Yearly Archives: 2015

In September 2015, Madrid will be again the host city for CIFMers, the International Congress of Facility Manager. After the successful edition of 2014, CIFMers will continue to promote the discipline and strengthen the role of Facility Managers in their organizations. Last year lectures, given by Facility Managers with global or continental responsibilities, were very… Read more »

The Room Mate Hotels hotel chain offers its guests free Wi-Fi both inside and outside its hotels. It is the first hotel chain in the world to offer this service according to a press release from Room Mate Hotels. All guests can request a mini router which can be used with up to five devices,… Read more »

IFEMA has added a new tool to its website: VENUETOUR. This feature will allow users to take a 3D virtual tour of the event spaces available from IFEMA. This feature was developed specifically for convention and exhibition centres to allow event organisers to virtually explore IFEMA via 360-degree panorama views. Those working in the MICE… Read more »

H10 Hotels has purchased the property and operation of the Hotel Orense, which has up to now been run by Rafaelhoteles. This makes the Hotel Orense the second H10 hotel in Madrid, after the Villa de la Reina on Gran Vía. Located close to Paseo de la Castellana, the H10 Orense is in a wonderful… Read more »

Where we will be: – M&I The Americas (30 August – 3 September), St Petersburg, FL, USA – IMEX America (13-15 October) Las Vegas Where we have been: – M&I Europe Summer (29 June – 3 July), Edinburgh, Scotland – The Meetings Show (7-9 July) London

The new Madrid Convention Bureau apps Manual de Reuniones (Meeting Manual) and Catálogo de Sedes (Special Venues Guide) are available for download on Android and IOS. Meeting Manual: Manual de Reuniones – MCB Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.gonext.madconvbur IOS: https://appsto.re/es/OU0n7.i Venues Catalogue: Sedes Especiales Madrid – MCB Andorid: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.gonext.madconvbur2 IOS: https://appsto.re/es/b2_b8.i The apps are also available for download from… Read more »

In May and June the Conference Department of the Madrid Convention Bureau submitted nine applications to host national and international conferences for the 2016 to 2019 period. Since May the Department has also won bids for seven new conferences that will bring to Madrid over 28,000 delegates from diverse sectors including air traffic, medicine, research,… Read more »

Cine de Cibeles is the no. 1 pop up cinema in Madrid and the leading experiential cinema experience in Spain. Its single stage plays host to a combination of cinema, entertainment and the trends of the moment so that you can be swept away by your favourite films like never before in a truly enchanting… Read more »

The Veranos de la Villa is a key event in the capital’s cultural programme. During July and August, locals and visitors can enjoy a programme that includes the city’s major cultural venues and makes room for the most important artistic genres. There will be one essential new offering at this year’s Veranos de la Villa festival:… Read more »