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Big names and leading international companies at the ITB Berlin Convention

Mar 11, 2010

Royal celebrities, among them His Royal Highness, the Hon. Chief Mukuni of Zambia, and Fabien Cousteau, the world famous oceanographer, will figure on the list of more than 200 speakers - leading enterprises, ranging from Google to the World Wide Fund For Nature, will be debating the future of travel....more >>

ITB Berlin 2010 fully booked and with slight expansion: 11,127 exhibiting companies from 187...

Mar 11, 2010

ITB Berlin is fully booked again. From 10 to 14 March 2010 more exhibitors than ever before will be presenting their products and services, which cover the entire added value chain of the international travel industry....more >>

Slight easing of pressure in the business travel sector

Mar 11, 2010

Recovery in sight - The current survey of members of the Association of German Travel Management (VDR) reveals a mood of cautious optimism in the business travel sector.

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IT&CM CHINA 2010 Features Bigger China Presence

Mar 11, 2010

By 2020, China will be the world’s number one tourism destination and the fourth largest outbound tourist market. ...more >>

Cititravel DMC Spain sets up a Cruise Division

Mar 10, 2010

In recognition of the rapid and extensive growth of the cruise market, Cititravel DMC Spain, one of the Spain’s leading specialist Destination Management Companies, has established a dedicated Cruise Division within its Head Office in Malaga to assist cruise lines with all of their ground handling requirements....more >>

IMEX America increases hosted buyer programme to 2000

Mar 09, 2010

Strong demand from US and international associations, hotel groups and agencies to bring their top buyers to IMEX America when it launches in October 2011 has led organisers, the IMEX Group, to announce an increase in expected hosted buyer numbers. The announcement comes just four months after the show was launched....more >>

ASAE & The Center Announces Future Annual Meeting Host Cities

Mar 09, 2010

ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership announced today that the cities of Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit, Salt Lake and Toronto have been selected to host the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Annual Meetings & Expositions, respectively....more >>

Starwood to Add 50 Hotels in Europe, Africa and Middle East by 2012

Mar 09, 2010

"With more than 240 hotels in 55 countries in EAME, we currently have a large enough footprint to enjoy the benefits of being an established and leading hotel operator in the most highly sought-after markets," said Simon Turner, President of Global Development....more >>

GCB supports creation of ISO standard 20121 for sustainable event management

Mar 09, 2010

As part of its campaign for a greener meetings and conventions industry the GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. now also supports a new project of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)....more >>

UFI Open Seminar in Taipei

Mar 08, 2010

A record 220 delegates from 24 countries and regions have gathered in Taipei last week for the fifth edition of UFI’s annual Open Seminar in Asia....more >>

IMEX 2010 signals global growth and strong business outlook

Mar 08, 2010

The eighth IMEX will open on May 25th at Messe Frankfurt with its largest ever hosted buyer programme in place and buyer, exhibitor and trade visitor targets all on course for year-on-year growth....more >>

Weissmann Reports Launches Destination Information Service for Meeting Planners

Mar 06, 2010

Weissmann Reports, the leading provider of professional destination information for the travel industry, today announced the launch of a service for meeting and event planners.

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New Business Models, Radical Price Incentives, Deep Personalisation and Onsite Transactions will...

Mar 06, 2010

New Business Models, Radical Price Incentives, Deep Personalisation and Onsite Transactions will shape the industry landscape in 2020 Convention 2020 initial survey findings show hypercompetition, technology and changing delegate behaviours are driving industry transformation Fast Future Research today launched the findings of the ‘Future Meetings Experience’ online survey....more >>

CMP Exam to be held at ICCA Congress in India for first time

Mar 06, 2010

The Convention Industry Council (CIC), in their continued focus on the globalization of the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation, is pleased to announce that a CMP exam will be held in conjunction with International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) at the 49th Annual ICCA Congress in Hyderabad, India on Saturday, October 23, 2010....more >>

MICE-Contact Career News: Kerzner Names Himelstein as Chief Marketing Officer

Mar 06, 2010

Kerzner International Holdings Limited, the developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels, including Atlantis-Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Atlantis-The Palm in Dubai, and the One & Only resort chain, named hotel marketing veteran Bruce Himelstein as executive vice president and chief marketing officer....more >>