Yearly Archives: 2017

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum’s websites have changed; they’ve improved, they’ve been updated, new functions and content have been added and, most importantly, all of this has been done with the user in mind, that is, the regular visitor, the occasional tourist, the art lover, teachers, customers of the museum’s shop, members of the Friends of the… Read more »

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport was chosen by users as the Best Airport in Southern Europe at the World Airport Awards 2017 organized by Skytrax, an airport research and study consultancy firm. Barcelona-El Prat Airport took second place in the overall rankings, which means that users have ranked the two main airports in the Aena network… Read more »

Madrid Convention Bureau (MCB) was officially confirmed last 16th May as the twelfth partner of BestCities Global Alliance. The new signing will bring a truly dynamic international congress city and convention bureau to the alliance that now holds 12 members. With more than 3 decades of experience, Madrid has played host in the last years… Read more »

In the months of March and April MCB provided logistical, media and institutional support to congresses, conferences and meetings associated with various fields and subjects, both national and international, most notably the 8th International Congress of the Iberian Association of Translation and Interpreting Studies (AIETI8), the Plant Autophagy Congress, the Joint Meeting of the Spanish… Read more »

The Madrid City Council and Iberia Express have joined forces once again to promote the capital’s main tourist attractions on an international level. In this new initiative, Madrid Destino is sponsoring a promotional campaign developed by the airline in regard to shopping in Madrid and “Made in Madrid” items, the most prominent of which is… Read more »

In the month of March the Community of Madrid led the rankings of all of Spain’s autonomous communities for the number of foreign tourists arriving in Spain, with a total of 478,106 people visiting our region, up 26% from the same month in the previous year. The United States was the market that sent us… Read more »

Citizen participation will be the key to the success of the WorldPride Madrid 2017 (WPM) celebrations that the capital is set to host from 23 June to 2 July. The mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, affirmed this during the function that took place on 4 May at CentroCentro, when the rainbow flag, created with the… Read more »

For the 4th year in a row on June 13-16, 2017, Mediation International in conjunction with the city of Madrid is bringing together some of the greatest visionaries and forward thinking mediation experts from across the globe: including International  Ambassadors and diplomats, mediators and lawyers, as well as local experts and international mediation related organizations to provide presentations, networking and… Read more »

WFS has the support of LaLiga, which will help strengthen the image and development of the Spanish football industry abroad.  World Football Summit is Spain’s leading international event for the Football Industry. WFS second edition will take place on October 16th and 17th, 2017 at Teatro Goya – Madrid, Spain. During 2 days, Madrid becomes… Read more »