Destinations

Lisa Nandy UK Culture Secretary

June 4, 2026Industry coalition urges ministers to reverse VisitBritain business events funding cutsA coalition of leading tourism and events organisations has written to government calling for the urgent restoration of ringfenced funding for VisitBritain's Business Events Growth ProgrammeRead More

Inclusive Margaret Mahy Playground in Christchurch, NZ

September 11, 2023'Children's right to play' focus of Christchurch conferenceŌtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand will host the International Play Association (IPA) World Conference 2026, the first time it has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.

Senthil Gopinath ICCA Abu Dhabi

September 4, 2023Abu Dhabi gears up to host ICCA Congress 2024The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has announced its 2024 Congress will be held in Abu Dhabi.

Takina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre Credit Smoke Photography

August 31, 2023Wellington: Farewell football, hello delegatesAs Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington, New Zealand bids farewell to 230,000 fans who travelled to New Zealand to watch the recent FIFA Women's World Cup, it is looking ahead to upcoming conference.

UFI Confirms Thailand for conference

August 30, 2023Thailand’s post-Covid rebound attracts UFI's 2026 APAC ConferenceBangkok will host the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry’s (UFI) UFI Asia-Pacific Conference in 2026.

Lviv glass half ful

August 30, 2023A glance at Lviv's meetings industry: ‘The glass is half full’Lviv's business events community has transformed challenges into solutions amidst war's impact.

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August 17, 2023Survey: Are your delegates 'bleisure' tourists?A new survey is aiming to find out to what extent the bleisure trend has spread to association conferences following the pandemic.

Tradtional Music Conference heads to Wellington

August 14, 2023Wellington hits the right note for Traditional Music conferenceLong-standing business relationships and Wellington’s ‘lively cultural scene’ helped to secure the traditional music conference for the capital city.

Auckland Sky Matt Crawford

August 14, 2023New Zealand sees strong return of high-yielding Chinese marketNew Zealand has secured the annual Amway Distributor seminar which will provide an estimated NZ$40 million boost to the New Zealand’s economy.

The World Urban Forum in Katowice

July 24, 2023Silesia - Poland's former COP host - joins ICCASilesia Convention Bureau has become a member of the International Congress and Convention Association

DBE at IMEX 2023

July 18, 2023Dubai celebrates 44 per cent growth in business eventsDubai Business Events celebrated a successful first six months of 2023, registering 143 conference, congress, meeting and incentive bid wins.Show More