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Tap Water Presidency Wins IMEX Green Meetings Award 2013

2013-05-24 00:00:00

The EU2012 Logistics Team and its Danish Sustainable Events Initiative (DSEI) partners has collected the IMEX Green Meetings Award 2013. It is the second time in three years that the Danes take home the prestigious award given in recognition of their focused and innovative sustainability achievement...

Dion Bassett New Operations Director at Congrex UK

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Dion Bassett has been appointed Operations Director at Congrex UK with effect from 1 July 2013. She will be based in the London office. Dion Bassett will be leaving her position as Operations Director at Kenes UK, which she has held since 2009 when Kenes merged with Confab Consulting Ltd. She has p...

With 362 Million Delegates, the Meetings Industry is Becoming Increasingly Important

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Outstanding business results and cautious optimism for the future. These are the main themes emerging from the Meeting & EventBarometer 2013, the definitive study on the meetings market in Germany. According to the study, 362 million participants attended meetings and events in Germany last year...

Most Successful IT&CM China Show Since Its Inception

2013-05-21 00:00:00

This year’s event has surpassed the show’s previous six instalments, making it the most successful in IT&CM China’s 7-year history. Organisers TTG Events, CITS International M.I.C.E. and MP International have many indicators to go by. First, IT&CM China 2013 is the largest and most ...

AIME Pre-tours Boost Business for Victoria

2013-05-21 00:00:00

The Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) 2013 pre-touring program has proven successful with 100% of survey respondents indicating they either plan to (83%) or may (17%) bring business to Melbourne/regional Victoria in the future. Around 180 Hosted Buyers and media representing 25 cou...

Denmark Wins Last Minute Meeting With 7000 Doctors

2013-05-17 00:00:00

ICS - International Conference Services in Copenhagen has been awarded a contract to put together an event for 7000 doctors in Denmark. The lead-time for the meeting is 14 days. The event will be a day meeting at Odense Congress Center on 28th of May 2013. ICS is coordinating and liaising all logis...

The ICC Birmingham Announces Three New International Wins

2013-05-16 00:00:00

The ICC Birmingham has confirmed three new international conferences, set to boost the local economy by £4.8 million. The trio of global wins includes the 7th EMBO Meeting 2015, the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language Conference (IATEFL) 2016 and the SAE Internat...

IMEX: DüsseldorfCongress to Present the World's Largest Event Center

2013-05-14 00:00:00

DüsseldorfCongress will present the world's largest combined meeting venue at IMEX 2013. Representatives of the meetings company will be present in Frankfurt am Main from May 21 – 23. At the fair, the company will advertise Düsseldorf as a meeting destination and introduce the meeting specialis...

Berlin is Third Most Popular Convention Destination Worldwide

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Berlin has moved into the top three international conference destinations, as shown by the latest statistics from the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA). Having hosted 172 events held by international associations in the past year, the German capital moved up one position to ...

Two Notable Congresses Acquired for Vienna in 2016

2013-05-14 00:00:00

The European Renal Association and the European College of Sport Science will both hold their annual congresses in Vienna in 2016. Right from the start, the Vienna Convention Bureau of the Vienna Tourist Board and the Austria Center - which will be the venue for both events - were actively involved ...

London Rises Up Higher in ICCA Rankings

2013-05-13 00:00:00

New figures published today by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) shows that London has continued its ascent of world rankings as a major centre for business tourism. Last year, in addition to hosting the Olympics and Paralympic Games, London hosted a record number of glob...

ICCA 2012 Stats: International Association Sector Shows Significant Growth

2013-05-13 00:00:00

With the release of the 2012 Top 20 Rankings for cities and countries, ICCA is reporting another year of continued strength in the international association meetings market. For the first time ever, more than 11,150 regularly occurring association events which rotate between at least three countrie...

Danish EU Presidency Sustainability Report

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Last year Denmark hosted the first ever sustainable European Union presidency, achieving the first ISO20121 certification in the meetings sector. The sustainable actions lead to a €40million saving compared to previous Presidencies. Now the legacy and learning are shared in a new report entitled...

Hillary Rodham Clinton to Deliver Keynote Address at GBTA Convention 2013

2013-05-07 00:00:00

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has announced that former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver the Wednesday General Session keynote at the GBTA Convention 2013. The GBTA Convention 2013 will be held August 4-7, 2013, in San Diego, CA. “Hailed as the most tr...

ICCA Launches New Resource for International Association Meeting Planners

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Following an extensive consultation and development process, in the second half of April 2013 ICCA has launched an Association Portal, specifically designed for association executives to assist them in organising quality meetings. Qualifying association executives can register on http://associatio...

Imex Frankfurt Will Open its Doors from May 21-23 2013

2013-05-01 00:00:00

The 18th edition of Imex Frankfurt will open its doors from May 21-23, 2013 at Messe Frankfurt with over 3,500 exhibitors representing 157 countries. Speaking to Travel and Tourism News ahead of the show, Imex Group CEO, Carina Bauer said: “The continued expansion of airline networks in the Middl...

InterContinental Hotel Vienna Certified Green Globe

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Green Globe has announced the certification of InterContinental Hotel Vienna, Austria. This global award provides independent verification of the hotel’s sustainable practices, all of which have been implemented as part of IHG’s Green Engage™ programme. Guido Bauer, CEO of Green Globe Certifi...

Flying Start for SAS App

2013-04-25 00:00:00

On April 9, SAS launched its new app which can be used to book trips to all its destinations directly on a smart phone or tablet device. SAS customers can now easily book, check in, choose a seat on board and receive their mobile boarding pass on their phone or device. The SAS app has already bee...

