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  Congress Department activity throughout July and August: –             8 bids submitted for new international congresses, which would have a combined total of 21,000 participants between 2017 and 2022 –              4 new congresses were awarded to Madrid, with an estimated number of some 6,000 participants in 2016 and 2017 Corporate Department activity: –              Fam Trip… Read more »

  Madrid Convention Bureau has a brand new website, a platform designed to provide detailed information on Madrid as a business destination. Notable new features include the search engine added to the Partners section to enable selection of the most suitable accommodation and venue based on the number of participants and the degree of set-up… Read more »

  739,061 tourists visited Madrid in July, the highest figure ever recorded for this month. July data from the Hotel Occupancy Survey conducted by INE (National Statistics Institute) showed that tourism demand in Madrid continued to grow in July, with record highs recorded for both the number of tourists and overnight stays, bringing annual figures… Read more »

  Iberia launches routes between Madrid-Madeira and Madrid-Medellín Iberia launched a new route between Spain and Portugal in July, connecting Madrid with Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira. The total number of passenger seats offered between the two Iberian countries in the summer of 2015 is over 710,000, 8.8% more than in… Read more »

Dear Hotel, a new 4-star establishment a stone’s throw from Madrid’s Plaza de España, opens its doors to guests, offering unique accommodation in the heart of the city. This new hotel is an initiative headed by Seca Hoteles. Dear Hotel boasts a markedly cosmopolitan and intrinsically urban vibe, and is conveniently located at number 80… Read more »

19 – 21 July, 2016 The 15th International Conference on Railways Engineering Design and Operation (COMPRAIL 2016) that will take place in Madrid, is organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. The Conference aims to update the use of advance Systems, promoting their general awareness throughout the management, manufacture and operation of railways and… Read more »

In September 2015, Madrid will be again the host city for CIFMers, the International Congress of Facility Manager. After the successful edition of 2014, CIFMers will continue to promote the discipline and strengthen the role of Facility Managers in their organizations. Last year lectures, given by Facility Managers with global or continental responsibilities, were very… Read more »

The Room Mate Hotels hotel chain offers its guests free Wi-Fi both inside and outside its hotels. It is the first hotel chain in the world to offer this service according to a press release from Room Mate Hotels. All guests can request a mini router which can be used with up to five devices,… Read more »

IFEMA has added a new tool to its website: VENUETOUR. This feature will allow users to take a 3D virtual tour of the event spaces available from IFEMA. This feature was developed specifically for convention and exhibition centres to allow event organisers to virtually explore IFEMA via 360-degree panorama views. Those working in the MICE… Read more »