Yearly Archives: 2017

InterContinental Madrid is a trailblazer, having received the Welcome Chinese Certification, and its entire team is devoted, even down to the smallest detail, to ensuring that Chinese customers have the most enjoyable stays. Few five-star hotels in Madrid boast this certification. All of the hotel’s employees have been trained on oriental culture, customs and niceties… Read more »

IFEMA is working on a strategic five-year plan devoted primarily to growth which will drive the evolution of its activity. The focus of this objective is a wide range of actions designed to facilitate progressive growth of IFEMA’s asset portfolio (fairs, congresses, external fairs, leading events, services and projects abroad), thereby increasing revenue, with a… Read more »

In honour of the United Nations’ declaration of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, Westin Palace Madrid has unveiled an art installation entitled WELCOME AROUND designed to celebrate and showcase this initiative, which aims to raise awareness of the need to protect and care for our environment. The work was conceived… Read more »

In February, Madrid hosted various national and international congresses, conferences and meetings associated with different fields and topics, including the 5th International Congress on Sport, Doping and Society; the Congress of the Spanish Society for Wounds (SEHER); the SAE International Teaching Open Day; the Mechanical Parts Roadshow organised by the BCN agency; and the Oxford… Read more »

Meeting & Incentive Summit (Madrid), 28/03 M&I Forum Europe Spring (Paris), 28/03-01/04 Associations World Congress (Vienna), 02-04/05 M&I Forum Americas (Cancun), 07-10/05 Imex (Frankfurt), 16-18/05

This year Madrid will commemorate the 400 years of existence of one of its most important sites: Plaza Mayor. Showcasing the square and restoring its central role in city life is the underlying aim of the celebrations surrounding its 400th anniversary. The associated programme of activities was presented in February by the Mayor of Madrid, Manuela… Read more »

In the first eleven months of 2016, our region received 5,320,453 international tourists, an increase of 12.57% with respect to the same period in the previous year. Spending by international tourists whose main destination was our region amounted to 511 million in the month of November, an increase of 12.67% with respect to the same… Read more »

Five hotels from the Hotel Business Association of Madrid (AEHM) received the hotel industry’s  ‘Oscar’ for the excellence and quality of their services at the 15th edition of TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards in 2017. Representatives from Hotel Orfila, Barceló Emperatriz, Artiem Madrid, Artistic B&B and Only YOU Boutique Hotel Madrid collected the awards in a… Read more »

Madrid cements its reputation as a world famous destination for meetings tourism. In 2017, seven large-scale international congresses are already confirmed as taking place in the capital, expecting to generate more than 700,000 overnight stays in the city and a direct expenditure of 180 million euros. The city of Madrid continues to consolidate its position… Read more »