Ithic - Italian Hospitality Investment Conference 2026

 

The Icca GlobeWatch 2025 Report

For the third consecutive year, Italy consolidates its leadership in the ICCA - International Congress and Convention Association rankings, the prestigious global benchmark that measures a nation's ability to attract major international association meetings.

Italy is the European Country with the widest distribution of cities in the top global ranking  - a sign of a strong, widespread and collaborative ecosystem across the entire country, and remains the place where the world meets to advance science, culture and innovation.

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MPI World Education Congress 2026

Networking isn’t a side activity; it’s the heartbeat of WEC. There is no bigger celebration of the people and purpose of the business event industry than MPI’s World Education Congress. 

Through a strategy of intentional event design, personalized learning, and the festive hospitality of San Antonio, WEC will deliver what you need to skyrocket your event career.

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Imex Frankfurt 2026

Event and meeting professionals are welcome to attend as buyers—either on the hosted buyer program or as a buyer attendee. Meet over 4,200 global decision makers with qualified buying power and do business with 3,100 destinations, venues and suppliers representing 150 countries.

Come to Frankfurt:  you'll have a unique opportunity to engage with like-minded peers shaping the future of Travel & Business Travel, hospitality, real estate development, catering and banqueting activities. Meet over 4,200 global decision makers with qualified buying power and do business with 3,100 destinations, venues and suppliers representing 150 countries.  

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Vinitaly - Italian wine for shows, meetings, events, festivals and weddings

If you are involved in the organisation of shows, festivals, corporate meetings, weddings or any other event, come to Verona: more than 4,000 producers and distributors of wine and sparkling wine are waiting for you. 

Italy is the world's leading wine producer, and sparkling wine in particular—over 1 billion bottles produced by 2025—is the most popular for corporate meetings, festivals, events, and weddings.

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Business Travel Management Italy 2026

 Business Travel Management - Italy - 550 exhibitors of which  330 tour operators & incomers - 50,000 attendeesConnect with a global network of senior hospitality professionals and discover how innovation is shaping the south of Italy.

Hospitality operators, outbound wholesalers and tour operators all over the world consider a visit to Italy a must in their life, and the hospitality of southern Italy is famous throughout the world for those who organize trips, meetings and weddings. 

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Italy at Hand 2025

 

This year 60 exhibitors will meet 80 international hosted companies, and the fully hosted buyers programme will be available to event agencies, professional congress organizers, large corporations and international associations. 

 If you're a meeting and events professional, this is where you need to be, as you'll find all the suppliers you need for your events in Italy—from new venues in major cities across Italy to the latest providers. 

Remember that, according to Icca, Italy is currently the 1st destination in Europe for meetings, events and conventions. The fully hosted buyer program grants to all buyers travel, events, hospitality, and accomodation to the event.

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Luxury Hospitality conference 2025

 The Luxury Hospitality Conference is a full-day event dedicated to luxury hospitality, designed to help professionals grasp emerging trends, new approaches and future prospects in the industry.

Luxury Hospitality Conference is aimed at hotel owners, directors and staff members, tour operators, destination managers, students, journalists and anyone who wants to learn more about the world of luxury in hospitality.

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WTTC Global Summit 2025

 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, and includes over 200 CEOs, Chairpersons, and Presidents of the world’s leading Travel & Tourism companies from all geographies and industries. 

The Council’s Members are the Chairmen or Chief Executives of leading global Travel & Tourism companies, from all geographies and industries, including hotels, airlines, airports, tour operators, cruise, car rental, travel agents and rail.

Come to Rome and learn from industry leaders, as well as network with government and industry peers.

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Castello Sforzesco Milano

 The Castle is an impressive and evocative location, ideal for hosting special events and initiatives. 

A stronghold built by order of Galeazzo II Visconti between 1360 and 1370 , the Castle became a ducal residence during the Visconti era , undergoing partial demolition during the Ambrosian Republic (1447-1450) . 

Rebuilt by the new lord of the city Francesco Sforza , it became the elegant setting for one of the most sumptuous European courts during the time of Galeazzo Maria Sforza and Ludovico il Moro , in an era that saw artists such as Leonardo  da Vinci and Bramante in Milan. 

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M.I.C.E. activity in Rome 2024

 M.I.C.E. activity  in Rome and Lazio is  going well: it has grown in 2024 and will continue to do so this year too, according to data provided by the Oice Observatory on a panel of 512 structures in the Lazio region.

In 2024 almost 42 thousand events were organized for 4 million participants, (13% international events) generating around 6 and a half million. Rome was the eighth destination in Europe for meetings and conventions, and hotels remain the preferred location for 83% of events.  The average duration of the events was one and a half days.

 Corporate events was the most important - 63% of the total - and  the most coveted remain the scientific conferences, which have the highest average expense per participant, equal to 600 euros, followed by the meetings of the associations which was 26% of the total, but generate 38% of the attendance.

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MeetingsTime - send RFP to 20,000 conference venues

 

The Bea World Festival

 Bea World – The International Festival of Events and Live Communication – is the meeting place and networking event for the international event community where over 600 heads of event agencies, corporate event directors, senior representatives of event associations and trade media from over 40 countries will gather from November 28  to 29

Two days of creativity, networking opportunities, knowledge transfer and destination experiences - culminate in the ceremony celebrating the winners of the Best Event Awards - where to build relationships with peers and influencers, to learn from experts and industry leaders and to increase your brand awareness. 

Lake Como - Italy - a popular retreat for V.I.Ps & P.I.P.s - George Clooney' villa

 

                                                 One our from Milan by autocar

Lake Como is a popular retreat for aristocrats and wealthy people and a very popular tourist attraction.  Many famous people have owned homes here including George Clooney, Madonna, Donatella Versace, Sylvester Stallone, Richard Branson, Lionel Messi and many others.

The most beautiful lake in the world for the Huffington Post, lake Como hosts some of the most beautiful Italian villas and enchants you with large and small cities such as Como, Lecco, Bellagio, Menaggio and Varenna.