Yearly Archives: 2016

Various cultural events commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of the author of Don Quixote 22 April is the 400th anniversary of Miguel de Cervantes’ death, and tributes are being paid to the author of Don Quixote in the city where he was born, Alcalá de Henares, as well as in the Spanish capital,… Read more »

The aviation sector has set down roots in Madrid. Until 2022 the capital will host the World ATM Congress (WATM), the largest global congress devoted to air traffic management, organised by the American Traffic Control Association (ATCA) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO). During this year’s edition of the congress, its organisers announced… Read more »

Madrid, 19 April ’16 IMEX Frankfurt, one of the most prestigious trade fairs in the incentive travel, meetings and events industry, is held between 19-21 April Germany is the European country that sends the second-highest number of professionals to meetings and incentive travel in Madrid In 2014 and 2015 Madrid increased its connectivity with Germany… Read more »

Setsubun, “separation of seasons”, is the festival celebrated in Japan to mark the end of winter in the ancient Japanese lunisolar calendar. The meal will be accompanied by a special ritual to shed all the evils of the previous year and keep demons away in the New Year. During this ritual, known as mamemak, seeds… Read more »

Where we will be: –              ICCA Iberian Chapter (30 march- 1 april), Marbella –              M&I Forum Europe Spring (4-9 april), Dubai –              IMEX Frankfurt (19-21 april), Frankfurt Let´s meet!: http://www.esmadrid.com/mcb/en/category/ferias/ Where we have been: –             C&IT Association Forum (7-8 march), London –             MICE Meeting – OET Brussels (17 march), Brussels –             CONFEC red (4-6 February),… Read more »

Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer at Microsoft, visited Madrid to take part in the dotNet Spain Conference 2016, the largest event for developers organised by the company in Spain. The facilities at Kinépolis Madrid Ciudad de la Imagen were chosen to host the event, which was attended by 1,500 people in person and 5,000 via… Read more »

The company AZ Catering, one of the leading caterers in the Spanish events industry, has implemented and certified its event management sustainability system with Eventsost, making it the first catering company to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability in the management of the events it takes part in and to attain the PREMIUM certification designating it… Read more »

The hotel chain Meliá Hotels & Resorts presented its new programme for events and business gatherings, EcoTouch Meetings, based on sustainability as added value and implemented as part of the company’s commitment to environmental protection, one of the pillars of its Corporate Responsibility strategy. Following the agreement to promote the fight against climate change adopted… Read more »

The Spanish PokerStars tour returned to Madrid this year, hosted by Casino Gran Madrid in Torrelodones. A local tournament featuring many big stars. For one week (7 to 13 March), Casino Gran Madrid pulled out all the stops to host one of the classic competitions in Spain’s annual poker calendar. The PokerStars Tour returned in… Read more »