The impact of Brexit on recruitment in the UK hospitality and events industry is increasing but its influence on business in the sector generally has apparently reduced in the last 12 months. These are the key findings of the second annual Brexit survey carried out by the HBAA, the leading association for the events and hospitality industry among its members.
Partnering with ORTRA, INCON has supported the development of International Tourism Security Summit which is taking place in Jerusalem October 7-9, 2018. ITSS is bringing together tourism professionals from all over the world to talk about how destinations prepare for crises.
Sydney has won the right to host the 2019 World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from 17-19 June next year. The World FDI Forum is the leading global gathering for cross-border investment attracting over 400 business leaders and senior government officials from around the world.
For the first time, Destination Mekong is hosting the 1st Asia Film Destination Conference, as part of the Mekong Mini Movie Festival, co-located with the 2018 Mekong Tourism Forum on June 26th in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
Pet specialists from around the continent are gathering in the Estonian capital this week as the city plays host to the 24th FECAVA Eurocongress, June 14th to 16th. The high number of delegates expected, around 1,200 in all, makes the event one of the largest scientific conferences to be held in Tallinn this year.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stressed the importance of tourism and technology providing opportunities for innovation and creating the jobs of the future, in its 63rd European Commission meeting held in Prague, Czech Republic (11-13 June 2018).
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum will convene June 10-13 at the ICC Jerusalem. The four-day conference is the signature annual event of AJC, the premier Jewish global advocacy organization.
ICCA has published its country and city rankings by estimated total number of participants for 2017. The U.S.A. and Barcelona are the top country and top city in 2017 respectively: they both held the most meetings and hosted the most participants.
On 21 June 2018, the European Travel Commission (ETC), the Flemish tourist board VISITFLANDERS and the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) will host the Educational Forum on LGBTQ Tourism.
Building on the huge success and 100% satisfaction rates of the inaugural Global Forum in Dubai and Tokyo, BestCities is holding its third Global Forum on the 9-12 December 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia.