GainingEdge, a specialist consulting firm advising exclusively to the world’s meetings and business events industry, published the third annual Destination Competitive Index on 14 December 2020. Covering international convention destinations, the 2020 edition lists the world’s top 101 cities, which have hosted 87 or more international conventions over the past three years as reported by […]

Prof. dr hab. inż. Marek Pawełczyk, Chairman of the Polish Congress Ambassadors Programme Jury, faculty member of Silesian University of Technology (Vice Rector for Science and Development), was appointed President of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration, a scientific society formed 30 years ago. Since 2016 Chairman of the Polish Congress Ambassadors Programme (second […]

2020 was unquestionably the most difficult year in the history of Polish tourism, especially for businesses operating in so-called city tourism and MICE sector. However, the dramatic and tumultuous period did feature several positive aspects, including Warsaw announcing its Tourism Policy. Establishing a clear and long-term vision of the industry’s development, the document in question […]

In mid-December 2020 Polish Conference and Congress Association (Stowarzyszenie Konferencje i Kongresy w Polsce – SKKP) launched a series of online training sessions as part of the SKKP Academy project. The latest meetings are dedicated to “Presentations at hybrid events – one stage, numerous perspectives”. The training session is divided into three modules comprehensively covering […]

A traditional activity of Polish Tourism Organisation staged by its Poland Convention Bureau unit, the annual Christmas-season recommendations industry meeting in December presents certificates to top professional congress and incentive travel organisers and convention bureaux. With a face-to-face meeting out of the question, this year’s Christmas-season recommendations assumed a different shape intended to appreciate the […]

The December meeting of the Poznań Congress Ambassador Club was staged at the Poznań Congress Centre recording studio on 15 December 2020.  A joint initiative of Polish Tourism Organisation, Polish Conference and Congress Association, the MTP Group and the city of Poznań, the Poznań Congress Ambassador Club was launched in October 2019. Poznań joins Warsaw, […]

The #TylkoRazem (OnlyTogether) hashtag dominated not only Warsaw social media in the first half of December. The social media campaign in the form of a dialogue involved members of Warsaw Tourism Organisaton (Warszawska Organizacja Turystyczna – WOT). Posts tagged with #TylkoRazem showcase the new offer of restaurants, museums and hotels adapted to the current sanitary […]

For the first time ever assuming a fully virtual form, this year’s edition of IBTM World has wrapped up. As is the case each year, Polish Tourism Organisation hosted the Polish national stand. According to organizer report Polish profile was the 3rd most viewed profile of IBTM World Virtual. The Polish national stand (F118) showcased the […]

The latest fam trip in the “It’s been a while – let us meet in Poland” series was staged on 14-15 December under the title of “Łódź – the last unexplored city”. Held by Poland Convention Bureau in cooperation with Łódź Convention Bureau and the Site Poland association, the event was intended to introduce incentive […]