The Last Word

Slovenia

We are such a small country that even many people from Europe do not know about us, let alone those from other continents. Is this a weakness? Or another opportunity? With every passing day, I am more aware of the opportunities multiplying around us. Even today, as we deal with the toughest global challenges. Not …

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A Word from the Editor

On account of the Iron Curtain, Europe was divided in two for almost fifty years. The symbolism of the fall of the Berlin wall was also the symbolism of MICE tourism, which is still radiated today from the grey imposing socialist congress centres in countries stretching from Poland to Bulgaria. Almost every Eastern Bloc country …

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New Book by Rok Klančnik

Crisis Management

“Don’t ask yourself if something might go wrong in Slovenian tourism. Ask yourself when and where it will go wrong.” One of the biggest difficulties (or problems) with Slovenian tourism lies precisely in the fact that we are convinced that we live in one of the safest countries in the world and that the development …

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The 3rd International Forum on Apitherapy and Apiquality

Healthy with the Bees

The Apimondia International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations chose Slovenia to host the 3rd Apimondia International Forum on Apitherapy and Apiquality. This event, which is an important recognition of the Slovenian Beekeepers Association and a confirmation of our excellent organisation of the Apimondia 2003 congress in Ljubljana, will take place from September 28th to October 3rd …

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Estoril Congress Centre, Portugal

How to B green

In 2008, Estoril Congress Centre, located on the Estoril Coast, just 20km from Lisbon International Airport, in Portugal, committed to a vision of sustainability in inhouse procedures and all business events held in the venue. Understanding the important role it plays within the region, the ECC extended its commitment towards the region and has been …

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ROI for non-believers

“We create emotions and memorable moments” an event manager told me recently, “you can’t measure ROI on emotions”. I know there are many who simply don’t believe that you can measure the Return on Investment from events; it is simply too difficult. Either you believe the event to be effective or you don’t, you have …

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A Word from the Editor

Quality and Unique Services Should Be the Competitive Advantage

A colleague from Switzerland, who visited one of the tourist exhibitions, recently came to Slovenia for the first time. I have been following his work for a while now and our meeting was marked by thoughts on the current situation in the region’s meeting industry. One of the characteristics of meetings professionals is that we …

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Column

Can Site Selection Service Providers Really Make A Difference?

Budget cutbacks and reduced meetings staffs, the desire to have more transparency in meetings procurement, the lack of pricing discipline in the marketplace and concerns over the perception of meetings are all driving organisations to think about outsourced site selection. If ever there was a time to consider using the services of a site selection …

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