Middle East

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...

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...

Web Summit’s debut in MENA sets records

The world’s largest tech event’s debut in the Middle East and Africa, Web Summit Qatar 2024, ended on a high note at the end of February with a huge turnout from international tech giants, startups, industry experts and tech enthusiasts from all over the world. The event, held at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, set several feats and records. Over four days the summit hosted 15,453 attendees...

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 ...

Oman CEC deal with TotalEnergies set to generate all centre’s electricity from solar rooftop

The Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) has signed an agreement with TotalEnergies Renewables Distributed Generation Middle East & Africa (DG MEA), a wholly owned affiliate of TotalEnergies, to develop a rooftop solar photovoltaic project able to produce over 7,000 megawatts-hours (MWh). Venue management hopes the collaboration will make OCEC Oman’s premier green venue. The 4.6 megawa...

Oman CEC to welcome 16 international events in 2024

The Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) is expected to welcome over 16 international and regional events in 2024. The OCEC is prioritising attracting large-scale international and regional events with a significant impact on the Sultanate’s economic development. Already this year the OCEC has hosted the Middle East Space Conference, the International Occupational Health Summit and the Gen...

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...

Beyond Borders – check out ICCA’s digital snapshot of how business events are shaping the world

ICCA has published its digital report exploring the significant global impact of business events across 60-plus years: Beyond Borders – How Associations Business Events Bring the World Together. Using video interviews, data, and animated graphs, Beyond Borders features expert opinion and analysis from inside – and outside – the international associations meetings industry. It is an approach that h...

SITE celebrates excellence in incentive travel with annual Crystal Awards

The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) honoured nine companies with Crystal Awards during the association’s Global Conference in Istanbul (26-28 February), celebrating an immense range of skills and triumphs related to incentive travel. This year’s Awards attracted a record number of entries. “I’m so proud at the growth and success on display tonight,” said SITE CEO Annette Gregg. “Thi...

Joint Meetings Industry Council adds two more associations, AFIDA and IELA, to its membership

The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC), the international umbrella organisation that represents the collective voice of the global meetings and events industryhas announced the addition of two more organisations, Asociación Internacional de Ferias de América (AFIDA) and International Exhibition Logistics Association (IELA), as its latest members. This development not only broadens the JMIC geo...

4th Dubai Association Centre Conference set to tackle AI and legacy issues

AI, disruptions and legacies are on the agenda at the 4th Dubai Association Centre Conference which runs 27-28 February at Dubai World Trade Centre. The event is set to host a transformative gathering of association executives, stakeholders, government officials and strategic partners. The fourth edition of the flagship event of the Dubai Association Centre (DAC), organisers say, is designed to cr...

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