NEWS: Barcelona grows as a global destination for congresses
With Surf Mobile World Congress still in the body, Barcelona moves over the King Midas of the congresses but still in train a 2016 nurtured business appointments, convencionesy incentive trips smaller size but together place the Catalan capital between meeting main destinations of the world.
If 2015 ended with about 606,500 participants in such meetings after increasing 4.8% the year is expected or above, while 2017 is shaping up as the best ever for the city.
The logic of this market is not parallel to the holiday tourism, metrópolis.El majority in congress or convention traveler knows no high season or low, usually choose hotels or senior and middle part of hyperspecialized Landings (meetings companies, theme …) that have a great economic impact on the city at all levels. Barcelona has already led several years the rankings of the ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) in number of congressmen, always competing with cities like Paris, Vienna, Madrid or Berlin, which sometimes outnumber meetings. However this classification only measures the congresses of a given volume (not including the Mobile) and excludes business appointments and meetings incentives.
CONSOLIDATED AND NEW
If the three legs of this sector are added, Barcelona faces one year to rise in Congress for more more than 2,000 delegates, although there are plenty of smaller symposia. Continues the upward trend after a slight decline in 2014. And so, after each of the assemblies, there is a conflict with other major cities to attract them, presenting nominations and virtues. Christoph Tessmar, director Convention Bureau, the promotion program this market (within deTurismo Barcelona) that the result is the result of local commitment to maintaining internationally consolidated, at the same meeting that “all attractions get the city at the service of the new games. ” He warns that the 2017 records are expected because the macroreunión return cardiology (30,000 visitors),also of gastroenterology and will debut in the World Routes City of airlines and destinations.
So far, this year medical events are again protagonists, with outstanding examples as the great world meeting of specialists in hepatology to be held from 13 to 17 April and will convene more than 9,500 experts, leading scientists responsible for public policies and medical and pharmaceutical industry. This macrocita already took place in the city in 2007 and 2012 (many rotate between continents) and return to Barcelona denotes its previous satisfaction.
The next year he returned the largest medical meeting: cardiology congress convenes more than 30,000 specialists
In May they attend some 4,000 experts in sports traumatology and surgery to its biannual meeting in Europe, which shortly after 3,000 participants will join in a continental conference on stroke and 21 to 24, another 2,500 in a European event on genetics. No respite in summer and again in June (annually since 2005) World Congress of gastrointestinal cancer with about 3,200 professionals, which will be followed in August the annual conference of medical education in Europe, with more than 3,500. Among the majors, the annual CIRSE (cardiovascular medicine),returns to Barcelona with 6,500 participants in September, and the great European event of cardiac surgery does in October, with 5,000 specialists, who that same month will add another 6,000 of annual of the American medical association.
EMERGING SECTORS
In other segments, return congress smart cities and also highlights the IBTM, the great professional event organizing business trips and conventions, with 15,000 attendees, convened in November. They are just a sample of dozens of celebrations scheduled in the city, where incentive travel companies who choose Barcelona for their inducements will also more. Councilman Employment, Enterprise, Trade and Tourism of the City of Barcelona, Agustí Colom, emphasizes “promoting Barcelona as swap space or congresses related to emerging sectors, on issues such as sustainability, energy efficiency, innovation social or circular economy “, to add to quotes and” are related “, such as the Mobile or health and sanitary.
More than 60 trade fairs and congresses in the Fira de Barcelona
In addition to the bustle of the big conferences (choosing both the facilities of Fira de Barcelona and the International Convention Centre of Barcelona, among other equipment),the city will experience a strong 2016 in trade fairs. Fira sources indicate that its facilities will add about 60 exhibitions and conferences in addition to more than 40 corporate acts of different areas. Will provide more than two million visitors. April will be one of the strongest months, matching the biennial meeting of Food (140,000 visitors),Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week (bridal fashion),B-Travel (27,000),Handmade Festival Barcelona and Motoh! Barcelona. But in May come the popular Comic, fair Cosmobelleza and denim fashion Denim Fashion International. In the third quarter highlights the leading trade fair for pharmacists (CPhl Worldwide) with 2,500 companies and 36,000 attendees for the first time in Barcelona. Also Hostelco and Gastronómic Forum (October),the Boat Show and several rooms more related to new technologies. But it is worth mentioning debutantes weight, as in November iWater Barcelona (on the water cycle and recycling, management and consumption),European Utility Week and Circular Economy, which will turn the city into international focus of energy and sustainable development, in line slogans advocating the new municipal government of Ada Colau.
Original source: http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/barcelona/barcelona-crece-como-destino-mundial-congresos-4930474
