Americas

ASM Global partners with Playeasy digital platform

ASM Global, has entered into a strategic partnership with Playeasy, a major digital network in the sporting event and sports tourism industry, with a deal designed to maximise sporting events bookings for ASM Global’s Convention Centers portfolio. The exclusive relationship will provide ASM Global direct access to more than 600 sports event operators in over 100 types of sports and activities. Alo...

Radisson Hotel Group to offer new ‘unbounded’ meeting vision with AI-powered Dream Machine

Radisson Hotel Group has unveiled a new value proposition Radisson Meetings Unbound and its AI-powered Radisson Meetings Dream Machine. Using a customised generative AI tool, the Radisson Meetings Dream Machine enables event professionals to go beyond the conventional boundaries, from conceptualisation to visualisation, using the platform to create visually stunning representations of their of dre...

Amsterdam and New York most visited cities for European business travellers, says new BCD report

Amsterdam and New York are the most visited cities for European business travellers. According to BCD Travel’s Cities & Trends Europe 2023 edition, The most popular countries are Germany and the United States. The report is based on BCD flight and car rental data in 2023 in a range of European markets. Top 10 business travel cities Overall, business travel spend in Europe in 2023 has recovered...

Destination DC hosts inaugural Sustainability Summit

Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organisation for US capital Washington, DC, held the inaugural Sustainability Summit, 13 March, an event highlighting the power of federal and local partnerships. The collaboration with the US Environmental Protection Agency, the DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and the local hospitality community was designed to explore avenue...

ASM Global appointed to manage KAFD Conference Centre in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Financial District Development Management Company (KAFD DMC) and global venue management company ASM Global have signed a deal for ASM Global to manage the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Conference Centre in Riyadh. The Conference Centre is designed by the American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), and ins...

VOK DAMS Digitalisation Index: How digital is your event marketing?

International event and live marketing agency VOK DAMS is offering companies worldwide he opportunity to assess their current digital maturity in event marketing for free via the agency’s own Digitalisation Index. The Index uses defined dimensions to determine to what extent a company has progressed in the digitalisation of event marketing. Companies receive an objective overview of their current ...

How to shake it up on stage for maximum effect

Paul Colston talks to international broadcaster, presenter, events host and MC, Paul Coia, who imparts a wealth of stories, experience and tips for public speaking.   How did you first get involved in the corporate events world? Was it a natural step from your TV and radio work and how are those skills transferable? I was presenting the Holiday Show on BBC1 in the UK and Thomas Cook asked if ...

On International Women’s Day, Lyn Lewis-Smith discusses women in leadership

The CEO of BESydney, Lyn Lewis-Smith, talks to CMW about the recent report commissioned by the bureau, jointly with the PCMA Foundation and released at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego, Advancing Women in Business Events: What was the objective of producing this research and what were its findings? There has always been a focus on women in leadership. I’ve been a huge advocate of enabling...

MacroArt rolls in to rebrand with Moss

Following its acquisition last year by US-based Moss Inc, a private equity-backed, global provider of experiential marketing solutions for events, UK branded environment specialist MacroArt is transitioning to the Moss name. Aligning with the other global businesses within Moss group, which has additional offices in Germany and the UK, the companies say the change is a strategic positioning that p...

AHLA president and CEO resigns

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has announced that William ‘Chip’ Rogers (pictured) resigned from his position as AHLA president & CEO 1 March to pursue other professional interests. The AHLA Board is to form a committee to identify candidates for the role and will be retaining an executive search firm. Effective immediately, AHLA senior executive vice-president & COO K...

IMF-World Bank Summit: How tech can transcend language barriers at a global event

Chris Demeulemeester, international sales manager at EMG focuses on the technology needed to provide seamless communication in high-stakes event planning environments, especially when in a multilingual conference:  At last October’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Summit in Marrakech organisers needed to create a tailored venue from the ground up. This involved the orchestration o...

AIPC launches staff exchange programme

AIPC, the global association of convention centres, is launching a staff exchange programme between its members. The association says the idea is to offer an additional professional growth path to upcoming talent. The programme will be based on the best practices put in place by two AIPC members leading the way, the SwissTech Convention Center(Lausanne, Switzerland) and the Calgary Stampede Conven...