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...
por sonia | Dic 20, 2021 | Italia, Mice
One of the most interesting projects I have learnt lately is Danza Il Tuo Viaggio, the ones who can speak Italian relate the word dance and the word journey. This is a very different project by Giuliana Cucco, a luxury travel professional since 20 years who created...
por sonia | Dic 4, 2021 | Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Catalunya, Cerdeña, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, España, Francia, Italia, Mice, Moscú, Ruanda, Rusia, San Petersburgo
I have been attending IBTM World since they came to Barcelona in 2004. I have never missed one edition and I must admit that in 2020 I missed it. I missed meeting up with my industry friends, meeting new ones and especially seeing the new trends and discovering the...
por sonia | Dic 3, 2021 | Barcelona, Belleza & Spa, España, Mice
One of my favorite occupations in life is to write about spas, try new spa treatments and identifying niche beauty products to be able to share with my readers and followers. Lucky me, I am a judge of the Spanish Spa Awards at the Piscina & Welllness exhibition....
por sonia | Nov 25, 2021 | Mérida, Mexico, Mice, Yucatán
On the March 20th, 2020 I should have taken a flight to Mérida, the capital of the state of Yucatán in Mexico. I was invited to attend the Tianguis Turístico, the most important tourism event in the country. Unfortunately, it was cancelled and we all know the reason....
por sonia | Oct 16, 2021 | Entrevistas, Italia, Mice, Rimini, Romagna
The Italian tourism marketplace TTG organized by Italian Exhibition Group took place in Rimini Expo Centre and arrived to almost pre-pandemic attendance levels. 1,800 brands, confirmations and new entries from numerous foreign countries and Italian regions. A large...
por sonia | Oct 16, 2021 | Italia, Mice, Rimini, Romagna
After the big stop due to the pandemic, tourism worldwide is slowly coming back, especially in the open countries (meaning not Asia and Oceania), for them it will take longer. Everybody wants to be back on track and travel the world, meet new people and carry out cool...
por sonia | Oct 2, 2021 | Mérida, Mexico, Mice, Valladolid, Yucatán
The rebirth of tourism is what we are all waiting for since the nightmare of the global Covid 19 pandemic began. And this same phrase is the slogan of the Tianguis Turístico 2021 –the most important tourism show in Mexico- that will take place in Mérida, the capital...
por sonia | Jun 19, 2021 | España, Mice, Valladolid
Valladolid is the wine capital in Spain, and in the Feria de Valladolid, they organise FINE the best event on enotourism. Enotourism is all about wine experiences, from wine tasting, to yoga among the vineyards to participate actively in the harvest. Enotourism for me...
por sonia | Jun 12, 2021 | España, Foodies, Hoteles, Mice, Valladolid
I have been lucky enough to attend FINE, the most important wine tourism fair, and in the wine capital of Spain, in Valladolid. It was my very first time in the capital of Castilla y León and I was excited, I discovered a walkable city, with a wide cultural offer and...
por sonia | Nov 28, 2020 | España, Mice, Sevilla, Sin categorizar
For the first time took place in Seville the Tourism Innovation Summit, TIS, a new event with innovative topics being covered during the “Where Technology meets Tourism”, included discussions and presentations about how to transform the tourist sector through...
por sonia | Sep 20, 2020 | Blog, España, Mice
En tiempos de Covid, si queremos apoyar a los diferentes sectores y queremos seguir siendo protagonistas del presente, toca reinventarnos. Eso es lo que ha hecho Termatalia. Es la feria y congreso más importantes de Europa de termalismo, balnearios y aguas. He tenido...
por sonia | Dic 13, 2019 | Abu Dhabi, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Entrevistas, Mice
Among the Emirates, Abu Dhabi, is to me the most authentic and most attractive. Been in most of them and sofar Abu Dhabi is on my top for its attractivity, cultural proposals, and for the perfect blend of Abu Dhabi’s rich heritage, history, and unique event venues...
por sonia | Nov 22, 2019 | Barcelona, Blog, Mice, Ruanda
IBTM World is the leading global event for the meetings, incentives, conferences and events industry, taking place annually in Barcelona. Since 2004, and I have attended all the editions! During the...
por sonia | Sep 7, 2019 | Bangkok, Blog, Hua Hin, Mice, Tailandia
El acrónimo ‘MICE’ significa ‘Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions’. MICE es usado para un tipo de turismo que tiene que ver con grandes grupos, normalmente de negocios, es decir, congresos, incentivos o reuniones. La industria MICE juega un...
por sonia | Sep 6, 2019 | Blog, Hua Hin, Mice, Tailandia
With the great excuse to attend Thailand MICE Forum 2019, I’ve been invited to further discover further new opportunities and redefine MICE locations & type of events in Thailand. The first stop was Bangkok, in this link you can read my full...
por sonia | Sep 5, 2019 | Bangkok, Blog, Mice, Tailandia
The acronym ‘MICE’ stands for ‘Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions’. MICE is used to refer to a particular type of tourism in which large groups, usually planned well in advance, are brought together for some particular business purpose. The MICE...
por sonia | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog, Entrevistas, Mice, Taipei, Taiwán
As a truly Taiwan lover, and as a professional event organiser since over 20 years, I am very keen to get more information on the MICE business in Taiwan. In my very first visit to Taipei, I did a site inspection to the Taipei World Trade Center and was very...
por sonia | Feb 8, 2019 | Bangkok, Blog, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Entrevistas, Hua Hin, Mice, Tailandia
As all my friends and followers know, Thailand is my favorite place in the world and Bangkok my favorite city. I find excuses to visit it as much as I can. In Thailand you can find the best holidays spots ever: the ideal balance of city life and natural wonders, the...
por sonia | Dic 19, 2015 | Ciudad de México, Mexico, Mice
Me considero fan absoluta de México, me fascina el país y hay tantísimo por descubrir. Siempre digo que son varios países en uno. A pesar de la envergadura de la capital, Ciudad de México, es una ciudad en la que me siento cómoda, sé moverme, es fácil orientarme y no...
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