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Business events in Canada: Return more invested
Canada’s business events community is sending a clear message to global organisers: choose Canada and your event will return more than you invest. The “Business Events in Canada: Return More Invested” campaign reframes meetings and conventions as strategic levers for innovation, talent, and trade – not just drivers of visitor spend. It speaks directly to associations and corporates looking f...
Guadalajara: Mexico’s cultural heart for business events
Iain Stirling discovers how Guadalajara’s fusion of culture, colour and connectivity is elevating Mexico’s business events offer. Guadalajara, the vibrant capital of the state of Jalisco, has long been known as the birthplace of mariachi, tequila, and Mexican craftsmanship. But beyond its cultural fame, the city is asserting itself as one of Latin America’s premier destinations for meetings, incen...
Expertise matters at AIME 2026
Whether you attend Knowledge Monday or spend two days on the show floor, there is something for everyone at AIME 2026. The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) will return to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from Monday, 9 to Wednesday, 11 February 2026. Thousands of business meetings and incentives professionals from across the globe will come together to connect...
Big cities, spurring on big business events in Brazil
Thadeu Araujo shares some thoughts and numbers on Brazil’s growing MICE industry. The business meetings and events industry in Brazil has shown impressive numbers in recent years. The latest ICCA GlobeWatch Business Analytics, for example, has shown Brazil rising to a top 15 position in the international ranking and being the leading destination for MICE events in Latin America. UBRAFE, the Brazil...
Campinas, Sao Paulo’s Little Brother, making international waves
Stephanie Ackland reports on a fast developing ‘second city’, adding new options for meeting planners and delegates. Just 90km from the capital of Sao Paulo lies the state’s second largest city, Campinas. A city busily positioning itself as an international meetings hub. Known within Brazil, and LATAM, as an economic powerhouse, Campinas’ GDP is the second largest in the state, outside the capital...
Cvent CONNECT Europe 2025: Innovation and connection
A look back at Cvent’s annual industry and customer conference, held in London. Cvent CONNECT Europe 2025 welcomed event, marketing and hospitality professionals from across Europe in mid-October for the company’s annual user and industry conference, held both in-person at the InterContinental London – The O2 and online. Over two days, attendees could choose from more than 60 expert-led sessions, ...
International Confex 2026: Where the events industry meets
International Confex returns on 25–26 February 2026 at Excel London, and it’s more than just a date in the calendar, it’s the heartbeat of the UK events industry. The two-day show is where deals get done, ideas come alive, and the future of events takes shape. For event planners, it’s a front-row seat to what’s next. This year, there are nine conference theatres, including Exhibition HQ Theatre wh...
How wellness tourism is revitalising business events and local communities
Jane Cunningham, director of European Engagement at Destinations International, shares her insights in this blog on how wellness tourism is reshaping destination management strategies in the events industry. With 74% of UK adults reporting significant stress levels in 2025, it is no surprise that corporations are increasingly turning to wellness retreats to boost their employees’ wellbeing. Indeed...
TOGETHER at 88 Wood Street: Redefining calm in the city
In a market dominated by scale and spectacle, new venue brand TOGETHER is taking a different path – one built on calm precision, seamless delivery, and genuine human connection. Founded by Elliott Sparsis and Declan Cassidy, the brand’s debut venue at 88 Wood Street reflects their shared belief that the events industry works best when it puts people first. CMW speaks with the pair about what...
Copenhagen’s legacy vision: How business events are shaping global impact
Having met at the recent ICCA Annual Congress, I had the privilege of catching up with Gerda-Marie Rist, head of the Legacy Lab at Wonderful Copenhagen, as she discussed how connecting people, purpose, and policy is reshaping the business events landscape in Denmark and beyond. Iain Stirling: Gerda-Marie, you spent 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry working with LEO Pharma, specialising in me...
Thailand breaks recovery records and reshapes the regional events landscape
Thailand has staged one of the most impressive post-pandemic recoveries in the global exhibitions sector. While many destinations anticipated a long road back from Covid-19, Thailand returned to full performance within just three years – well ahead of the five-year recovery originally forecast. By 2025, both participation and revenue had surged to 135% of 2019 levels, restoring international...
“We’re not just building facilities – we’re building a legacy”: Adam Burke on LA’s rise as a meetings powerhouse
Adam Burke, President & CEO of Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, spoke to CMW’s Iain Stirling recently at IMEX America 2025 about how major sporting events, infrastructure investment, and a game-changing convention centre project will reshape LA’s business events landscape Iain Stirling: I’m quite keen to get an update of everything that’s going on in LA. What...