The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Basque Culinary Center (BCC) are co-organizing the 5th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism, on 2-3 May 2019 in San Sebastián, Spain.

Viet Nam is taking full advantage of the second Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un meeting to promote its tourism as the whole world is paying special attention to the event and the host country.

According to a Deloitte Access Economics study, delegates attending events at International Convention Centre Sydney generated A$820 million in direct expenditure for the State in its second year of operation, an increase of A$35 million on the A$785 million direct contribution in 2017.

An extremely positive edition of BitMilano has come to a close, with the 1300 exhibitors extremely satisfied - exhibitors representing more than 100 destinations in Italy and worldwide, who welcomed over 43,000 visitors to the event.

IAPCO’s 50^th Anniversary Meeting, has broken attendance records once again in Basel last week with 114 registered participants from 25 countries, topped up by a further 32 invited guests. The Annual Meeting was a perfect combination of celebrating the past accomplishments to focussing on the next 50 years of IAPCO. 

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization) or TCEB is encouraging Thai MICE entrepreneurs to make changes to their businesses to prepare for the challenges ahead.

In 2018, Berlin’s congress sector again enjoyed positive growth, with the city hosting around 143,390 events attracting a total of approx. 12 million participants.

ftnNEWS, one of the media partners of the 41st International Fair of Tourism, attends the largest and by far the most important tourist event both in Serbia and in Southeast Europe. The event that compromise 4 exhibitions started today at the Belgrade Fair.

The ICCA UK & Ireland Chapter Conference will take place from 26-28 March, 2019 in Harrogate.

Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, will host the 2019 edition of Routes Silk Road, the route development forum for the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Central Asia.