por sonia | May 20, 2023 | Barcelona, Catalunya, España, Mice
By Marco Barozzi & Sònia Graupera In the luxury hotels and in the events industry, no doubt sustainability is one of the most recurring topics. It has become a priority for people globally and the MICE industry is no exception. Industry stakeholders are demanding...
por sonia | Abr 5, 2023 | Aerolíneas, Ciudad de México, Iberia, Mexico, Mice
For the first time in 47 years, the Tianguis Turístico, the largest travel conference in Mexico that took place in Mexico City, on the 26-29th March and it is one of my favorite cities in the world. This year’s event boasted the presence of over 2,000 buyers –...
por sonia | Mar 4, 2023 | España, Foodies, Mice, Ribera del Duero, Valladolid
For the 4th year it took place in Feria de Valladolid, the exhibition center of the wine capital of Spain, the most important wine tourism event in Europe: FINE and lucky me I attended it for the third time. Even in the pandemic, 2021 and 2022 took place with all the...
por sonia | Ene 31, 2023 | Barcelona, Catalunya, España, Mice
If you are organizing an event in Barcelona and currently looking for a space, Concièrge In Barcelona knows the best locations for your event. As a local expert that has worked for over 25 years in the MICE market in my own city, I tend to think I know the coolest...
por sonia | Dic 10, 2022 | Bali, Hoteles, Indonesia, Mice
Lucky me, I was invited to attend the coolest event about luxury travel, Further East, in in one of my favorite destinations: Bali. The perfect occasion for bleisure and meet old and new friends and of course, to get the latest updates on luxury travel in the APAC...
por sonia | Dic 2, 2022 | Barcelona, España, Mice
I have been attending IBTM World since 2004, since they changed Geneva for Barcelona. The best decision they have made! I have witnessed IBTM´s growth year by year. Even if 2021 represented the return to the physical events, all masked, all taking precautions, in 2022...
por sonia | Nov 19, 2022 | Aerolíneas, Bali, Indonesia, Mice, Singapore Airlines
The founders of Pure Marrakech and L.E/Miami thought it could be great to have a similar event in the APAC region and they chose Bali as the destination and Further East as the name. Why not, Bali represents the perfect holiday with some of the most stunning hotels....
por sonia | Oct 20, 2022 | Entrevistas, Mice
Si no formáis parte de la industria de los viajes de lujo, seguramente nunca habréis oído hablar del francés Serge Dive y para mi que llevo casi 20 años escribiendo sobre los mejores hoteles del mundo, Serge es una especie de gurú de los viajes de lujo, alguien...
por sonia | Oct 15, 2022 | Italia, Mice, Rimini, Romagna
The 59th edition of TTG Travel Experience in Rimini marked a strong increase: + 25% of professional visitors compared to 2021. It seemed the full return to normality, in 2021 we wore masks and showed our Covid-19 passports to access the event and 2022, the feeling was...
por sonia | Oct 15, 2022 | Costa del Sol, Destinos, España, Málaga, Mice
En un congreso es tan importante el contenido de las conferencias como la parte del tiempo libre, donde gracias al networking nacen alianzas y amistades. Lo digo por propia experiencia, llevo 25 años participando en congresos internacionales y es en los coffee breaks...
por sonia | Oct 5, 2022 | España, Galicia, Mice, Ourense
The European Historic Thermal Towns Association held their Thermal Tourism Congress in Ourense, a province and municipality in Galicia, Spain. The reason why the EHTTA chose Ourense, besides its multiple attractions as a thermal destination, the city belongs to the...
por sonia | Oct 3, 2022 | Italia, Mice, Rimini, Romagna
TTG Travel Experience in Rimini is the best marketplace in to promote tourism and hospitality worldwide. During the event I usually attend some of the conferences, meet colleagues from around the world and visit the destinations where I know just few things and which...
por sonia | Sep 16, 2022 | Italia, Jordania, Mice, Rimini, Romagna
When somebody asks me for an exotic destination close to Europe, I always suggest some nearby cool countries like Egypt, Morocco, Turkey and Jordan. Countries that are not too far where you can experience a totally new adventure and learn a different culture. The...
por sonia | Ago 25, 2022 | Italia, Mice, Rimini, Romagna
I visited TTG Rimini in October 2021 and although masks and Covid passports were still being used, it was the return to an almost normal event: full corridors, exhibitors from (almost) all over the world, people seated doing business, and lots of great content in...
por sonia | Jul 10, 2022 | Costa del Sol, España, Málaga, Mice
Con el lema #SumarParaCrecer tuvo lugar el primer congreso conjunto de AFE – la Asociación de Ferias Españolas- y de APCE – la Asociación de Palacios de Congresos de España- en FYCMA, Málaga, todo el sector MICE -turismo de negocios- del país reunidos bajo...
por sonia | Jun 3, 2022 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, Mice
I have been lucky to have been invited again to the Tianguis Turístico, this time it came back to its roots in beautiful Acapulco, where it all began in 1975. The event took place in the Expo Mundo Imperial, a great venue where all was perfectly organised. The venue...
por sonia | May 5, 2022 | Barcelona, España, Mice, Sabadell
Soy una gran amante de Japón en su concepto más amplio: gastronomía, cultura, artes marciales, literatura, arquitectura y como no, turismo y visitar sus propuestas increíbles. Por encargo del Programa de Proyección de Ciudad y Turismo/Visit Sabadell he tenido la...
por sonia | Abr 7, 2022 | Barcelona, Catalunya, España, Mice
When you visit a wine exhibition and they tell you that 165.000 wine glasses have been served, among the tastings offered by the exhibitors, this means that lots of wine have been tasted. And I am one of the lucky ones who tasted lots of wines (always with...
por sonia | Mar 26, 2022 | Catalunya, España, Foodies, Mice, Priorat, Valladolid
I had the privilege to attend for the second time the most important enotourism exhibition in Europe: FINE #WineTourismExpo in Feria de Valladolid. Dedicated to the best proposals of wine tourism, and offering as well a very large interesting programme of conferences...
por sonia | Mar 7, 2022 | España, Foodies, Mice, Ourense, Ribera del Duero, Valladolid
Enotourism is an up and coming business. According to the Spanish Association of Wine Cities (Acevin), in 2019 – before the pandemic – tourism around wine and its culture mobilized more than three million travelers in Spain and generated 85,6 million euros, 90% as...
Sònia tiene la obsesión de conocer todos los hoteles de lujo en cada ciudad que visita. Es una experta en Spas, y dispone del know-how, habilidad y conocimiento para convertir el sueño del viajero en realidad. Leer más