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CWT Meetings & Events research: London to remain top EMEA destination for corporate meetings and events in 2019

Event Industry News

CWT Meetings & Events, a division of global travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today unveiled its predictions for the top ten cities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in M&E. Moscow, Russia (6/-). 2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). Barcelona, Spain (5/2).

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Confident planning strategies for the return of incentive travel 

The MICE

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. Memories and experiences that are created at a destination outlive any other type or event and experience; for me at least. There is no need to fly out for a two hour meeting anymore due to sustainability considerations.

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16th Annual Meetings Industry Forecast

PCMA Convene

And there will be growing use of cashless payments and livestreaming at meetings and events. What is one trend that meeting planners should be keeping an eye on in 2017 and beyond? What is one trend that business-event organizers should be keeping an eye on in 2017 and beyond? Airfares will be up 2.5 percent worldwide.

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Planning International Events: Legal and Cultural Considerations

SmartMeetings

When planning international events overseas , event professionals must take into account a host of important legal and cultural considerations. Grimes of Grimes Law Offices, LLC in Philadelphia, spoke at MPI’s WEC 2016 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, about planning international events. Business Negotiations.

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The Way Forward 

PCMA Convene

Think about it: In a period of less than six months, not only did the United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union, but the United States and Russia flirted with a new Cold War, the migrant crisis ignited discontent throughout Europe, and Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign included calls for building walls and enacting travel bans.

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