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JULY 26, 2017

Photo credit: Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center Fira Barcelona Gran Via Location: Barcelona, Spain. Photo credit: Fira Barcelona Milano Congressi Location: Milano, Italy. Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Size: 43,000 sq. Size: 2,583,338 sq.

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JUNE 22, 2017

Based on data supplied by ICCA members, the top three countries for both meetings and number of participants are the United States (934 meetings and more than 400,000 participants) , Germany (689 meetings and more than 280,000 participants) and the United Kingdom (582 meetings and almost 230,000 participants).

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MAY 25, 2017

Barcelona Wine Bar image by Tom McGovern. Barcelona Wine Bar (Atlanta). The bartenders discuss your flavor preferences before presenting wine samples. The cozy setting feels intimate, with table candles lighting up the room at night. A distinctly European atmosphere served-up with a tapas-style menu.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

PCMA’s knowledge exchanges in London and Barcelona were offered as examples of delivering programming where it is needed, and in the format people are demanding. PCMA sees it as a measure of its relevancy. With fewer planners taking the time to join organizations, more are turning to web resources to get information they need.

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MAY 25, 2023

This is important for meetings & events because we are seeing business travel increasingly paired with leisure travel—a trend referred to as bleisure travel—And this has made Orlando compelling for business events with a side of vacation, be it family, solo, or anywhere in between.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 19, 2019

I love the next, new innovative event technology product, and there have been many over the years: 1984: The invention of the first meeting planning software program (Amlink and Peopleware). 1990: The invention of room diagramming software (Meeting Matrix). Fall: ICCA Annual Meeting. Fall: IBTM Barcelona.

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MAY 8, 2017

Paris has landed at the top spot with 196 meetings, one more than No. The top five was reshuffled quite a bit, with Vienna rising two places to second, Berlin dropping to fourth, and Barcelona and London staying at third and fifth, respectively. Number of Meetings in 2016. 1 Berlin reported last year.

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