Meet in Reykjavík signed agreement with the University of Iceland (HÍ), Reykjavík University (HR) and the Iceland University of the Arts (LHÍ) with an objective of increasing the number of international academic meetings and conferences held by universities in Iceland.
Now in its 3rd year, SITE Incentive Summit Americas (ISA) took place 5-8 April at Montage Deer Valley, Park City, Utah. The exclusive, invitation-only event brought 120 incentive travel professionals to Utah for a long weekend filled with education, networking and destination immersion.
Routes Africa, the intra-Africa route development forum, will return after a two year hiatus, due to demand from the route development community. The event, which will be the 12th Routes Africa, is the most long standing and established aviation forum bringing together leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities to discuss air services to, from and within Africa for over a decade.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Government of Spain and the Principality of Asturias are organizing the 2nd UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destinations (Oviedo, 25-27 June 2018). The Conference will discuss the principles of 21st-century tourism destinations, marked by governance, innovation, technology, sustainability and accessibility.
New multifunctional and congress centre is being built in Prague. Bestsport company which owns and operates the O2 arena will construct a complex in so-called “small arena.” The centre will be named O2 universum. The construction budget is about 1.2 billion CZK.
A study commissioned by the Cologne Convention Bureau (CCB) reveals detailed breakdown of the economic effects of meetings and congresses on Cologne. The study considers not only the expenditures of the participants but also those of the organizers and exhibitors. It also takes into account for the first time the investments that venues make in Cologne.
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality will spearhead the sector’s efforts to tackle packaging waste with a sector-wide packaging event.
Connect Travel Marketplace, which brings decision-makers from top international travel buyers together with North American travel industry suppliers, will be held February 20-22, 2019, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee Florida.
The 10th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism was held in Andorra between 21 and 23 March 2018. Organized jointly by the seven communes of the Principality, the Government of Andorra and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Congress attracted more than 400 participants.
The Ministry of Tourism and ITB Berlin have announced that the Sultanate of Oman is to be the Official Partner Country of the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show in 2020.