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SB Hotels, with over 30 years of experience in the hospitality sector, operates 10 establishments across Barcelona, Tarragona, and Madrid. With the recent addition of Hotel SB Win 4 Sup*, the group now offers a total of 1,879 rooms, 75% of which are located in Barcelona – striking the perfect balance between leisure and business travel. Across its Barcelona properties, SB Hotels provides ove...
Convene Hospitality Group (CHG) has been launched as the parent company entity of Convene, the lifestyle hospitality brand that operates premium meeting and event venues, and etc.venues, a brand that operates a network of venues designed to serve small offsite meetings, corporate trainings, and conferences. The organisation says the move allows it to chart its next chapter as a global hospitality...
This September has seen what organisers have termed an “outstanding edition” of the Seatrade Europe – Cruise & River Cruise Convention, which welcomed 3,000 attendees to Hamburg Messe und Congress in Germany. Seatrade Europe is jointly organised by Hamburg Messe und Congress and Informa plc and they report visitors came from a record-breaking 100 countries, with 250+ exhibitors alongside...
The Events Industry Council, a global voice of the business events industry on advocacy, research, professional recognition, and standards, has announced it will be releasing the next iteration of the Global Economic Significance of Business Events Study in conjunction with Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2026. EIC will once again be working with its research partner, Oxford Economics, and wit...
National and international conferences, and conventions, in Belfast are projected to generate more than £90 million in economic impact over the next five years. The company behind ICC Belfast, Waterfront Hall and Ulster Hall, owned by Belfast City Council, has launched a new five-year business plan aimed at doubling the number of large-scale business events hosted in the city by 2030, while also e...
Visit Sweden has launched a national API (Application Progamming Interface) – an open-data platform designed to make the country’s entire tourism offering accessible in a structured, digital format. The initiative sees Sweden become one of the first nations in the world to centralise its tourism data at a national level. The API consolidates content from all of Sweden’s 21 regions and structures i...
In a world where data powers decisions and innovation drives engagement, Zurich stands out not just as a financial hub, but as a European epicentre for technology and smart event design. Few realise that the Greater Zurich Area boasts a higher density of BigTech companies than Silicon Valley. But this isn’t just a fun fact – it’s a strategic advantage for anyone organising events that aim to be ah...
Provider of accommodation management solutions for the global events industry bnetwork, has announced the acquisition of Hotel Management International Europe (HMI Europe), a specialist in accommodation management and venue sourcing based in Switzerland. The company is the European arm of HMI Canada. Following this acquisition, the entity will operate under the name bnetwork Switzerland. This move...
Exceptional Experiences is making its return to IBTM World 2025, with WeTransfer, Canva, Shutterstock, Amazon and UTA among industry heavyweights due to share their insights and expertise when the event industry trade show returns to the Fira de Barcelona 18-20 November. Unveiled at the 2024 show, this year’s Exceptional Experiences will launch with a keynote address by author B. Joseph Pine II. S...
Legends and ASM Global have officially united as Legends Global. The new brand claims it has created “the premier partner to the world’s greatest live events, venues, and brands”. The new brand builds on Legends’ acquisition of ASM Global in August 2024. The services of Legends Global cover the entire lifecycle of venues and events: feasibility and consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partne...
The Experience Economy Meeting (TEM) will return to Madrid on 29–30 September 2025, following a sold-out edition in 2024. Hosted at Florida Park in El Retiro, the two-day summit is designed to foster peer-to-peer exchange among senior decision-makers shaping the future of the experience economy. Co-produced by Fever, Exhibition Hub, and Semmel Exhibitions, the event caters to professionals across ...
City Destinations Alliance (CityDNA) recently welcomed 48 students from 18 countries to its 39th Summer School, held this year in Luxembourg. Since 1987, the CityDNA Summer School has been a catalyst for over 2,200 professionals in the meetings industry, providing skills, insights, and connections needed to thrive in a fast-evolving sector. This year, over four days, participants explored both the...