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Meetingselect strengthens its international position with the opening of offices in Brussels and New York.

Event Industry News

The Dutch company is opening an office in Brussels this month and this will be followed this summer by an office in New York. To be of service to present and future clients here as efficiently as possible, two members have been added to the Meetingselect team, who will operate out of Brussels. Ambitions for the American market.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

Smart Meetings

In 2018, international visitors accounted for 81% of Bangkok’s tourism spend. Brussels; and 10. Grand Place central square, Brussels. Crime has decreased 20% in Brussels, which made the No. Brussels has also taken measures to increase women’s safety, pedestrian safety and decrease pickpocketing. New York; 4.

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PCMA and visit.brussels unite to enhance education at 2018 European Association Summit

Event Industry News

PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) has announced it is to work with visit.brussels to enhance the education programme of the sixth European Association Summit (EAS), taking place in Brussels on 8-9 March 2018.

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IBTM World launches visitor registration

Event Industry News

Brazil will return to the event after a three-year hiatus, with a 160 per cent increase in stand space compared to 2018 when they last participated at IBTM World. In addition, Distant Frontiers, one of India’s largest DMC networks, will return after a three-year absence. .

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Scottish cities account for 24% of all major association meetings in the UK

Event Industry News

Scotland is bucking the trend with the number of major association events held in 2018 up 5% from 2017, despite the UK dropping two places in the latest ICCA Country and City Statistics report for total number of international association meetings. However, Scotland celebrated an increase in the number of meetings during the same period.

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The Business of Events: First speakers and contributors confirmed for UK Policy Forum

Prestige Events Magazine

Before joining the BBC, Nick worked as the Guardian’s Chief Political Correspondent and as its European Editor based in Brussels. In 2018 He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Hull and made CBE in The Queen’s New Year Honours List. In 2023 he led Eurovision in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine.

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Event sector in rude health: Venue Search London looks forward to a healthy 2019

Event Industry News

Key trends underlined in 2018 include the growing demand for health and wellbeing at events along with using a supply chain that has demonstrable social responsibility. 2018 has seen Venue Search London increase its footprint with demand for London events being received from clients in New York and Brussels.

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