IMEX America, the international meetings industry trade show took place in Las Vegas on 10–13 October. For the eighth time, the Polish Tourism Organisation was the organiser of the Polish national stand, where companies involved in the professional organisation of meetings and conference facilities presented their offers. This year’s Polish exhibitors included: LOT Polish Airlines, […]

The 17th meeting of the Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe, held on 15 and 16 September 2022 at the Melia Lisboa Oriente Hotel in Lisbon, once again proved the importance of international cooperation in our complex world. The Alliance is the first of its kind, and its purpose is to promote […]

Four Polish women have been nominated for the prestigious ‘Rise and Raise Others Award’ by United Nations Women. UN Women is a United Nations agency for gender equality and women’s empowerment. The nominated Polish women are Iga Świątek, Dominika Kulczyk, Agata Kołodziejczyk, and Paula Fanderowska. In addition, Aneta Książek is the only Polish woman on […]

One of the key events included in the PTO’s annual programme in support of the meetings and event industry in 2022 submitted by members of the Meetings and Events Industry Council was an event titled “Spotlight On Poland,” which was held on a pilot basis on 22-25 September this year, thanks to the cooperation with […]

The VUCA reality is challenging. Whether you participate in corporate event planning, association event planning or agency planning, you will have to consider how much risk you are willing or able to take. Maybe your risk management protocols prevent you from holding an event in a neighbouring country to Ukraine even if you wanted to. […]

In 2025, the Stochastic Processes and their Applications (SPA) conference will be held, whose main content area is mathematical statistics and probability. Past conferences have been held in Europe, as well as in America or Asia. The upcoming event is scheduled to take place in Lisbon in 2023.   The application was submitted jointly with […]

On June 27, 2022, the UIA (Union of International Associations) published its ranking, “The 63rd International Meetings Statistics Report”, where Poland maintained its position compared to the previous year. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the world tourism industry, the meeting industry, and the attitude of international associations towards the organisation of […]

Great news! Kraków among the finalists of the first edition of the European Mission Awards in the ”Best Mice Destination” category!  The EMA is a new award  for the European business travel industry, initiated by the Italian publishing house Newsteca. From 4 to 10 July, European travel managers will be able to vote for the […]

Trends in tourism and the meetings industry over the past few years clearly indicate that travellers increasingly take issues of ecology and sustainability into account when making travel plans. Tourist destinations that demonstrate care in these areas are growing in popularity. Hotels and congress centres around the world are taking measures to reduce CO2 emissions, […]