At the beginning of 2020, Dr. Jürgen Martin Amann will become Chief Executive Officer of KölnTourismus (Cologne Tourist Board), the official tourism organization of the city of Cologne. Amann is currently the Managing Director of Dresden Marketing and he was the Procurator and Head of Ingolstadt Tourismus und Kongress GmbH until 2018. He will succeed […]
Gothenburg is at the top among the world’s most sustainable cities for the fourth year in a row according to the Global Destination Sustainability Index 2019. This was revealed on Wednesday at ICCA World congress in Houston. Global Destination Sustainability Index The GDSI was launched by MCI-Group together with the international organisation ICCA. On Wednesday […]
ICCA announced Estonia Convention Bureau as the winner of the 22nd edition of the prestigious ICCA Best Marketing Award (BMA) at the Closing Ceremony of the 58th ICCA Congress on Wednesday 30 October 2019 in Houston, Texas, U.S.A.. Estonian Convention Bureau’s “Go Wild, Choose Estonia!” is a creative storytelling destination marketing campaign from a small […]
ACS audiovisual solutions has concluded a multi-year contract with the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) for the construction of temporary conference rooms and the delivery of audiovisual facilities. The 28th annual congress of the EADV, which took place from 9 to 13 October 2019 at the IFEMA congress center in Madrid, was the […]
Ulrike von Arnold, Deputy Director of the Vienna Convention Bureau received ICCA’s highest honour during the General Assembly at the 58th ICCA Congress in Houston, Texas, U.S.A.. Announcing the award, ICCA President James Rees said: “Ulrike von Arnold has given an immense amount of her time to ICCA, in particular in her involvement with ICCA’s […]
Maastricht, the Netherlands will be welcoming the World Conference on Explosives and Blasting (EFEE) in 2025. For three days in September 2025, MECC Maastricht will host this event with a full focus on explosives and blasting. The international conference is attended biannual by around 450 explosive engineers from all over the world. EFEE World Conference […]
IBTM has revealed a double bill of not one but two inspiring speakers for their third keynote speaker slot, as well as a brand new ‘TED talk’ style speaker showcase event for IBTM World 2019, taking place at Fira Barcelona from 19-21 November. Aric Dromi and Margarita Mayo The third keynote speaker session, taking place […]
IBTM has announced that Lucy Bloom, award-winning business expert, author and international master communicator, will be the second keynote speaker at IBTM World 2019, taking place at Fira Barcelona from 19-21 November. Doing Business Differently Lucy will deliver a high energy session titled ‘Doing Business Differently’, where she will take the audience on a roller […]
ICCA has announced the January 2020 launch of its “ICCA Association Community” in a message on October 15th to its global membership. Offering education, connections, tools and resources to assist and support international associations in organising more effective meetings, the new platform will officially welcome association executives into ICCA’s global association meeting community as affiliates. […]
Gothenburg, Sweden, was awarded The European Capital of Smart Tourism 2020 at a ceremony in Helsinki on 9 October. The title is given by The European Commission aiming at rewarding cities with the smartest, most innovative and inclusive approaches to tourism development. “This marks the start of a new era for Gothenburg. We are going […]
