Destinations

Austria Center Vienna Team

June 3, 2026Austria Center Vienna reports record yearAustria Center Vienna reported a record year in 2025, generating EUR 25.9 million with 78 events and 190,000 participants following modernisation.Read More

Ottawa convention centre

February 6, 2026Conference tourists can help countries boost their exports, study findsA one per cent increase in international visitors to Canada will add CAD$1bn in exports according to a new study, further cementing the link between tourism to trade.

Kigali Convention Bureau

February 3, 2026ICCA makes historic return to Africa with congress announcementICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), is making an historic return to Africa after announcing its annual congress will be held in Kigali, Rwanda next year.

Bored conference delegates

January 28, 2026Death by dignitary: why conferences start with a whimperWhy conferences start with a whimper

Jürgen Amann

December 30, 2025Amann to lead Berlin's destination marketing teamBerlin has named Jürgen Amann as its new managing director for Destination Marketing & Commercial, with the experienced tourism executive set to take up the role on 1 June 2026.

IAPCO and Vienna sign partnership agreement

December 22, 2025IAPCO adds Vienna to its list of destination partnersIAPCO adds Vienna to its list of destination partners 33368 0 74 Sponsored by Conference heavyweight Vienna has has partnered with an association of event planners as it looks to bolster its position as one of the world's leading meeting destination

Wellington Mount Vic Lookout

December 10, 2025Wellington strengthens position as tech destination with Tech New Zealand partnershipWellington is establishing itself as a tech hub by partnering with Tech New Zealand to host multiple tech conferences from 2026-2030, aiming to boost local innovation and global market growth.

Rideau Canal Pathwaay Ottawa

December 9, 2025Ottawa to host ASAE’s 2026 Executive Leadership ForumOttawa will host next year's ASAE Executive Leadership Forum for nearly 150 association CEOs and executives from the U.S. and Canada, focusing on leadership, governance, and innovation under the theme Leading with Audacity.

Adelaide Business Events

December 8, 2025Business Events Adelaide launches campaign to secure 2026 bookingsBusiness Events Adelaide has launched a campaign to secure business events for 2026, backed by $10 million funding and aimed at boosting the region's economic benefits from increased event bookings.

Vilnius VitiNord

December 3, 2025Viticulture conference VitiNord heads to Baltics for the first timeVitiNord 2025, a cold-climate viticulture and enology conference, is taking place in Vilnius, Lithuania, marking its first appearance in the Baltic States.

Event industry leaders descend on Riyadh for business events summit

November 24, 2025Event industry leaders descend on Riyadh for business events summitThe events world descends on Riyadh this week, with companies generating more than US$9bn in revenues set to announce a raft of new event partnerships and investments in Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning business events and tourism scene.Show More