Today's global top story:
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Double CSR certification coup for DRP Group
08/02/2010
A UK-based events agency has become in first in the world to achieve accredited certification against the combined ISO 14001 (International Standard in Environmental Management) and BS 8901 (the...
Recent Global News
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New date and location for Italian events show
   
08/02/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
Moving to Rimini, BTC, the Italian trade show for the meetings, incentives, conferences, events and business travel industry, will take place in July this year, rather than its traditional autumn...
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WorldHotels starts 2010 with 54 new hotels
   
05/02/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
One of the world’s leading independent hotel groups has recently welcomed 54 new affiliates to its global portfolio. This is an increase of 12% on the number of hotels admitted by...
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Voracious acquisition strategy sees Cvent buck industry trends
   
04/02/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
Major provider of meeting management, site selection and web survey software for over 35,000 users across the globe, Cvent, experienced significant growth of its employee base in 2009, with 102...
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Technology giant to reveal virtual secrets of Global Sales Experience at IMEX
   
04/02/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
Meetings industry professionals keen to learn about the challenges involved in staging virtual events will be able to hear the inside track on Cisco's landmark 2009 Global Sales Experience in March.
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Positive Impact team launches Sustainable Events Ltd
   
03/02/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
A new organisation has been set up to provide provides sustainability, support and consultative services to businesses across the events sector.
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Major UK events sector research project launches
   
03/02/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
The 2010 UK Event Market Trends Survey (UKEMTS) has recently got under way. This major research project, undertaken annually since 1993 and run by meetings and events association Eventia, measures...
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Big hitters join NBTA Europe board
   
02/02/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
The newly formed and largest European buyer-led business travel and meetings network has announced its first wave of advisory board members.
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Business travellers spreading their wings as business confidence improves
   
02/02/2010
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Travel Daily News
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Travel Daily News
The serviced apartment sector is proving one of the early beneficiaries of increased corporate confidence as early 2010 sees a resurgence in business travel. Paul Constantinou, Chairman of...
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Eaglewood Resort & Spa announces its Green Seal Silver Certification
   
02/02/2010
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Travel Daily News
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Travel Daily News
Eaglewood Resort & Spa, a Benchmark Hospitality International property, has achieved the Green Seal certification, it was recently announced by Charles Reece, general manager for the pr...
Recent Features
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OPINION Padraic Gilligan: DMCs – Heroes or villains?
   
05/02/2010
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Pádraic Gilligan
The managing director of Ovation Global DMC says the destination marketing world needs to be far better at articulating its value proposition.
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PERFORMANCE LEVEL: Are overseas incentives bouncing back?
   
03/02/2010
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Anon
Against a back drop of global recession, you may think that incentive travel is a thing of the past. While the industry has indeed been having a tough time, both in terms of perception and...
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OPINION Clive Bache: Maximise your meeting sessions
   
29/01/2010
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Clive Bache
The sales and marketing director at UK training venue Wyboston Lakes reveals the results of a poll of trainers and meeting hosts using the centre between September and November 2009.
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ISO 20121: Do we really need a global sustainable events standard?
   
27/01/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
Following the first meeting on the journey towards a new international standard for sustainable meetings, conferences and events, Ian Whiteling looks at the reasoning behind the initiative.
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OPINION Jani Kaskinen: Was 2009 really all that bad?
   
22/01/2010
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Jani Kaskinen
Hotelzon’s chief executive looks back on last year and says it wasn’t as awful as many reports have suggested.
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ANALYSIS Research reveals differing geographical impact of downturn on global trade show market
   
21/01/2010
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Ian Whiteling, Joint Editor in Chief
Europe’s exhibition industry appears hardest hit by the recession than any other world region, and looks likely to be the slowest to recover, according to UFI’s Global Exhibition...
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MARKET MOVES: Opportunism gives way to strategic growth in the exhibition industry
   
20/01/2010
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Pete Roythorne, Joint Editor in Chief
As the world mutters about the prospect of recovery in the face of one of the worst recessions in living memory, Pete Roythorne looks at how M&A activity has fared over the past 12 months and...
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OPINION Manfred Wutzlhofer: Exhibition industry action points
   
15/01/2010
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Mandfred Wutzlhofer
The president of global exhibition industry association UFI outlines key areas that trade show organisers need to address during 2010 and beyond.
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BACK TO BASICS 2: Matching conference technology to the need
   
13/01/2010
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Pete Roythorne, Joint Editor in Chief
It’s too easy to think that the latest audience participation technology is what’s needed to make your conference or seminar a success. However, using technology for its own sake can...
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