MICE

Reykjavík is named the Best MICE Destination in Europe 2017 by Business Destinations Magazine. The Business Destinations Travel Awards, now running for a consecutive six years, rewards businesses in a variety of categories for their exceptional contribution and excellence in services in the world of business and travel.

Hosts Global (Hosts), a strategic partner for destination management services worldwide, hosted over 240 clients and hospitality industry professionals for their fifth annual Hosts Global Forum, held at the Sheraton New Orleans in Louisiana from June 26 – 29, 2017.

A recent round-table where industry leaders covered topics including Brexit, immigration, terror, infrastructure and economics, it is understood that the biggest concern of event organizers is not Brexit but security.

Adelaide will host the Australian Tourism Exchange conference which will attract more than 2000 delegates from around the globe. The Australian Tourism Exchange conference (ATE) will be held at the redeveloped Adelaide Convention Centre from April 15-19, 2018.

Macao SAR this year greatly improved their ICCA Rankings when they jumped 21 places in global city rankings and up three spots in the Asia Pacific rankings. The ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) Annual Statistics and Rankings which compares destinations’ association conventions performance on a global scale, is one of the most eagerly anticipated meetings industry publications.

From 25 to 29 September, The Hague is hosting the second edition of the international Cyber Security Week. During more than 40 events, hundreds of experts in cyber security and cybercrime working for governments, businesses and knowledge institutions will share their knowledge, discuss the latest developments and pitch innovative ideas.

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has introduced several new education offerings from the MPI Academy as part of its new Executive Education Series, including the Women in Leadership Program and a designation program for the highly-regarded MPI Experiential Event Series.

From 7 to 10 September this year, Brussels Park will once again serve as the setting for the eat! Brussels, drink! Bordeaux festival.

Hosts Global (Hosts), a strategic partner for meeting and event planners worldwide, welcomes new alliance member, Paloma Tours, and expands destination portfolio to include Romania.

Nearly 400 travel and tourism industry professionals gathered at Lao PDR’s Luang Prabang city for the 2017 Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF 2017). Professionals exchanged lessons and experiences to promote competitive, inclusive, and sustainable tourism between 5–9 June 2017.The Forum demonstrated that smaller towns without large conference halls can host world-class events.

ICCA has published country and city rankings by estimated total number of participants to international association meetings in 2016. Vienna ranked at top according to the total number of participants whereas Paris ranked number 1 according to the total number of meetings. In country ranking, USA ranked number 1 both according to the number of participants and number of meetings organized.

Congrex Switzerland announced that several important long-term contracts have been signed in the last few weeks. The longest contract ever in Congrex Switzerland’s history was signed in May with the European Stroke Organisation (ESO), which has decided to re-elect them for another six years as Association Management Company until end of 2022.

Brussels strengthens its leadership position by becoming number one worldwide for association conferences according to the Union of International Associations' (UIA) annual report. Brussels exceeded the previous year's results and reinforced its position as a leader in Europe and the world at large.

The highly anticipated Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) has unveiled the agenda for its 2017 conference, packed with contributions from industry leaders, that confirms its reputation as the leading event of its kind for investors and developers.