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The U.S. Travel Association warns that international visitor spending will fall by nearly $11 billion in 2026, despite record domestic travel. Rising costs and declining global competitiveness threaten jobs and local economies. The association is urging Congress to improve travel infrastructure, ease entry barriers and strengthen international tourism to restore America’s appeal.
What if attracting more conferences isn’t the measure of success for a destination? Drawing on Rotterdam’s experience, this article explores why business events should start with a city’s economic and knowledge ambitions. Because the strongest strategy isn’t about doing more, but attracting the right opportunities and creating lasting value. By Mirjam Herpst-van de Kamp…
What happens when democracy, uncertainty and technological change collide with the future of human connection? As the world becomes less predictable, the events industry faces a defining moment. Discover why the future belongs to those who put people, purpose and meaningful connections at the heart of every experience. From Deep DAIV, by Jorge Eduardo Quiroz…
BestCities and ICCA’s research, marking their Incredible Impacts Programme’s 10th anniversary, highlights a gap between associations’ growing focus on event legacy and destinations’ perceptions. While 49% of associations prioritise legacy, only 18% of destinations recognise it as a key priority. Just 14% systematically measure legacy outcomes. Only 7% conduct follow-ups six months after events.
BestCities Global Alliance and ICCA are marking 10 years of the Incredible Impacts Programme with a new report celebrating a decade of success stories and exploring how international meetings can deliver greater impact. New research highlights a gap between legacy ambitions and action, with only 14% systematically measuring legacy outcomes.
The recent International Social Housing Festival (ISHF) in Dublin brought together over 2,000 delegates from across Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and Asia. The festival provided a unique platform to discuss critical housing issues like affordability, retrofitting, climate challenges, and accessibility, incorporating a powerful “tenant’s voice” project that not only created a legacy for Ireland, but…
The International Social Housing Festival (ISHF) 2025, an initiative of Housing Europe, brought more than 2,500 delegates from over 60 countries to Dublin, creating a global platform for conversations on one of society’s most pressing challenges: how to deliver not just housing, but thriving communities. The festival, hosted by the Irish Council for Social Housing…
The Autism Europe Congress 2025 in Dublin was more than a gathering of global experts – it marked a decisive shift in how events can be designed, delivered, and experienced when inclusion is not an add-on, but the foundation. That shift began long before the doors of the RDS opened in September 2025. When Fáilte…
Ireland celebrated the success of 109 Conference Ambassadors at the most recent CARA (Conference Ambassadors Recognition Awards) gala evening in Dublin, recognising academics and business leaders who were responsible for attracting major international association conferences to the country during the years 2023 and 2024. Highlights of the evening were two Spotlight Awards, for Sustainability and…
Organised by the Newborn Brain Society, the 15th International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC) returned to Ireland for the third time — and to Cork for the second — from 28 February to 2 March 2024, hosted at Fota Island Resort in Cork. All three Irish editions of the INBBC bear the imprint of host committee…
In August 2024, Dublin became the global capital of geography. The 35th International Geographical Congress (IGC 2024) brought 2,654 delegates from 74 countries and five continents to Dublin City University (DCU) for a week-long celebration of research, collaboration, and connection under the theme “Celebrating a World of Difference.” The conference was supported by Fáilte Ireland,…
Prof. Liam Glynn of Limerick University shares the remarkable journey to impactful change from his remote General Practice in Ireland’s Ballyvaughan, County Clare. Starting from the creation of a political movement – No Doctor No Village – reversing post-GFC rural healthcare policy in Ireland. Attracting one of the world’s leading rural healthcare conferences to Limerick…
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