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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.

April 7, 2021Sector unites for sixth annual Global Meetings Industry DayOne year after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, meetings industry professionals will come together with leaders in business, government and the media for Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2021.

April can be cruel but there are reasons to be cheerful

April 7, 2021April can be cruel but there are reasons to be cheerfulThe sun has been shining on my little corner of rural England. When the wind relents the days already feel warm, long and easy. But when the wind blows, icy swirls of Arctic air jolt you back to the present and bring to mind that famous line from T.S. Eliot about April being the cruellest month.

‘Doing nothing’ not an option as Adelaide commits to events showcase

February 5, 2021‘Doing nothing’ not an option as Adelaide commits to events showcaseThe head of an Australian convention bureau has told event organisers to get used to the ‘new normal’ of lockdowns and border controls and find ways to ‘work around them’.

Historic bid to unite the business events industry collapses

January 6, 2021Historic bid to unite the business events industry collapsesEXCLUSIVE by James Lancaster

Further blow to meetings as UK plunges back into lockdown

January 5, 2021Further blow to meetings as UK plunges back into lockdownPrime minister Boris Johnson has announced a third national lockdown in England, expected to remain in place until the middle of February.

Cities unite to provide off-the-shelf multi-hub meetings

December 18, 2020Cities unite to provide off-the-shelf multi-hub meetingsFour cities have joined forces to create 'off-the-shelf' multi-hub meetings.

Kuala Lumpur: MITEC in hibernation after severe financial loss

December 17, 2020Kuala Lumpur: MITEC in hibernation after severe financial lossThe fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continued with news that the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) had gone into ‘hibernation’ – cutting headcount by 90.Show More