The new Online Group Booking Tool at aerlingus.com makes Group Travel much easier. Groups can book early to secure the best available fare, 7-25 persons can be booked in one single transaction and names need not be confirmed until 10 days pre-departure. For added convenience, travel essentials such as checked bags, lounge access and assigned seating can be added to the Group Reservation using the ‘Manage Booking’ facility.
The airline also has a new Online Portal for Conference and Event Organisers, which can be tailored to their event, gives instant access to flights to Ireland from 22 countries, and includes an easy-to-follow online booking facility. It can include logos, text & images as required. Requests to use this portal are welcome from PCOs, Convention Bureaux, Venues and Event Organisers.
The Madrid Tourist Board has also confirmed 14 events which, together with these conferences, will attract some 16,000 professionals to the capital
• The Pan-American Congress on Intensive Care Medicine (3,000 attendees) and the Congress of the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (2,000 participants) are two of the events to be hosted by the city
• The selection of Madrid as the host city for these conferences demonstrates the sector’s confidence in the city’s organisational capacities and the quality of the services provided by the Madrid Tourist Board
• Madrid predicts that it will consolidate its position in the ICCA ranking for 2011 and strengthen its position among the top ten international business destinations
• The quality-price ratio offered by Madrid’s hotels as well as the capital’s infrastructure and cultural and leisure activities make it a city where doing business is a pleasure
The congress city of Vienna has once again come out on top in the face of strong competition: the European Academy of Childhood Disability will hold the 26th EACD annual meeting in Vienna in 2014, and the European Paediatric Neurology Society will come to the Austrian capital for the 11th EPNS Congress 2015.
Around 500 delegates are expected to attend the three-day event organized by the European Academy of Childhood Disability, which will hold its 26th annual meeting in Vienna in 2014. With the help of the Vienna Convention Bureau (VCB), Dr. Friedrich Brandstetter, medical director of the Vienna Social Services Center for Child Development, won through against competition from Jerusalem. “The congress is an ideal fit for Vienna, ‘city of Freud’, especially because Sigmund Freud worked as a pediatric neurologist early in his career,” he said.
The European Paediatric Neurology Society will hold its 11th EPNS congress in Vienna in 2015. Some 1,500 delegates will come to Vienna for this four-day event. Vienna won this congress on its third attempt – Dr. Günther Bernert, head of the pediatric department at Gottfried von Preyer’schen Children’s Hospital, regards this as a golden opportunity for Austrian researchers in international competition and stated: “The congress will allow us to showcase Austria as a location for science and to convince delegates of the quality offered here – an advance from introspection to international scientific competition and mutual exchange.”
According to VCB Director Christian Mutschlechner, “The acquisition of these two congresses underscores the internationally recognized importance of Austrian pediatricians and pediatric neurologists. The two congresses will generate some 8,000 bednights for Vienna hotels, and contribute around EUR 4.4 million to GDP,” he explained.
The Westin Dragonara Resort has been awarded Europe’s Leading Meetings and Conference Resort by World Travel Awards held on Friday 2nd September 2011 in Turkey. Watch interview with the Westin’s General Manager Mr Michael Kamsky after collecting the award.
Another improvement in Malaga’s infrastructure, after the opening of the new terminal in 2010, the second runway will be in service by June 26th. This will drastically increase the air carrier capacity for Malaga and the Costa del Sol.
ME Madrid Reina Victoria has something to offer. This luxury Madrid hotel offers Spanish charm and five-star service, as well as an unbeatable location in the capital city, ideal for sightseeing and business alike. Along with a 24-hour business centre with photocopying and printing capabilities, ME Madrid features 4400 sq ft / 409 sq m of flexible meeting space that can be subdivided into seven multifunctional rooms.
From 2012-05-10 to 2013-02-28 ME Madrid Meeting Planners Offer includes:
The Nikki Beach Marbella Grand-Opening White Party happens May 31st. The Party of the year will see world-class performers flying in from all corners of the globe to give the party-hungry crowd the time of their lives at what is seen as the “official” opening of the summer season in Marbella. This event brings together some of the world’s most sizzling entertainment, with celebrity DJs, the best singers and bands, fireworks and a host of unforgettable surprises to a swaying crowd of glamorous party goers.
A new boutique hotel has just opened 10 minutes from the centre of Barcelona – Primero Primera! The 30 bedroom hotel is a converted family building that has been carefully renovated offering the comforts of a hotel but retaining its original personality.
