meetings are a hit in Middle East

Providing a high-definition virtual conference experience that emulates a face-to-face meeting,...
PODCAST BUSINESS SENSE: What Active Network's acquisition of StarCite means for the meetings industry

Following his company's recent acquisition of events technology business StarCite, Active...
OPINION Carsten Kraus: Semantic Search can revolutionise how meeting and event planners search for venues and manage travel

The chief executive of FACT-Finder explains how the latest online search technology can...
Australia MEA integrates customer app for an interactive conference experience

For the first time, delegates of the Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) National Conference...

PERFECT PARTNERS: PCMA and Virtual Edge come together in the name of meetings technology

25/04/2012 by Pete Roythorne

How the growth of technology in the meetings and events sector is driving a deeper cooperation...

Research News

Grass Roots bullish about 2012 meetings with four per cent growth in spend forecast

Grass Roots’ latest Meetings Industry Report for the UK cautiously bullish for second half of 2012.

Denmark Meetings deliver £2.24bn to Denmark's economy each year

Meetings in Denmark contribute £2.24bn to the economy and attract 928,000 international...
Australia New Market Monitor reveals vibrant industry

The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) has launched its inaugural EEAA...
Italy Rimini Conference Market Report 2011: market holds up thanks to international events, despite drop in domestic demand

The sharp drop in domestic demand, which was affected by the Italian economic crisis, was offset...
Middle East and North Africa MIDDLE EASTERN EYE: Analysing the latest Gulf meetings industry data

Meet Middle East’s Rob Nicholas discusses the findings of the latest research on the Gulf...

CORE PRINCIPLES: How the association industry sees the future of events

30/11/2011 by James Latham

James Latham caught up with Rohit Talwar at the ICCA conference in Liepzig to find out about the...

Destinations News

Oman eyes double-digit tourism hike

The Sultanate of Oman is eyeing a 10 percent growth in tourism arrivals for 2012.

Belgium Brusselicious 2012 and Dinner in the Sky

Brussels has always loved Surrealism. For Brusselicious 2012 there just had to be a Surrealist...
Malaysia States muscle up

MyCEB moves in to guide Malaysian states in their pursuit of MICE, just as Johor, Penang and...
South Africa PODCAST Africa In Conversation 3 – Malawi: Uncovering the essence of this emerging destination

In the third part of our Africa In Conversation series – recorded earlier this year at...
Australia Melbourne number one in Australia for international conventions

Melbourne has been recognised as the number one city in Australia for conferences and...

CULTURAL SHIFT: Abu Dhabi dares to be different at GIBTM

02/05/2012 by MeetMiddleEast

This year’s GIBTM gave International Meetings Review the chance to catch up with key...

Sustainable Meetings News

MPI's mission to prove the industry is green

MPI has helped develop new CSR reporting standards for event organisers.

Germany On-going dialogue on standardized sustainability code

Members of the GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. and the EVVC European Association of Event...
Netherlands Maastricht hotel gets sustainable accreditation

Green Globe today announced certification of the Hotel Beaumont in Maastricht, the...
Germany Renovated Hamburg hotel gets seal of sustainable approvall

Green Globe announced certification of the Mövenpick Hotel Hamburg in Germany for its...
Denmark Scandinavian countries create world's first sustainable meetings region

Convention Bureaus, Destination Marketing Organizations, Venues and Agencies from the five...

OPINION A Christmas message from MEETING:the World

21/12/2011 by

After a thoroughly adventurous 2011 visiting destinations around the globe, this year’s...

Incentives News

Indonesia outlines plans to grow special tourism sectors

The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is developing its special interest tourism portfolio, focusing on six sectors: cruise; culinary; golf and sports; spa and wellness; shopping; and diving and marine tourism.

United States International incentive travel event sells out

Global Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchanges (GMITE), a division of Questex Hospitality and...
Slovenia Spa conference launches in Slovenia

Wellness Park Hotel Laško in Slovenia will soon host ENSPA, the first European...
Germany Imagination nets Ford hospitality deal for UEFA Champions League Final

The agency will organise Ford's hospitality programme for the UEFA Champions League Final in Munich
Brazil Exceptional Portuguese motivational experience launches in Brazil

Those companies looking for innovative and original motivational event ideas are sure to be...

CONVERTING THE TRY: Turning the Rugby World Cup into business

06/09/2011 by James Latham

Before the earthquake hit earlier this year, James Latham talked to the chief executive of...

Association News

Vilnius to host its first international aviation conference

On the 23-24 May for the very first time MRO Eastern Europe Event will take place in Vilnius.

South Africa SAMA wins bid to host WMA General Assembly in 2014 in Durban South Africa

After a secret ballot at last week’s World Medical Association (WMA) Council meeting...
Association delegates looking for value at new-look congress

‘Raising value’ will be the focus of a meeting of international association...
Liverpool sees massive spike in international conferences in 2012

The number of international conferences being held in Liverpool has increased from six to 26
Italy Florence wins World Wide Web Conference 2015

At the end of the World Wide Web Conference 2012, which closed in Lyons on 20 April, it was...

PCMA GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SERIES Inner Visions: Kristin Mirabel, the American Optical Society

02/05/2012 by AMI, James Lancaster

Key insight into organising association meetings from Kristin Mirabel of the American Optical...

Education News

LEARNING CURVE: Inside AIPC’s professional education programme

The International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) runs a yearly professional development programme and management symposium. It takes a two-tier educational approach to address the broadening scope of responsibilities of convention centre management. James Latham reports from this...

Technology can bring 'wow' but content is king, panel says

Technology may bring ‘wow factor' – but should add to the event experience rather...
Luxembourg The 7Cs Manifesto survives the Synthetron test

Recently, 109 participants from all segments of the European meetings and events industry...
United Kingdom Scholarships on offer for students with ‘passion for events’

Young people are being offered the chance to win a free place on an event management course this...
Croatia Two global events in Zagreb

Two major global events in marketing and hospitality will be held in Zagreb, Croatia in March...