M.I.C.E.-in-the-bag’s last fam trip brought budget-ready MICE buyers and also wedding planners to Borgo La Chiaracia, a 5-star resort nestled in the Umbrian countryside of Castel Giorgio, Italy. Attendees came from the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, and the Netherlands.

IBTM, part of Reed Travel Exhibitions, has announced the launch of a new Business Event, IBTM Asia Pacific. The event will take place on 6- 8 April 2020 in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre and joins IBTM’s existing portfolio which includes IBTM World in Barcelona; IBTM Americas in Mexico City; IBTM China in Beijing; IBTM Arabia in the UAE and IBTM Africa in Cape Town.

Entering its 9th consecutive year, the Taiwan International Balloon Festival is scheduled to take place at Luye Highlands in Taitung from June 29th to August 12th. Hot air balloons from around the world will be in attendance, with over 40 eye-catching balloons.

ICCA announced the publication of its country and city rankings by estimated total number of participants as part of its public abstract of the 2018 Statistics Report. In a continuation of annual trends in 2017, Barcelona and U.S.A. take the top spots these rankings in 2018.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has met in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 110th Session of its Executive Council (16-18 June). At the meeting, Member States endorsed the Organization’s progress and future plans, as outlined Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, and warmly welcomed the participation of the United States as it explores the possibility of rejoining UNWTO.

Toronto is hosting Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress (MPI WEC). The signature event auditions Toronto to meeting professionals from around the globe at a time when Toronto is capturing the world’s attention thanks to the energy and excitement surrounding the Toronto Raptors and the NBA finals. MPI WEC is taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from June 15-18.

Retired Women’s National Basketball Association player and four-time U.S. Olympic gold medallist Tamika Catchings will inspire business events professionals during her keynote session at 2019 PCMA EduCon June 25-28 at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

The Hague is hosting the European Geothermal Congress EGC 2019 on 11-14 June 2019 in the World Forum The Hague. This congress forms a stage to celebrate European excellency and to call for tailored tools to drive further geothermal deployment.

Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) together with Thailand Incentive and Convention Association (TICA) and SITE Thailand Chapter joined hands with leading business partners representing Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways and BMW (Thailand) to hold the mega event ‘Thailand Incentive and Meeting Exchange 2019’ or ‘TIME 2019’ during 10-15 June 2019.

Thousands of meetings and events delivered each year by World PCO Alliance members set to benefit from partnership with UAE-based ENRITSCH.