Thailand with its worldwide known tourism island Phuket and Kyrgyzstan will present their natural beauties by exhibiting for the first time in Travel Turkey Izmir to be held on 7-11 December for the 11th time.bThe fair at the 11th time will show touristic richness of Turkey and various regions of the world to domestic and foreign tourism investors, agencies, purchasers and to end consumers making vacation plans.

The snowy neighbour of the US can sometimes be overlooked as the smaller sibling. While the United States is among the most vibrant markets in the global hospitality industry, any savvy hotel owner or operator would do well to remember that Canada has a robust and thriving project pipeline of its own.

“Innovation is at the heart of IMEX exhibitions and for 2018 we are again creating a series of new initiatives that will meet the needs of buyers and exhibitors and substantially enhance their business experience,” says Carina Bauer, before adding “Several engaging new initiatives, new exhibitors and new hosted buyer groups are already confirmed for IMEX in Frankfurt 2018, taking place on 15-17 May. This is well ahead of registration opening early in December.”

Since 1 November 2017, Iris Lanz (48,left) is head of the Berlin Convention Office (BCO) at visitBerlin. Lanz has been employed at visitBerlin for three years. She was the deputy head of the BCO with a focus on corporate clients and new formats.Burkhard Kieker, CEO of visitBerlin: “I am pleased to have gained an experienced personality for this challenging position in Iris Lanz. She will work with her team to continue our innovative journey and to further consolidate Berlin’s position as the leading international congress location.”

A total of 1,264 meeting industry experts from 79 countries met in Prague at the 56th Congress of the International Congress and Convention Association – ICCA, from 12 to 15 November. The event was organized by the Prague Convention Bureau with the support of more than 40 local partners. The aim of the congress was the exchange of the latest knowledge and trends in the industry. Prague thus had a unique opportunity to present its meeting infrastructure to the professional meeting organizers, representatives of international associations and other professional organizations from around the world.

MITM AMERICAS Y CULTOURFAIR, B2B PIONEER TRADE SHOWS, REAFFIRM THEMSELVES ONE MORE TIME AS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL IN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN. XXI MITM Américas, Meetings and Incentive Travel Market and the VII CULTOURFAIR, Internacional cultural trade show, concluded with resounding success, in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.