Yearly Archives: 2016

MCB gathers its partner companies in the 9th edition of the Networking Event

Madrid Convention Bureau, within the Madrid Destino Tourist Division (Madrid City Council), organised last 14th June a meeting with its partner companies. A total of 200 people attended this networking meeting in the TeatroGoya Multiespacio, one of the special venues associated with MCB. This event, whose first edition was in 2009, has become a meeting… Read more »

Madrid targets the German market to encourage MICE tourism

This week Madrid Convention Bureau (MCB), which is attached to the Madrid Destino Tourism Department (Madrid City Council), held two sessions in Hamburg and Munich to present Madrid as a MICE tourism destination. These took place on 10 and 12 May, respectively. Large company event managers and agencies specialising in the MICE segment (Meetings, Incentives,… Read more »

World Mediation Summit 2016, Madrid 7th to 10th June

Winner of the coveted 2015 AMMI National Mediation Award, the Summit is an initiative which gathers mediation professionals from across the globe. From sports mediation to commercial and political mediation, Madrid will, for its 3rd year in a row, be the place to rendez-vous for experts eager to see mediation develop. Join them, at the Universidad Complutense – Faculty of… Read more »

Where to find us

Where we will be: –            M&I Forum Americas (22-26 May), Scottsdale, AZ, USA –             Connection Meetings Europe (29-31 May ), Málaga, Spain –            M&I Forum Europe Summer (28 June – 02 July), Madrid, Spain Let´s Meet! Where we have been: –             German Road Show (10-12 May), Hamburg and Munich –              IMEX Frankfurt (19-21 May)  

Moncloa Market positions itself as a venue for events

In addition to your daily food shopping, the space – covering 700m2 distributed across three floors – now offers a cultural and gastronomic venue. The market features a restaurant with an area of 170m2 which can host cocktail dinners for 200 people or banquets for 120. On the ground floor there is a pavilion with… Read more »

Global Dinner

Palacio Neptuno and Lumentium launch the “Global Dinner” concept in Madrid, a gastronomic journey that begins in the space and shows the relationship between technology, connectivity and the future. The journey wanders through completely disparate natural and urban landscapes over the course of two hours replete with images and 3D mapping. An innovative gourmet experience,… Read more »

NH Nacional opens its doors following remodelling, with new spaces for events

Careful to respect the hotel’s hundred-year-old architectural heritage, the remodelling project preserved emblematic features such as the hotel’s facade, the large staircase and its marble floors. After seven months of complete refurbishment, in April the NH Nacional unveiled its completely renovated facilities. The building’s common areas were redesigned to achieve more space and greater functionality,… Read more »

Logistical, institutional and promotional support

In April MCB provided support to a dozen national and international meetings, most notably: The 24th International Congress of Optometry, Contact Lenses and Ophthalmic Optics (OPTOM): MCB organised a welcome reception in the Royal Hall at Casa de la Panadería in Plaza Mayor. Technical inspection visits were also conducted in association with congresses to be… Read more »

New Developments – Grand Openings

La Chispería, a new gastronomic space, opens at Chamberí Market Chamberí Market, located in the heart of Madrid’s most traditional neighbourhood, has launched La Chispería, a new gastronomic space designed to be a ‘foodie square’ set up between the fruit, vegetable and meat stalls that are long-time fixtures at this location. It is intended to… Read more »