Which events will you find in TTG Rimini 2022?
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...
Congreso AFE y APCE en Málaga: el encuentro de la industria ferial y congresual en España
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 el mismo...
Tianguis Turístico in Acapulco 2022, the highlights
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...
Feria Sakura Matsuri: todo Japón en 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...
Barcelona Wine Week: my top 7 wines
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...
7 enotourism proposals in Catalonia, discovered in FINE 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...
10 enotourism proposals in Spain, discovered in FINE 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...
Best team building activity: combine Travel and Events with Dance, Danza Il Tuo Viaggio
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...
IBTM World 2021 Highlights: the MICE industry wills the return to face-to-face events
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...
Hightlights of Piscina & Wellness Barcelona: the most important event in Europe about Pools and Wellness
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....
10 hightlights in Tianguis Turístico de Mérida, 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....
Interview with Nicola De Pizzo, Exhibition Manager of TTG Travel Experience, Rimini
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...
10 hightlights in TTG Travel Experience, Rimini (Italy)
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...
Tianguis Turístico México: what to expect in Mérida, 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...
10 top wine destinations in Spain and Portugal
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...
10 best enotourism hotels in Spain and Portugal
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...
TlS 2020, the first Tourism Innovation Summit in Seville
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...
Termatalia: el 1er congreso internacional sobre Agua y Salud, online y presencial
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...
MICE in Abu Dhabi: my Interview with Mubarak Al Shamisi, Director of ADCB
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...
Highlights in IBTM 2019 and my selected newcomers to the MICE industry
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...