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June 9, 2026Plans revealed to scale back Trump's unpopular tourism screening proposalThe Trump administration plans to scale back its proposal for foreign travelers from visa waiver countries to submit five years of social media history, targeting specific travelers based on their ESTA responses instead, following concerns from the international events community and civil liberties groups.Read More

Germany shines on Northstar’s Index of Top Global Convention Cities

January 14, 2022Germany shines on Northstar’s Index of Top Global Convention CitiesThree German cities are among the top 10 destinations for large international meetings, according to the latest research from Northstar Meetings Group's Convention Cities Index (CCi).

"Our city was hosting the most important conversation to take place this century”

January 14, 2022"Our city was hosting the most important conversation to take place this century”Kathleen Warden, director of conference sales at the Scottish Event Campus, in Glasgow, looks back on COP26 and the impact it had on the city.

ICC Belfast wins green meeting venue award

January 13, 2022ICC Belfast wins green meeting venue awardThe International Convention Centre (ICC) Belfast has won an environmental award.

Biennial conference on colon disease returns to Malaysia

January 13, 2022Biennial conference on colon disease returns to MalaysiaMalaysia will host a major conference on stoma care and diseases of the colon and rectum for the second time in six years.

It’s hybrid - but allergy association itching for personal contact

January 12, 2022It’s hybrid - but allergy association itching for personal contactThe European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) has announced that its 2022 Congress in July at the O2 universum in Prague will be a hybrid event.

GainingEdge enters 5-year partnership with CNCC-II

January 11, 2022GainingEdge enters 5-year partnership with CNCC-II

Entrepreneurs head to Melbourne for global conference

January 11, 2022Entrepreneurs head to Melbourne for global conferenceMelbourne will host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in 2023.

MPI cancels European conference due to Omicron

January 10, 2022MPI cancels European conference due to OmicronMeeting Professionals International’s (MPI) European Meetings and Events Conference (EMEC) is the latest victim of the Omicron Covid variant.

Tech companies merge in bid to become dominant provider

January 6, 2022Tech companies merge in bid to become dominant providerUS-based meeting technology companies MeetingPlay and Aventri have merged.

Destinations International appoints Cunningham to drive European engagement

January 6, 2022Destinations International appoints Cunningham to drive European engagementA US-based trade association for convention bureaux and destination marketing organisations (DMOs) has made a key appointment in its bid to woo more European members.Show More