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Featured Trends

Geneva’s the most expensive city for a Club Sandwich globally, while New York City leads in U.S.

Events and Meetings Featured

Emirates’ A380 pulls in thousands at ILA Berlin 2014

Hard Rock International Opens Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza This Month — Its First European Hotel

Florence Convention Bureau launches Florence Congress Booking, the first and unique hotel reservation portal dedicated to event organizers

Dubai highlights new brand, mega-incentive hosting capabilities at IMEX 2014

ECM launches its Academy – accelerator of Meetings Industry worldwide

The President Talks Tourism at the Baseball Hall of Fame

Events and Meetings

PATA Youth Symposium Held at Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai Campus

Arctic Race of Norway 2014: Further Challenges, Further North!

Featured Trends

British Families Getting Less Than Three Hours of Quality Time Together in a Working Week

PwC names London as city with most economic clout

Events and Meetings Featured

Largest IMEX closes on a business high

UNWTO launches Global Report on Shopping Tourism #ttot

Paris the world’s leading city for the hosting of international congresses

Events and Meetings

Deadline approaches for World Golf Awards nominations

Conferences Featured

Brisbane – International Conference Hotspot

Work commences on Belfast Waterfront’s £29.5m expansion

The Responsible Business Forum, Singapore, hailed as winner of IMEX 2014 Green Meeting Award

Sands China Ltd wins IMEX 2014 Green Supplier Award

Hands Up Incentives scoop IMEX-GMIC Commitment to the Community Award for second year in a row

Multiple IMEX 2014 and industry awards announced

Tom Hulton Named as Recipient of 2014 JMIC Unity Award

IFEMA further cements its status as a key venue for the international congress sector

Celebrity chef prepares Frankfurt speciality for IMEX CSR project, Lichtblick House

IMEX in Frankfurt Attendees Generate New Ideas on Making Multi-Generation Workplaces Shine

2014 Report Reveals Online Event Adoption and Attendance Growing

PhoCusWright Europe Conference 2014: Egencia® announces smart customer service technology

Mobile Event Apps Increasingly More Strategic for Meeting Planners #events

IMEX in Frankfurt Attendees Learn How to Think & Act Like Google, Disney & Other Innovation Powerhouses

The Royal Concertgebouw: Experience the best acoustics in the world

ICCA Congress is Heading to #Prague | #Conference

Events and Meetings

Rebetiko Carnival London : Let’s Spread the Spirit of Rebetiko! #events

ACC Liverpool Confirms UNI Global Union #Conference

Powerful start for IMEX in Frankfurt – Biggest show ever for 2014 #IMEX14

Amsterdam RAI launches new marketing campaign aimed at event organisers #IMEX14

Meeting & Event Barometer 2014: Growing internationality of meetings and larger budgets

Events and Meetings

Be Inspired by Knowledge Sessions at AIBTM 2014

BESydney Ambassador Tim Walker honoured by HRH The Prince of Wales

World Travel Awards guests are welcomed to Greece for a fabulous three-day experience

World Travel Market’s Thursday Buyers Purchasing Value Tops £1.75 billion #ttot