Destinations

An aerial view of Darwin

June 5, 2026Now Darwin scoops international women's conferenceDarwin has been selected to host the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) 33rd Triennial World Conference in 2032, bringing more than 500 delegates to the Australian city.Read More

Host cities: will the pandemic change the rules of engagement

June 25, 2021Host cities: will the pandemic change the rules of engagementThe relationship between international associations and the cities who host their meetings has never been entirely straightforward. Although generally a happy and fruitful one, it has been beset by the same thorny issues that crop up in any relationship that is essentially transactional in nature.

Major Mass Spectrometry conference heading to Maastricht in 2022

June 2, 2021Major Mass Spectrometry conference heading to Maastricht in 2022Academics and industrial researchers in the field of Mass Spectrometry will descend on the Dutch city in 2022 for the biennial conference.

WA flaunts Neuromuscular expertise to win major congress

June 2, 2021WA flaunts Neuromuscular expertise to win major congressAn international gathering of experts on neuromuscular diseases will meet in Perth for the first time in 50 years.

Digital divide: AIDS conference to help resource-limited delegates

May 26, 2021Digital divide: AIDS conference to help resource-limited delegatesOrganisers of an international conference on HIV and AIDS will help in-person and virtual delegates in resource-limited settings to attend the 2022 conference.

Copenhagen publishes new sustainability guide for planners

May 17, 2021Copenhagen publishes new sustainability guide for plannersA pioneering convention bureau has published a sustainability guide for planners to help negate some of the environmental harm caused by meetings and events.

Face to face again: 300 meeting professionals meet in Spain

May 7, 2021Face to face again: 300 meeting professionals meet in SpainDelegates to Madrid’s first face-to-face business event since the pandemic started were handed FFP2 masks on arrival and requested to take a negative Covid-19 test 24 hours before the event.

Q&A: Hybrid Cities Alliance - whats it all about

May 5, 2021Q&A: Hybrid Cities Alliance - whats it all aboutThe launch of the Hybrid Cities Alliance has sets tongues wagging across the meetings industry and piqued the interest of association meeting planners. AMI Editor James Lancaster threw some questions at the heads of the group's founding members - Glenn Duncan, Ottawa Tourism, Bas Schot, The Hague...

Associations offered up to €60 000 to meet in Vienna

May 5, 2021Associations offered up to €60 000 to meet in ViennaOne of the world's leading conference destinations has unveiled a major new subvention package as it seeks to undo the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

A third of convention bureaux suffer public sector funding cuts

April 28, 2021A third of convention bureaux suffer public sector funding cutsOne in three convention bureaux suffered public-sector funding cuts over the last 12 months, according to a new report into the effect of the pandemic on the meetings industry.

Covid slumber over as sleep experts choose Rome

April 8, 2021Covid slumber over as sleep experts choose RomeA major international congress on sleep medicine and research will convene in Rome for its first in-person meeting since the pandemic struck.Show More