• giving sales and marketing opportunities,
• communicating information
• sharing knowledge and expertise
• educating
• and working together on an operational level.

It is the focal point for Europe’s meetings industry and for International Clients willing to organise events in Europe. Today, Europe is still at the forefront of the meeting and leisure industry as a leading destination, but to win the game of tomorrow, Europe must promote itself as a unified destination, and European Cities Marketing’s mission is to play this essential role.
European Cities Marketing is the reference point for all clients when they are planning an event in Europe.
The organisation also offers the possibility to attend international fairs under the umbrella of European Cities Marketing.

By offering a common platform to members to share expertise and work together in a unique way, members and potential members will automatically learn and benefit from developing their professional interest beyond the national borders and outside their own environment.

European Cities Marketing represents the members’ interests to the EU and other tourism and meetings industry organisations. It is widely recognized that no other organisation can offer the same advantages of working together in the meeting Industry and in the Tourism sector.

How we do it

The association is composed of two forums, Tourism and Conventions. You can choose one of them or join both.

The Convention Forum aims to teach destinations and Convention Bureaus to act as a professional “one-stop-shop” for the professional meeting planners. The Summer School is the most professional source for education for young CVB staff in Europe. The Meet Europe event creates business opportunities for the members.

In the Tourism Forum, various working groups focus on: information technology, research, statistics, marketing, communication, and city cards. The annual programme of activity includes: a City Break Exhibition, a major conference, workshops, seminars and research studies.

The benefits

This membership network provides an unrivalled forum for sharing the challenges, learning opportunities and contact with fellow professionals plus :

• A platform allowing you to develop a personal network amongst more than 140 managing directors of tourist boards and/or Convention Bureaus
• Seminars and conferences that are specifically designed for destination management. Members pay a registration fee for the network meetings in spring and autumn and enjoy reduced conference rates at the annual conference
• Access to our virtual network and possibility to look which new ideas your colleagues have on our intranet. This tool enables you to discuss with more than 400 destination managers in Europe online, consult our library or check news on European tourism trends
• Bi-monthly newsletters on the latest trends in European City Tourism and Conventions
  

European Cities Marketing creates the link between tourism and expertise through our Intranet 24 hours a day and with 130 personal contacts with European colleagues at the meetings.

It’s all to fulfil your needs. Become a member.

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