Denmark Ranks Among the Leading Innovative EU Member States

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Denmark has maintained its point score in the European Commission’s annual innovation ranking, the Innovation Union Scoreboard. However, in 2013 Germany increased its number of points and is therefore now ahead of Denmark. Sweden still occupies the lead. The Minister for Higher Education, Morten ...

Olympic Year Provides Visitor Boost to London Tourism

2013-04-23 00:00:00

London's official visitor statistics for 2012 have been released by London & Partners, the Mayor's official promotional organisation. The positive figures from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) reveal an increase in both visitor numbers and visitor spend during 2012. Visitor numbers incr...

Prague Convention Bureau Elects New Board of Directors, President and two Vice-Presidents

2013-04-23 00:00:00

On April 16th, the Prague Convention Bureau elected a new Board of Directors to a two-year term at the General Assembly of Bureau. On April 22nd, at the first meeting of Board of Directors, Sanjiv Suri from Zátiší Group was re-elected as the president of the Bureau. Martin Lehký from Senator T...

American Travel Writers Select Iceland for 2014 Convention

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Iceland will host the 2014 annual convention of the Society of American Travel Writers, SATW. Meet in Reykjavik, the official Convention Bureau, made the bid for the event in cooperation with its affiliates, which include the city of Reykjavik, Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Icelandair Gr...

SAS and Turkish Airlines Commence Code-Share Partnership

2013-04-17 00:00:00

SAS and Star Alliance partner Turkish Airlines have entered into a code -share agreement that offers Scandinavian travelers easy access to six destinations in Turkey. As of today, SAS customers are able to book Turkish Airlines operated flights with a SK flight code on www.flysas.com (or with a ...

Copenhagen Launches App for Planners

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Copenhagen has launched the world’s first meeting planner guide for iPads making it easy to browse, search and request suppliers, or make your own selections to share or use in a presentation. Steen Jakobsen, convetion director in Wonderful Copenhagen said: "The ‘Copenhagen Meeting Planner Guid...

Strategy Conference Latest Addition to Elfack

2013-04-16 00:00:00

How can the opinions of individuals and companies be combined with new technology to change an entire industry? This is one of the questions that will be discussed at Elfack’s new strategy conference. The aim is to provide a forum for debate on issues of strategic commercial importance to energy ...

Norwegian Launches New route from Oslo to Fort Lauderdale

2013-04-15 00:00:00

Norwegian has launched Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as a new destination from Oslo. This is the airline’s third long-haul destination from Oslo Gardermoen (OSL), making Norwegian the largest operator of direct long-haul routes from Norway’s main airport. “Long-haul flying has too long been char...

UEFA Women’s Euro 2013

2013-04-15 00:00:00

Seven Swedish cities will host the UEFA Women’s Euro 10-28 July. The national arena for women’s football, Gamla Ullevi, is located in Gothenburg. This is also where group A, consisting of Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Italy, will play. The following matches will be played at the Gamla Ullevi are...

Gothenburg Appointed the Most Sustainable Destination by ICCA.

2013-04-12 00:00:00

For the second year in a row Gothenburg has been appointed the Most Sustainable Destination by ICCA. Gothenburg is a Fairtrade City and new, eco-friendly solutions are constantly a focus in order to secure a sustainable city for generations to come. The city is also a member of the association Klim...

Seminar in Prague on How to Win International Congresses

2013-04-11 00:00:00

On April 9, congress industry experts met at the Radisson Blu Alcron Hotel Prague for the educational seminar 'How to win international congresses.' During the event, which was attended by 150 participants, experts talked about finding a way in a competitive market, preparing a bid that will win, th...

Chalmers to Coordinate a Billion Euro Project

2013-04-11 00:00:00

The European Commission recently appointed Chalmers University of Technology to lead a gigantic research initiative around the super material graphene. "It is of course primarily a recognition of the involved researchers at Chalmers, but also a confirmation that Swedish research is of a very high i...

Jane O’Shea Appointed Regional Director of Sales & Marketing for Viceroy Hotel Group

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Viceroy Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Jane O’Shea as Regional Director of Sales & Marketing of the very first Regional Sales Office for the Viceroy Hotel Group in the UK. O’Shea, who will be located in central London, will be setting up a dedicated UK Regional Sales office fo...

Utrecht Endeavours to Bring in More International Knowledge Events

2013-04-10 00:00:00

This year, the province and city of Utrecht will make additional investments in order to bring in more knowledge events. Congress organisers can count on concrete financial support if they are committed to organising and/or holding an already existing knowledge event in Utrecht. These concern congr...

BDP Renews Their Sponsorship with Copenhagen CityBee Association

2013-04-09 00:00:00

In May 2012, BDP signed their first sponsorship with Copenhagen CityBee Association and adopted 140.000 bees at Carlsberg Brewery. The organisation has established an urban honey factory, where homeless and refugees take care of the three million bees. The project has been a great success and BDP...

SAS Opens the Door to the US West Coast

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Today SAS begins flying six times a week from Copenhagen to San Francisco on the US West Coast. North America is an important and growing market for SAS, which already flies to New York, Chicago and Washington. Scandinavia is a market that has no direct flights to the US West Coast and there has...

Uppsala: Local Hosts Generate More Congresses to Uppsala

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Statistics show that more than 150 organisational and association meetings yearly chose Uppsala as their meeting destination. The statistics cover the year 2012, meetings hosted in Uppsala with at least one overnight stay. It shows that Uppsala has had another strong year as a meeting destination. ...