UK conference and events show visitors up 2%

Pre-officially audited figures for International Confex, held recently at Earls Court in London, showed the event attracted 11,058 visitors, up 2% on the previous year’s figure of 10,857.

Berlin convention market strong despite economic crisis

Around 6% extra room nights and 4% more events were booked in the German capital during 2009, compared with the previous year – an impressive performance during one of the deepest global...

JMIC membership grows

The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) has expanded to 12 members, following the recent addition of the European Federation of Associated Professional Congress Organisers (EFAPCO).

The Ford Motor Company will unveil a special hands-on interactive stand at this year’s 80th Geneva International Motor Show, which opens to the public on 14 March.

The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) has confirmed 29 international events with six months remaining before it opens on 1 September. With more than 236,000 delegate days secured to date,...

UK event industry experts unveiled eventIMPACTS, the first toolkit of its kind for the UK, at the annual Legacy Lives conference in London. eventIMPACTS provides guidelines for the ev...

The convention destination Berlin chalks up growth in crisis-stricken year 2009 too. Around 108,500 events were staged, a four percent rise. 8.26 million participants came to Berlin to att...

Lisbon is definitely in fashion! Within the space of a few months CPL Events, a Portuguese PCO company has captured 3 major events for the destination in international bids. First the 15th...

Consumer demand for greener hotels has been on the rise over the last few years -- and as a result, many hotels now use green practices as marketing messages, not always truthfully. When it comes d...

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC Wednesday put London's landmark Park Lane building Grosvenor House Hotel up for sale, according to real-estate consultancy and agent CB Richard Ellis. The property,...

A comfy bed and a power shower would probably keep most hotel guests happy but what if you have to pay for everything else that comes with your stay? The man behind low-cost long haul airline AirAs...

American Express OPEN announced the expansion of its OPEN Savings program through a new partnership with AirTran Airways, a leading low-cost airline designed for business travelers. OPEN S...

A joint educational endeavor between the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) and the Belgian Association of Travel Management (BATM) opened to a “sold-out” crowd, on 22...

Bournemouth University (BU) is now accepting applications from candidates for the first of 11 tourism-related PhD studentships available through the newly-created John Kent Institute in To...

NBTA Europe, the largest European buyer-led business travel and meetings network, has announced the dates, location and some initial details of its anticipated European conference in 2010.

Even in this digital age, the human touch in relationships between hotels and intermediaries has never mattered more, says the chief executive of a £200m-a-year hotel and travel...

The first major German trade fair company to have committed itself to sustainability as its principle for responsible business management has recently received the Green Globe Certificate,...

Senior executives in the US and Europe appear to be emerging from recession mode and priming themselves for a return to growth, according to results of The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2010...

The quality of content, interaction, technology and networking were seen to be the main quartet of factors behind an effective and exciting event, according to the initial research from the...

All the focus at the moment is on how technology will effect and change the meetings industry over the next 10 years. With its powerful real-time collaboration capabilities, could Google Wave be...