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Casino Gran Madrid hosts the first event on the 2016 PokerStars Tour

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 »

Airlines – New connections

New direct routes were launched in March, connecting Madrid to Birmingham, Biarritz, Turin, Bari, Bacau and San Juan, Puerto Rico, in addition to the routes already launched in December that connected the city with Panama, Asunción and Hangzhou.   On a separate note, Qatar Airways launched a route between Doha and Sydney, enabling its daily… Read more »

Congresses – March 2016

In the month of March MCB’s Congress Department provided logistical and institutional support to ten national and international congresses, including the 8th Congress of the Spanish Society of Osteoporotic Fractures (SEFRAOS), the 2016 edition of ROOTED CON, the 3rd Biennial Meeting of the Specialised Biochemistry Group, the 12th Carbohydrates Conference, the Annual Conference of the… Read more »

New Partners

We want to welcome 4 new companies that recently became partners of Madrid Convention Bureau: Arzábal Reina Sofía – Special Venue – http://arzabal.com/ Casa Patas – Special Venue – http://www.casapatas.com/ The Style Outlets –Service Provider/ Commerce – www.thestyleoutlets.es Sagardi Castellana – Restaurant – http://www.sagardi.com/restaurantes/57/sagardi-castellana

Airport and airlines

  ADOLFO SUÁREZ MADRID BARAJAS COMMITTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport is registered in the Carbon Footprint Register and reaffirms its commitment to the environment. The registration, granted by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, encourages Spanish registered organisations to calculate and reduce their carbon footprint. In this way, the airport… Read more »

Hotel InterContinental renovates its conference rooms

Hotel InterContinental Madrid, located at number 49 of the Paseo de la Castellana, inaugurates the renovation of its event and meeting rooms. The renovation has modernised and equipped these facilities according to the current needs of travellers and visitors on business. As a result, InterContinental Madrid positions itself as one of the leading MICE venues,… Read more »

H 10 opens third hotel in Madrid

H10 Hotels has opened the doors of H10 Tribeca (the old H10 Orense), situated in C/. Pedro Texeira, in Madrid’s financial district. The establishment has four stars and 140 rooms. The redesign project has been carried out by Lázaro Rosa-Violán, focusing mainly on the hotel’s common areas where the décor is inspired on the industrial… Read more »