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Flight shaming in the events industry

Gallus Events

In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. As delegates arrived through the thick early morning fog in Madrid, nothing much at all seemed to be clearing. But somehow, Madrid and the Spanish Government pulled it off.

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Valencia submits €170m bid to host Web Summit

Event Industry News

Other contenders for the conference include Munich, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Bilbao, London and current host city Lisbon. A Web Summit spokesman said negotiations are ongoing. At least eight European cities are now believed to have expressed an interest in hosting the technology-focused conference, which began in Dublin.

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

Event Industry News

Meanwhile, Madrid (9/6) is off the 2019 list, too. Despite ongoing Brexit negotiations for the UK to leave the European Union casting uncertainty over how the deal will play out for airlines, visas and border control, the popularity of London as a destination is undiminished for now.

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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

PCMA Convene

COP26 is shorthand for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, a summit which brought leaders from more than 130 nations together to negotiate a global plan to address climate change. It also was the site for negotiations. People said, ‘If we have to do this, we will — but we cannot negotiate.

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The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023

Stova

FITUR January 18 - 22, 2023 – Madrid, Spain FITUR is the global meeting destination for tourism professionals and one of the most popular conferences for inbound and outbound markets in Latin America. Driving more than $5.5 billion in future travel to the U.S., IPW is where U.S.

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