Agency & Association

International association sector is resilient and showing healthy growth according to ICCA 2011 statistics

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 11:45

International association sector is resilient and showing healthy growth according to ICCA 2011 statistics

With the release of the 2011 Top 20 Rankings for cities and countries, ICCA is reporting another year of continued strength in international association meetings market. 
For the first time ever, more than 10,000 regularly occurring association events which rotate between at least three countries were identified by ICCA members and ICCA’s in-house research team as having taken place during 2011, over 800 more than identified a year previously.


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ASTA Young Professionals further education, share industry perspective at Hawaii Leadership Forum

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 16:10

ASTA Young Professionals further education, share industry perspective at Hawaii Leadership Forum

By special invitation, a select group of ASTA’s Young Professionals Society (YPS) have been asked to participate in a panel discussion as part of  the Hawaii Leadership Forum (May 24), one of the island’s top tourism events. The panel discussion, led by Douglas Quinby, senior director of research for PhoCusWright, will give these young travel agents the opportunity to share their perspective on the state of the travel agency industry and provide those in attendance with a window into tomorrow’s travel professional.

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GTMC Chief Executive Anne Godfrey to leave

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 15:35
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GTMC Chief Executive Anne Godfrey to leave

The Guild of Travel Management Companies’ (GTMC) chief executive, Anne Godfrey has announced that she will be leaving the organisation this summer to take up the role of chief executive at The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).

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Colombia moves up the international meeting ranks

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 14:15

Colombia fare well in latest ICCA Report as country targets UK MICE market

In yet another nod towards Colombia’s on-going regeneration and evolution, the ICCA Country and City Rankings Report for 2011 has seen Colombia move up the association meeting strata yet again.

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Gray Dawes Travel issues white paper on carbon emission reduction

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 12:41

Gray Dawes Travel issues white paper on carbon emission reduction

Leading independent travel and expense management specialist Gray Dawes has produced a special white paper in support of Green Office Week that runs from 14-18 May 2012.
Green Office Week is an annual awareness week that aims to encourage workers across the country to make small changes to their working and travel habits to positively impact the environment.


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