Month: July 2012

Tourist arrivals in May were up 2.5% over May last year, maintaining the upward trend of the previous two months after a dip in the first months of the year. The figures for May show a drop in arrivals from the UK which was outweighed by sharp increases in arrivals from Germany and Italy. The NSO said tourist arrivals in May reached 133,659. Total nights spent by tourists rose by 12.1 per cent, bringing the average length of stay to 7.5 nights.

 

Holidaymakers comprised the absolute majority of inbound tourists, and registered an increase of 7 per cent. However, a notable decrease was observed among those travelling for business purposes, the NSO said. In line with previous months, 87 per cent of inbound tourists came from EU Member States and in particular from the euro area. Tourists from outside the EU increased over last year, reaching 17,936.

 

The main market for inbound tourists remained the UK, with a share equivalent to 30 per cent of the total. Second was the Italian market, with a share of 12 per cent. The British market registered a decrease of four per cent, while Germany and Italy experienced increases of 14 and 19 per cent, respectively. During May, inbound tourists spent a total of over one million nights in Malta, up by 12 per cent when compared to 2011. In absolute terms, the majority of guest nights were spent in collective accommodation establishments and in particular in hotel accommodation. Nonetheless, a substantial increase of 30 per cent in the use of private accommodation was recorded.

Despite increased and stringent requirements for achieving a Danish Green Key certification, a record breaking 64% of all hotel rooms in Copenhagen are now eco-certified. And the green hotel boom continues.

Copenhagen is a recognised pioneer when it comes to sustainable meetings, a status which is underlined by the fact that 64% of the city’s hotel rooms now hold official eco-certificates.

The most prominent eco-certification in Copenhagen is the Green Key, which accounts for 48% of eco-certifications in Copenhagen. During the last quarter of 2011, the requirements for a Green Key were increased further as Mikal Holt Jensen, head of the Green Key Secretariat at HORESTA (the Danish trade association for the catering, hotel and hospitality industry), explains:

“Our demands have been optimised, for example in relation to reducing water use, the use of organic products, eco-friendly cleaning materials and focus on reducing the use of electricity and heat.”

Among the hotels which have recently received a Green Key are the FIRST Hotel Vesterbo, Bella Sky Comwell and Hotel Tiffany. First Hotel Vesterbro, with 400 rooms, has worked with sustainable hotel management for several years and is the first hotel within the FIRST hotel chain to receive a Green Key. The brand new Bella Sky Comwell, with 812 rooms, was built according to the latest environmentally friendly standards and technologies. Meanwhile, Hotel Tiffany, in the hip Vesterbro city quarter, also met the requirements for a Green Key certification.

Last Friday the Danish capital beat 17 other cities to be named European Green Capital for 2014

During its presidency of the EU, which has just been ended, the Danish government ensured that all official hotels and venues used for the 110 meetings were eco-certified. As a result, the Danish EU Presidency was the first to receive the international ISO 20121 certification for sustainable event management. A month from now the London Olympics will be aiming to achieve the same standards in order to receive the same ISO 20121 certification

MCI Vienna’s successful planning and realisation of conferences, incentives, customer and employee events, and product launches and galas was rewarded. MCI Vienna is certificated for the ÖkoBusinessPlan Wien for 2012

Claudia Lojer, MCI Vienna’s Managing Director, summarises the team’s ambitions:
“We want to reach people on an emotional level and create events which leave a lasting impression.” MCI has annual themes, this year our motto is “we have a dream”.
Customer projects profit from our live-communication experts’ local know-how, as well as their longstanding international experience.

 

“Our dedication, creativity, and attention to detail benefit not only benefit our immediate customers, but also their customers and business partners. Corporate Social Responsibility and Health & Safety are core values of MCI.”

 

The Viennese team is part of the global MCI community with 47 branches and, by pooling ideas and potentials, can make customers’ events a lasting experience.
Our efforts result in perfectly implemented projects, inspiring people by means of countless ideas and a special touch that sticks. #

 

MCI Vienna sets standards regarding quality assurance measures: The agency’s management is the only one of its kind in Austria to hold the national certification for event-management “Certified Event Master” (ISO/IEC 17024).
 

MCI is celebrating its 25th anniversary – Vienna therefore will celebrate a “dream day” on June 29th, 2012.