February is filled with community activities, festivals, awards shows and more. If you’re searching for a full year calendar, check out our 2012 calendar of holidays and international events. If you are searching for important February 2012 calendar items, consider the following: February 2012 Holidays and Events Black History Month (USA) February 5 (Sunday), Constitution… [more]
Business travel pricing for 2012 is expected to vary depending on region and location. The highest increases are expected in Asia-Pacific and Latin America. This, according to the American Express Global Business Travel Global Forecast. The need for companies to invest in business travel as a means to support business growth, as well as travel… [more]
A joint study between the Site International Foundation and the Incentive Travel Council of the Incentive Marketing Association identifies the participants’ view of incentive travel has released some initial findings about the benefits of incentive travel. Based on a survey of more than 1,000 incentive travel participants – both qualifiers and non-qualifiers – incentive travel… [more]
The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) recently announced a five year plan that projects roughly 1.45 million business travel visitors for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) by 2016; Thailand expects 828,000 MICE visitors for 2012. Revenue from MICE travelers is also expected to grow by 87 percent during this time. According to Mr…. [more]
Dozens of Limited Edition London experiences and events are scheduled now through the end of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (September 2012) in the UK’s capital. From private evening tours at Buckingham Palace (January 1 – September 30, 2012) to seeing the most complete Da Vinci exhibition ever (November 9, 2011 to February 5,… [more]
Today the Corporation for Travel Promotion (CTP) announced it has received financial commitments from the private sector to qualify for $22.2 million in matching federal contributions to execute the nation’s first-ever nationally coordinated international travel marketing program for the United States. The CTP is a public-private partnership, which is funded partially through private sector contributions… [more]
Poland is gearing up for the European Football Championships – UEFA EURO 2012 – held in June 2012. These matches will test Poland’s ability to organize major international sports events. Will its event planning industry be up to it? Well, if Poland’s track record of winning and running major conferences is anything to go by,… [more]
IMEX America is ahead of projected attendance, according to show organizations, so this fall’s new trade show is expected to be ground-breaking: . More than 2,000 US and international hosted buyers expected . 1,500 exhibitors to exhibit at debut show . 14 co-located events now confirmed . MPI’s strategic partnership takes shape . Ray Bloom… [more]
With the support of the Tourist Offices of Spain in Canada and the U.S.A., IMASTE has organized the first Spanish virtual trade and consumer show for tourism in the North American continent. The event will take place from July 6-13, 2011 at www.conexionspainvirtual.com. The first online Spanish tourism trade show in Canada and the United… [more]
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