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visitBerlin releases its half-year results: 5 million guests, 11 million room nights

Details: Category: Agency & Association; Created on Monday, 13 August 2012 11:13

Number of international visitors increased by 13 percent / 300,000 more participants in meetings and conventions

visitBerlin strikes a positive half-year balance for the tourism and convention business of the German capital: 5,058,677 visitors (+ 10.8 %) travelled to Berlin from January to June 2012, and spent 11,332,553 nights (+ 10.9 %) in the German capital during that period*. About one fourth of the room nights were generated by participants in meetings and conventions. They attended 57,800 meetings and conventions (+ 8.1%) during the first half-year 2012.

Jack Morton Worldwide team ready to create and deliver Glasgow 2014 Opening and Closing Ceremonies

Details: Category: Agency & Association; Created on Monday, 13 August 2012 10:18

The leading global events agency behind some of the most memorable public events worldwide has been appointed to deliver the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The Organising Committee of Glasgow 2014 confirmed on 12th August that it has awarded the contract to Jack Morton Worldwide, whose track record includes the Opening and Closing ceremonies for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006, as well as the critically-acclaimed ceremonies at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The agency was also tasked with delivering the live celebration sites at key locations across London for the Royal ‘Wedding of the Century’ of Prince William to Kate Middleton. Working with the Mayor of London’s Office, it created day-long live events around the capital for more than 200,000 people.

World First partners with The Currency Club to offer customers travel money online

Details: Category: Agency & Association; Created on Monday, 13 August 2012 09:49

World First, the foreign exchange international payments company, has expanded its online portfolio of services by introducing a brand new travel money online solution. World First customers will now have access to the web’s best exchange rates on cash and travellers cheques courtesy of the virtual foreign exchange bureau, The Currency Club.

TAP Portugal appoints Hills Balfour

Details: Category: Agency & Association; Created on Friday, 10 August 2012 09:24

TAP Portugal, one of Europe’s most prominent international airlines, has appointed leading travel and tourism PR consultancy Hills Balfour to coordinate its public relations activity.

C&M Recruitment Consultancy expands into events sector

Details: Category: Agency & Association; Created on Friday, 10 August 2012 09:12

Sarah Anson to head new dedicated division

C&M Recruitment Consultancy, the London-based specialist travel and hospitality recruitment agency, has launched a dedicated Events Division.
Headed by Sarah Anson, an events manager with more than eight years’ practical and recruitment experience in the events, travel and hospitality sectors.