1 DAY AGO - More than boozy brunch or a tedious team-build, a corporate getaway can take your team to the next level. Katie Reynolds Da Silva explores. This article was first published in Issue 3 of Event Africa. The era of generic corporate events is long over, and South African event organisers are leading the charge to create... The post Corporate Getaways – More Than Just a Boozy Brunch appeared first on The Event | Africa’s Leading Business-Events Industry Update. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The annual Switzerland Meeting Trophy returned in June with gamification at the heart of its 15th edition. Ninety international meeting professionals joined the tour this year, organised by the MICE department of Switzerland Tourism. Blowing the alphorn in Zurich, playing golf in Andermatt and fishing ducks from a historic fountain in Thun were all on the agenda and The Nordic team won the Trophy challenge by a narrow margin ahead of Team North America. The final night in the newly opened Schadau Castle with views over Lake Thun and the mountains was a particular highlight. The post 15-up: Gamification Swiss-style appeared first on CMW. Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Québec City Convention Centre a big year as a regional economic key player. The Convention Centre hosted 210 events over the past year, including 71 conferences (18 international and 53 national). The Convention Centre’s latest report says 216,000 delegates descended on the city to attend events over the period, with connected activities generating CAD$112m (US$238.9m) in economic spin-offs for Québec City and the province, an 11% increase over the previous year. Conferences and events held at the Convention Centre generated 221,370 overnight stays in Québec City hotels and CAD$28.4m in economic spinoffs for the accommodation and food services sector. Of the 210 events hosted last year, two stand out for their scope and the logistical challenges they posed for the Convention Centre team: the International Media Centre for the G7 Summit in June 2018, and the 54th Jeux du Québec Finals in March 2019, which involved creating an athletes’ village for 3,700 young people with all services Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Scan Display hosted representatives from 12 African countries at its first African Distributor Conference in Johannesburg at the beginning of June 2019. Click on the following link to view the gallery of photos taken at the conference: Justin Hawes, Managing Director of exhibition and event... Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - The third edition of Get Global, a show that targets Australian and New Zealand meeting and event buyers, is set to open in Sydney 26 July. The post Get Global gets ready for Sydney appeared first on CMW. Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - The ICC Jerusalem stepped up into a new role earlier this month when the US Embassy in Israel marked US Independence Day on 4 July with a festive event. The post US Independence Day first for ICC Jerusalem appeared first on CMW. Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Meetings, events, congresses and association management company MCI Group is expanding its network with the opening of Hamburg office designed to service the German market. The post MCI opens office in Hamburg appeared first on CMW. Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - Brisbane has been selected to host one of the world’s largest travel industry conferences, with Flight Centre Travel Group set to bring its global conference to the region in July 2020. The post Flight Centre coming home with 4,500-strong gathering in Brisbane appeared first on CMW. Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) has launched its new global Business Events campaign, ‘Penang 2020: BE Unfiltered’. The post Penang Bureau launches ‘Unfiltered’ global campaign for Business Events appeared first on CMW. Collapse