Prague hosted a meetings industry congress

A congress aimed at professionals from the MICE industry entitled MCE CEE took place February 13-15 in Prague. The specialist congress, co-organized by Europecongress and CTE Tourism, was held at the five-star Corinthia Hotel. Exhibitors from Central and Eastern Europe, buyers with interest in organising MICE events in these destinations, and various speakers gathered for this event, which resulted in an intense three-day business meeting. The... more >

This year's ASEAN Tourism Forum - ATF in Cambodia proves a great success

By Zuzana Adamson

The travel industry trade fair for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries - the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2011 TRAVEX - took place between January 19 and 21.

Each year, this important event is connected with many negotiations and discussions at... more >

GO, REGIONTOUR and MICE Brno in the Czech republic

Press release

Traditional Central-European Travel Trade Fairs - GO, REGIONTOUR and MICE Brno - presented the visitors the offer of more than hundreds of destinations. They were attended by firms from 21 countries on the exhibition space of 10,503 metres square (inter-annual increase of 5%). Most visitors came surprisingly as early as on the first day, i.e. almost 11,000 professionals. On the first two days, reserved in particular for... more >

Cambodia Geared to host an unforgettable Event

This year´s ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) TRAVEX (Travel Exchange) 2011 registered an overwhelming response, with over 500 exhibition booths fully sold by end October 2010. All ten member-nations will be well-represented at this annual leisure travel trade event which showcases the largest contingent of ASEAN destination products and services.

While some 1,000 buyers have registered their interest to source at the event, only... more >

TRAVEX Trade Fair 2011 will be held in Cambodia

TRAVEX is an important trade fair for the travel and tourism industry for countries of the ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations. TRAVEX, together with the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) represent one of the most important events for the travel industry in the region of South-Eastern Asia.

Each year, the exhibiting companies and delegates come mainly from the 10 ASEAN countries: Brunei Darussalam,... more >

MIBEXPO Russia 2010

Russia´s leading event for the meeting and business travel industry was held successfully from 21st to 23rd September 2010 at IEC Crocus Expo in Moscow. The show took place within the framework of MaTiw - Moscow Autumn Travel Industry Week.

Being organized by Euroexpo (Russia), a member of the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) and Euroexpo... more >

IT & CMA in Bangkok was a great success

Between the 5th and 7th October 2010, two remarkable MICE industry events took place in Bangkok: the 18th Trade Fair of IT CMA (Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia) and the 13th CTW (Corporate Travel World) Asia. The two have been interconnected since 2004: Once aganin; the events took place at the Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld - a multi-purpose complex including a 5-star hotel and top quality events hosting... more >

International and Chinese MICE industry

IT & CM in China 2011

Early indications signal a healthy outlook for China's 2011 MICE market. Chinese and international MICE suppliers confident of surging market demand have committed to exhibiting at IT & CM (Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings) China 2011, China's leading international MICE trade event, as early as one year in advance.

Among them is the ultra-luxurious Pangu 7-star... more >

ECECIBT: the first MICE Exposition for CEE region

At the end of June, the Turkish capital Istanbul hosted the trade fair ECECIBT, oriented towards the meetings industry and focused on Central and Eastern Europe. Its objective was to bring together various industry players - buyers and service providers from this region: DMC agencies, PCO's, hotels with conference facilities, agencies offering accompanying programmes, convention bureaus and others.

The trade fair took... more >

This year's IMEX in Frankfurt

This traditional trade fair, one of the most significant events in the meetings industry, took place in Frankfurt in Germany between 25 and 27 May 2010. Chair of the IMEX group, Ray Bloom, said that in the last couple of years the meetings industry had grapples with many challenges in various areas, including the economy.

Of the overall number of guests, 3,800 were buyers from 60 countries and markets, while the total... more >

ECECIBT in Istanbul approach

ECECIBT: 24-25-26 JUNE 2010 in ISTANBUL

- a MICE trade fair focused on central and eastern european countries

Venue: Lutfi Kirdar International Congress & Exhibition Center Istanbul

Face-to-face... more >

UITT: Ukraine's International Travel&Tourism Exhibition

UITT took place on 24-26 March in the Kiev's IEC. Attendance of the event was up 9% compared with the 2009 event, at 17,318. According to Event Director, Maria Badakh, this year saw an above average rise in visitor numbers. "Our improved online registration service made it much easier for visitors to get  aticket to the exhibition this year. In addition, feedback from exhibitors at this year's show indicates that more people than ever in... more >

EIBTM 2009: Official audited attendance

The official independent ABC audit confirms that EIBTM achieved a total unique visitor attendance of 8, 170, a record number, reconfirming the event as the leading global event for the meetings and incentive industry, held in the vibrat business and tourism destination of Barcelona.

