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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...
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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 -...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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TCEB - Major Arms to bring Thailand as the Best Exhibition Destination of ASEAN
Bangkok/THAILAND: Announcing the findings of the latest UFI market research study, the Thailand Convention & Exhibitions Bureau, or TCEB is proud to see Thailand's exhibition industry recognized for the fourth consecutive year as ASEAN' s top achiever. Emphasizing the success of the project "Bangkok...Exhibition City of ASEAN", which generated revenues of 6.8 billion bath, TCEB has introduced an ambitious integrated market strategy for 2010,... more >
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...
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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...
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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...
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IT&CM China in Shanghai
IT&CM China, focused on MICE travel trade, takes place in
China emerges as the NEXT MICE Powerhouse
China continues to be in the limelight as the world's most exciting MICE destination. In fact, it has been identified as one of two countries in ASIA, the other being INDIA, making a big impact on the MICE global stage.
INTERESTING FACTS
+The UN World Tourism Organisation estimates China s tourism sector to grow annualy by 12, 8 per cent, reaching 100 million by 2020.
+China is...
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MICE FORUM in Moscow
By Zuzana Adamson
On March 17th the fifth Moscow M.I.C.E Forum took place. The event is an international exposition of the ‘business and incentive travel industry’ to literally translate the Russian title. It encompasses the whole field of MICE, including conferences and congresses and their respective organizers. The event once again took place in the premises of the T-Modul exhibition complex on Tischinskaja Square near the...
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Important extension of our readership in Russia and CIS
The Moscow International MICE Forum in this year 2009, will be held for 5th time in its history. Every year, the event attracts more and more international MICE professionals, which include also quality buyers from companies and corporations located in Moscow and Russia. We made a partnership with the event which will happen the 17th March 2009. We will assure the distribution of our magazines and MICE professionals and decision...
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EIBTM 2008 in Barcelona : biggest ever!
For the prestigious MICE exposition, EIBTM, this year 2008 was the biggest ever in its history. It seems that the crisis economic walking around the world doesn't touch the meetings and MICE industry. Or, not yet.
Paul Kennedy, MBE, Group Exhibitor Director, Reed Travel Exhibitions Meetings and Incentive Event, says: "The show has grown consistently over the last four years...
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IT&CMA Bangkok 2008
The IT&CMA MICE trade fair in Bangkok, one of the most important Asian MICE expositions, started on the same day as political unrest against the local government spread across the city. The upheavals didn’t, however, affect the trade fair or endanger movement throughout the city.
As for the accompanying events, meetings, conferences and networking opportunities, the organizers...
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We will represent you at the MITT in Moscow
For the upcoming trade fair season, we have prepared even more new media partnerships, one of the most significant being the MITT trade fair in Moscow. Even though it is not a MICE trade fair as such, Russia has proved to be an important source country for the Czech Republic and other countries, and so we have embarked on a partnership with this trade fair, amplifying our reader base from the ranks of professionals within the travel industry in...
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IMEX 2008
The IMEX Trade Fair, one of the most extensive and important MICE trade events in the world, took place in Frankfurt am Main from 22 to 24 April.
This year brought several new things, including a very close-knit cooperation between IMEX and MPI (Meetings Professionals International), one of the most prominent organisation that represents professionals within the MICE travel buisness: corporate organisers, associations and voluntary...
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IT&CM China 2008
By Zuzana Adamson
Shanghai is a modern Chinese city that is currently experiencing rapid growth and is a much sought after, fashionable hotspot. the only Chinese trade fair specifically aimed at the MICE travel industry takes place here. It is a relatively new event; but even though this year was only its second, the fair attracted 211 exhibitors extending over an area of 6,200 square metres and more than 2,000 delegates from the MICE...
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BEDOUK Paris, HOLIDAY WORLD Praha and CHINA
In February we were present at two trade fairs: the first of these, BEDOUK, took place on the 6th and 7th of February in Paris. Although in terms of quality and reputation it doesn't compare to other trade fairs such as EIBTM or IMEX and tends to focus on the local, French MICE subjects, we still managed to gain new readers and distribute our magazines. BEDOUK is likely to grow and evolue further in the future.
Even though the other trade...
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GO and REGIONTOUR Trade Fairs in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has professionalised its MICE travel industry and is now trying to focus its development on the regions and towns outside of Prague, which is already a renowned MICE destination. The 18th International Travel Trade Fair GO and the 17th International Regional Tourism Fair, REGIONTOUR, took place in Brno in the middle of January. We are the media partner of a new project that was launched at this year’s GO trade fair – Congress and... more >
EIBTM 2007: a fantastic experience
In Barcelona at the end of November, one of the most important MICE expositions took place. As a Media Partner of the EIBTM business travel show, our magazines were prominently displayed in the Media Partner Lounge. It is a special space where Hosted buyers, invited by the organisers of the exposition, come to choose magazines and other publications that they would like to receive regularly. There was a lot of interest in our magazines on the part of the... 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...
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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...
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