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US Customs borders

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

Seamless broadcast: from convention centre to event studio

Seamless broadcast: from convention centre to event studioWhen Covid-19 hit Norway, Prime Minister Erna Solberg took almost immediate action to reduce the spread of the virus across the country.

Registration for The Meetings Show 2024 opens

March 26, 2024Registration for The Meetings Show 2024 opensReturning to ExCeL London on 19 and 20 June, The Meetings Show will give event planners the opportunity to meet with hundreds of global suppliers under one roof.

Cairns Convention Centre

March 25, 2024Cairns to host 'vital' quark confinement conferenceThe Cairns Convention Centre will welcome more than 500 scientists and experts in the field of strong interactions when it hosts the XVIth Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum Conference from 19th to 24th August 2024.

New Zealand is bidding for 90 meetings

June 26, 2023New Zealand aims for record conference business next yearTourism New Zealand (TNZ), the country's promotional organisation, is targeting a record $135m worth of international conferences in a bid to support economic recovery.

Sydney Australia

February 3, 2023Australia's business events associations to unify ‘splintered’ advocacy effortsAustralian meetings industry associations will merge to create unified voice for industry

TCEB Unicity confernece

July 25, 2022Thailand’s ‘dream destination’ reputation helps secure Unicity conferenceThe nutritional supplement company, Unicity has selected Bangkok, Thailand as the destination for its 2022 conference.

Guadalajara

May 11, 2022Guadalajara joins legacy-focused alliance of convention bureauxBestCities Global Alliance has welcomed Guadalajara, Mexico, as the 12th partner in its international network of convention bureaux.

Washington DC

May 9, 2022ASSOCIATIONWORLD expands into North AmericaThe expansion of the International Association Summit events marks the first time the association community platform will host an event outside of Europe.

Better together: European Association Summit marks 10th anniversary

May 5, 2022Better together: European Association Summit marks 10th anniversaryThe European Association Summit (ESA) convened in Brussels for its first face-to-face meeting since 2020, bringing together Brussels-based associations under the theme ‘Better Together’ for its 10th edition.

Soil scientists to meet in Glasgow as city boasts ‘full calendar of events’

May 4, 2022Soil scientists to meet in Glasgow as city boasts ‘full calendar of events’More than 2,000 soil scientists will meet in Glasgow this summer as the Scottish city gets back to doing what it does best - hosting international association meetings.Show More