Singapore Changi Airport Named World’s Best Airport 2023
Changi Airport also won awards for the World’s Best Airport Dining and World’s Best Airport Leisure Amenities.
International ICCA Recognition to Uppsala Convention Bureau
Hedvig Bäckström at Uppsala Convention Bureau, Destination Uppsala, has been awarded ICCA Researcher of the Year.
Poland Convention Bureau Announces Recommendations for 2023–2024
Seven convention bureaux, 13 incentive travel companies, and 17 professional congress organisers received recommendations.
IAPCO Driving Excellence: Hero Award 2022 Winner Announced
The IAPCO annual award, recognising individual contributions to the industry, was announced at the association’s AM&GA in Jerusalem.
Copenhagen Takes on the Title of World Capital of Architecture
Copenhagen is only the second city in the world to hold this triennially awarded title designated to the host city of the UIA World Congress of Architects.
Nigerian Foodtech Start-up ColdHubs and Global Mangrove Alliance Win the World’s Biggest Environmental Award
The 2022 Food Planet Prize goes to anti-food loss champion ColdHubs and mangrove advocate Global Mangrove Alliance.
Roslyn McLeod Awarded ICCA Honorary Membership
The Arinex-founder was presented with an Honorary Membership of the International Congress and Convention Association.
Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology Awards Its Grand Prize to Petra Wadström
The founder and inventor of Solvatten is the recipient of this year's Grand Prize, awarded to people who have made groundbreaking discoveries.
ICC Sydney Named Top Convention and Exhibition Venue at TTG Travel Awards
The win reaffirms the Centre’s reputation as one of the premier convention, exhibition and entertainment venues in the region.
Prominent Melburnians Awarded for Driving Business and Thinking to the City
Club Melbourne Ambassadors have helped to secure 156 events with over 177,000 delegates, adding $1.02 billion to the Victorian economy.
ICC Sydney Recognises Its Extraordinary Team Members
The highly coveted Extraordinaires Awards is an internal program that rewards exemplary performance through peer nomination.
Helsinki Airport Once Again Wins Best Airport in Northern Europe
The current survey covers an eight-month period from autumn 2021 to spring 2022. Skytrax gave the award to Helsinki Airport for the fifth time.
How Sustainable Is Your City?
Stockholm tops Corporate Knights Sustainable Cities Index – the world’s first interactive, crowd-sourced sustainability index for cities.
Vienna on Top in 2021 ICCA Ranking
Second and third spots went to Lisbon and Athens followed by Barcelona, Singapore, Madrid, Prague, Paris, Berlin and Brussels.
Double Gold for Austria Center Vienna at German Stevie Awards
Won Covid-19-related Communications or PR Campaign of the Year, with Hybrid Circle named Brand Experience of the Year.
Patrick Delaney Honoured With Hall of Fame Award
Industry legend Patrick Delaney has received the 2022 Hall of Fame award at the annual AIPCO conference.
Sweden, Norway and Denmark Tops World Economic Forum’s Latest Energy Transition Index
The Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2021 report highlights the progress being made around the world to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from energy generation.
Emirates Retains Title as World’s Safest Airline
Dubai-based Emirates named world’s safest airline for the second successive year, according to Hamburg-based JACDEC.
Vilnius Ranked third at Annual European Capital of Innovation Awards
Among other finalists Dublin and Malaga, winner Dortmund received not only prestigious recognition but also funding for various projects.
Hybrid City Alliance Looks to the Future After Winning ICCA Best Marketing Award
The accolade recognised the Hybrid City Alliance’s focus on partnership and community – a collective win for all 24 separate ICCA members.
Bordeaux and Valencia Selected as 2022 European Capitals of Smart Tourism
Selected for their excellence as tourism destinations in accessibility, sustainability, digitalisation, and cultural heritage & creativity.
Korea Wins Bid to Host 27th World Congress of Neurology in 2025
The biennial event will be held October 12–16, 2025, at Coex Convention Cente, Seoul, with over 6,000 delegates expected to attend.
Copenhagen Legacy Lab Takes Home Global Destination Sustainability Movement’s Innovation Award 2021
For an inventive and concrete strategic initiative focusing on the value of legacy and on its tangible outcomes for associations, destinations, and the world.
Germany Maintains Top Nation Brand Ranking, Canada and Japan Overtake the UK to Round Out the Top Three
2021 Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index now in: with top three changes, and the US sees reputational gains from 2020.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Geoff Donaghy
Donaghy’s lifetime achievements as a business events industry leader have been recognised by the global industry association EIC.
