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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

Washington, DC

January 5, 2023Conference planners want ‘more efficient’ visa processing in 2023Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance wants return to pre-pandemic levels of visa processing

Wales to host culinary 'World Cup' congress

January 5, 2023Wales to host 'World Cup' of culinary congressesWales saw off Italy to win the bid to host the Worldchefs Congress & Expo in 2026.

crystal ball

December 20, 2022What will 2023 have in store for meeting planners?Industry experts give us their predictions

Auckland celebrates WIPCE 2025 congress win

December 5, 2022New Zealand to host world's largest indigenous education congressTāmaki Makaurau Auckland has been selected to host WIPCE 2025 – the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education.

IBTM World Trends Report 2023 cover

November 30, 2022Culture creation at heart of event success says IBTM World Trends ReportEvents need to create successful cultures to survive, according to IBTM World Trends Report

Melbourne skyline

November 29, 2022Business events named highest-yielding sector in Victoria’s visitor economyMelbourne Convention Bureau has helped deliver a AUD203 million economic contribution for Victoria by securing 110 business events.

Tokyo Unsplash

November 8, 2022‘Solid congress plans’ secure fertility conference for TokyoJapan’s capital city has won the bid to host the World Congress of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) in 2025.

IBTM WORLD KEYNOTE

October 21, 2022First keynote speaker revealed for IBTM World 2022Salesforce event lead, Gareth Kelly, will discuss how to bring better business results and create meaningful cultural experiences during his keynote session at IBTM World.

ICMS Australasia

October 18, 2022Pathology, soil, and battery meetings provide $7m economic boost for SydneySydney saw an injection of more than $7m from three international conferences in the fields of health, engineering, and chemicals.

IMEX America trade show

September 27, 2022Confidence-boosting IMEX America will be ‘one of biggest ever’More than 3,000 international buyers are heading for IMEX America, in Las Vegas, according to show organisers Show More