Event Industry News

MAY 5, 2021

The City of Vienna is providing the Vienna Tourist Board and its Vienna Convention Bureau with an additional €4 million to support national and international organisers of meetings held in the city, from 1 May 2021 to 31 December 2023, paving the way for the sector’s growth offering up to €60,000 of funding per event.

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Meetings 2023 2021 Tourism 57

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

There were more international association meetings than ever last year, but on average the meetings had fewer participants, reports the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). Over the same time period, the number of meetings per year has doubled, from just under 6,000 to more than 12,000 in 2016.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 8, 2017

ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association, has released its annual rankings of top meeting cities and countries , and there have been quite of a few shake-ups among the top 10 meeting destinations. Top Meeting Cities. Paris has landed at the top spot with 196 meetings, one more than No.

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Association Meetings Meetings 2016 2015 55

Master the Event

JANUARY 12, 2024

And the ICCA is dedicated to the international association meetings segment providing first rate business improvement prospects, the ultimate in information exchange and communication second to none. This year Vienna is out and Paris is in. For the first time since 2005 Vienna has slipped from number one to number three.

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2005 Association Meetings Meetings Event Planning 40