Top line statistics from the record event:

+ 8, 170 total attendance marking a 0, 5 percent increase on 2008, made up of 7563... more >

Pre-ABC audited figures: CONFEX in London

International Confex closed on a high note this year as exhibitors and visitors alike declared the event a success after what has been a very challenging year for the industry.

Pre-ABC audited figures showed the event attracted 11,058 visitors, up 2% on the previous year's figure of 10,857. As expected, exhibitors took fewer staff to the show resulting in the overall total attendance figure falling 3% to 14,359 from... more >

Business first as EIBTM closes

This year's EIBTM confirmed by Mandy Torrens, EIBTM Exhibition Director, as having attracted the largest ever gathering of Hosted Buyers and the most pre-sheduled appointments in the event's 21-year-old history.

She announced that unaudited figures showed that the event attracted a record number of Hosted Buyers - 3,791, up 2 % on the previous year; 54, 255 pre-sheduled meetings were organised over the three day event -... more >

MIBEXPO Moscow 2009 - Evaluation

Russia' s leading event for the meeting and business travel industry was held successfully from 22nd to 24th September at IEC Crocus Expo in Moscow.

Being organized by Euroexpo (Russia), a member of the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) and Euroexpo Exhibitions and Congress Development GmbH (Austria), MIBEXPO Russia 2009 was supported by the following associations: Business Travel Agencies Association of Russia... more >

Important MICE Congresses are heading to CEE countries

By Zuzana Adamson

The European "MICE EUROPE Congress", oriented toward TOP executive managers within the MICE field, which previously took place in Monaco, has been held for the seventh time. This year the event organizers NASEBA picked a new location - Dubrovnik in Croatia - and the event was a wonderful success.

The Valamar Lacroma Resort, a newly opened four-star resort offering high quality... more >

This year's IT&CMA in Bangkok proves a success

The Bangkok MICE trade fair, which counts amoung the most important in Asia, each year attracts buyers and exhibitors not only from Asia, but also from other destinations around the world. The precise numbers from this year's event - the 17th IT&CMA trade fair, which took place between the 6th and 8th of October 2009, are not yet known - however, the overall number of MICE delegates was around 2,000. Once again, the trade fair took... more >

Valamar and naseba to host the 7th MICE Europe Congress in Dubrovnik

Naseba group is set to host the 7th Annual MICE Europe Congress on 27th - 30th of October at Valamar Lacroma Resort in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The official host of the congress this year is Valamar Hotels and Resorts - a leading Croatian hospitality management company operating properties on the Adriatic coast.

Building on the success of the past six years, MICE Europe Congress is Europe´s premier strategic gathering for... more >

TCEB - Major Arms to bring Thailand as the Best Exhibition Destination of ASEAN

IMEX goes GREEN

This year IMEX organizers moved the date of the event date to late May – a month later than last year. The reasons for the postponement aren’t clear, nevertheless, IMEX was a great success – as it is every year. The third day of the exposition seemed quieter when compared to the first two hectic days that were filled with various meetings and business... more >

MITT Moscow: results of the Exposition

Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition (MITT) was held on 18-21 March 2009 in Expocentre, Moscow.

Over 16 years, MITT has become one of the leading travel exhibitions n the world. This year, the number of destinations at MITT increased to 157, and approximately 3,000 companies took part in the exhibition.

New exhibitors included Colombia, Costa Rica, Japan, Panama, Macao and Hanian Island. Luis Madrigal of... more >

IMEX 2009, Frankfurt 26TH-28TH MAY

Emma Aru as moderator for the Association Day 

For the upcoming 2009 edition of IMEX, the president of ega Emma Aru will participate as moderator in 2 of the 26 roundtable sessions scheduled for the Association Day that is... more >