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Preferred Hotels & Resorts adds 20 new members
8 May 2026
Global luxury grows significantly. Preferred Hotels welcomes 20 properties spanning Bali to Brazil this quarter.
Venues
Angola launches a convention bureau
Africa
Washington DC bucks trend of US tourism decline with record visitor spending
North America
Baku to try again with SportAccord Convention, now set for May 2027
News
IAPCO PCOs deliver €17.36bn in economic impact, according to new report released for GMID
News
Celebrating GMID and how the industry revitalises communities
6 May 2026
UK events industry drives £69bn economic impact.
Los Angeles Convention Center’s flowering neighbourhood partnership
Sustainability
Te Pae Christchurch celebrates four years of world-class events
Australasia
American Express Global Business Travel to go private in $6.3bn takeover
Business Travel
HeadBox expands its AI-powered platform to New Zealand
Radisson Hotel Group expands its resort footprint in Romania
1 May 2026
A mountain-top retreat takes shape. Radisson Blu debuts at Romania's COTA 1400 ski resort in summer 2026.
VOK DAMS opens office in ‘engine room’ of Chinese tech revolution
Agency
Six of the best acknowledged at 15th Ambassador Awards in Prague
Europe
Amadeus set to acquire Idemia Public Security (IPS) in €1.2bn deal
M&A
Search for new CEO for Congress Messe Innsbruck begins
Europe
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FCM Consulting launches Travel Impact Index
Analysis
IBTM World keeps 2025 content live through new on-demand hub
IBTMWorld
Event industry association trio merge their European advocacy into new EEEIA entity
Europe

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