Thanks to TEAMCON, the congress organisation company, the 30th General Meeting and Scientific Symposium of URSI (the International Union of Radio Science) is taking place in Istanbul. It is being held in the Lutfi Kirdar Congress Centre from 13-20 August 2011, organised by TEAMCON.
Teamcon has welcomed around 1500 delegates from 57 countries to Istanbul despite the current international economic problems, the political difficulties of countries bordering Turkey and also the fact that it is the hottest period of the holiday season.
URSI representatives are putting the fact that 8 countries are taking part for the first time down to Teamcon’s success.

Air Berlin with Problems: Hunold goes – Mehdorn comes !

Because of the bad numbers they have announced today ( 18.08.2011) Air Berlin PLC informs that Mr. Joachim Hunold intends to offer his resignation from the office as CEO of the company as per 1 September 2011. Mr. Joachim Hunold would like to remain bound to the company for the future as a Non-Executive Director and has recommended that Mr. Hartmut Mehdorn who is already a member of the Board of Directors of the company becomes his interim
successor as CEO.

Aviation tax hampers return to profitability – Hunold criticizes distortion of ompetition, Additional burden on earnings caused by the increased kerosene price and the decline in North Africa-related business, “Shape & Size” program strives to make company more profitable, 2nd quarter: Increased revenue, improved yield and capacity utilization, costs before kerosene prices and aviation tax reduced
airberlin, Germany’s second-largest airline company, has launched “Shape & Size”, a comprehensive program aiming to make the company profitable in the future. The package of measures includes, inter alia, a capacity reduction by more than one million seats in the second half of 2011 and the ensuing reduction of the fleet by 8 aircraft, the cancellation of unprofitable routes, flight frequency reductions, the partial withdrawal from regional airports, and the concentration on the Berlin, Düsseldorf, Palma de Mallorca and Vienna hubs.

Take advantage of early accommodation and travel deals in Barcelona
Trade Visitor registration for EIBTM 2011 (29th November – 1st December) is now open. Pre-registration at www.eibtm.com/register provides the flexibility of diary planning, saves money, offers various travel discounts on accommodation and flights plus fast track entry to 3 days of business, education and networking at the world’s leading industry event.

The Seoul Convention Bureau (SCB) website saw a drastic increase in international visitors when it featured several of its Seoul MICE Alliance partners during the ‘MICE Seoul’ week of its current online promotion, the Seoul Sizzling Sweepstakes. Each day, visitors drawn to the website view a special, one-day profile page about a meetings venue in Seoul.

Launch of TCEB “Believe in Thailand” at CIBTM and China Road Show 2011 highlights luxury beach destinations to attract Chinese market

TCEB ( Thailand Convention &Events Bureau) is targeting China’s lucrative MICE market, armed with its new ‘Believe in Thailand’ marketing campaign, which promotes Phuket and Samui as luxury incentive travel and meeting destinations. Chinese visitors will also be eligible for special promotions offered by four other MICE cities, Bangkok, Chiengmai, Phuket and Pattaya.