Car giant goes experiential for major Swiss trade show

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 increasing popularity of Taiwan as a meetings and events destination was revealed recently when a conference hosted by a branch of the German-based pharmaceuticals company Beyer drew more...

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,...

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has launched a regional variant of its Advantage Abu Dhabi initiative.

Rotana is predicting that the proportion of its overall business taken up by meetings and events will rise to around 18% in the next two years. The major hotel group, which has just signed up as...

The Radisson Edwardian at New Providence Wharf has been voted the traveller’s choice for Best London Hotel , according to reviews left by customers on accommodation website Hotels.com.

The ITE & MICE 2010 exhibition creates an one-stop shop for those interested in the leisure, meetings and travel industries, and takes place in Hong Kong from 10-13 June at the Honk Kong...

President Obama signed the Travel Promotion Act which represents an enormous victory for the exhibitions, meetings and travel industries. The legislation, led by the lobbying efforts of th...

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...

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...

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...

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is expanding the range of services it offers business and leisure travellers with the launch of its new destination manage...

“Doubletree by Hilton, Merida is another fine example of our efforts to expand the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands throughout Mexico and Latin America,” commented Danny Hughes,...

China figures to play a large role in Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide’s expansion plans. Starwood previously announced it plans to open 80 to 100 new-build and conversion hotels this...

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,...

Many perceive South Africa to be an unsafe third world state, but with all eyes on how the country will manage the forthcoming Fifa World Cup, Meetings Africa 2010 and the UN World Travel...

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...

Meetings indutsry consultant, Daniel Tschudy, sees a real reason for optimism at Meetings Africa.