Polish
Congress
Ambassador

Newsletter

September 8, 2008

 

Publisher: Meetings Management
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This e-bulletin is published by Meetings Management in cooperation with Convention Bureaus operating in Poland. "Polish Congress Ambassador" is targeted to those who are interested in business meetings in Poland and neighbouring countries, to meeting planners and congress organisers, as well as conference venues and providers of related services. Meetings Management is a professional conference organiser and a "Poland - the meeting place" promoter. The company is a member of MPI, EFAPCO and Polish Conference and Congress Association.

 

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Poland – Top Business Travel Destination

 

Central Europe and Poland, being the largest country in the region, have been more and more popular amongst business travelers. According to research conducted in the recent years, almost 30% of all visitors to Poland are business travelers, including conference, congress and trade fair participants. Business travel accounting for some 4,5 million visitors constitutes the largest segment in the overall incoming travel to Poland. The upcoming EURO 2012 Football Championships present a special opportunity for the authorities and the travel industry to take advantage of expected rise in visitor numbers during the event. New infrastructure is under construction, including new hotels and congress venues. There are already 8 Convention Bureaus in Poland’s biggest cities. Polish Conference and Congress Association (PCCA), the organisation of some 80 companies and individuals – hoteliers and PCO’s (Professional Congress Organisers), lobbies for the development of the Meeting Industry.

 

PCCA office: biuro@skkp.org.pl; www.skkp.org.pl, tel. (+48) 022 837 09 78

 

 

 

New Decade of the „Conferences in Poland AND BEYOND” Catalogue

The most comprehensive source of information on the meetings industry in this region of Europe is the Catalogue of Conference Venues and Services "CONFERENCES IN POLAND AND BEYOND www.meetingspoland.pl”. The catalogue, published annually in the past decade, presents about 200 venues located in Poland and other countries and some 50 PCO’s, tour operators and other event organisers. At present the new 2009 edition is being prepared. It will include some new features, like reports on the meeting market in Poland and abroad, new TOP TEN rankings. The Catalogue is distributed to 25 000 businesses and associations and that number is bound to increase. Aside from its print version, the Catalogue is available on CD and on the Internet with search engine www.meetingspoland.pl/search.

 

 

To order a copy of 2008 edition or to advertise in 2009 edition, contact: katalog@meetingspoland.pl; tel. (+48) 022 810 86 89    

   

 

  

EFAPCO AT ST. PETERSBURG 

  

In July 2008 the Board of the European Federation of Associations of Professional Conference Organisers EFAPCO was invited to St.Petersburg to discuss possibilities of organizing more international events in Russia. After the visit, the president of EFAPCO, Nicolas Le Brun, said: “Our first meeting in a country not being a EU member was very satisfying, as representatives of St.Petersburg that we had met at major meetings industry events in Europe showed great determination to establish their own PCO organisation.” The idea of establishing a working relationship with Russia came about as a result of the successful IIIrd General Meeting and EFAPCO Congress in Warsaw in January 2008. Poland was represented by Irena Sokolowska, first vicepresident of EFAPCO, president of Polish Conference and Congress Association (PCCA). Le Brun added: “ Our main goals are strengthening of Europe as the world’s leading congress destination, raising professional standards and gaining legal and political recognition by the EU. We have learned much about business tourism in Russia and gained new friends in St.Petersburg. I look forward with hope to receiving their response to our proposition of establishing a new business relationship”. EFAPCO is a non-profit organisation seated in Brussels. EFAPCO complements the national activities of its members, giving the PCO’s a platform to voice their opinions and concerns.

 

On www.efapco.eu full information on membership and activities can be found

 

 

 

 

Conference on Meetings Industry Standards (Krakow, OCTOBER 23, 2008)

 

Polish Conference and Congress Association (PCCA) is hosting an international conference “Professional Standards in the Meetings Industry” in Krakow during which participants are to work out ways to achieve high quality through professional standards. The conference is taking place on October 23 and refers to to the EU Directive on Quality.

 

Contact for all interested parties: biuro@skkp.org.pl; www.skkp.org.pl, tel. (+48) 022 837 09 78

      

 

   

WARSAW CONVENTION BUREAU NEWS

  

 

Warsaw Convention Bureau, being a part of the Warsaw Tourist Bureau, promotes Warsaw as an attractive meetings industry destination. At present WCB is working on a new edition of catalogue  „Conference and Gala Dinner”, containing extensive information on Warsaw conference venues. The Bureau collects statistical data concerning business meetings taking place in Warsaw. The results will be published in the new edition of the „Warsaw Meetings Industry Report”. Daily mailings, telephone communications and participation in international events generate new business contacts, and in consequence – win new business events for Warsaw. The city authorities have just started a campaign promoting, among other things, meetings in the capital of Poland.

 

Warsaw Convention Bureau: www.warsawtour.pl  

 

 

 

CEE BTF – the most important annual meetings industry event in POLAND

The BUSINESS TOURISM FAIR in Warsaw is an annual event for the meetings industry covering not only Poland but also the whole of Central and Eastern Europe, with some 150 exhibitors and 5 000 business visitors (November 19-20, 2008). Under the same roof, at the legendary Palace of Culture and Science, the “Adrenalina” Incentive and Events Fair takes place. It has become a tradition to combine the fair with a series of seminars for professionals representing various fields. This year the organisers and their partners have prepared five theme sessions under one banner “Managing the Enterprise in a Digital Age". The inaugural session "Warsaw as the Regional Economic and Financial Centre of Central and Eastern Europe” is under preparation in cooperation with  Warsaw Destination Alliance. Other sessions: "Digital World – Highway or Jungle?”,  “Focus on the Customer”, “Poland Welcomes Europe and the World”, “Managing Modern Personnel in a Modern Way”. The fair itself features new things like: greater number of meeting rooms, adrenaline filled night event for exhibitors, electronically managed meetings system. Admittance with online registration only.

 

Details: www.btf.waw.pl; contact: btf@btf.waw.pl, tel. (+48) 022 810 86 89

  

 

 

Hosted Buyers at BTF 2008

    

To encourage participation of foreign business guests in the Business Tourism Fair the organisers have started preparations to arrange study tours for selected markets. Polish Tourist Organisation and Convention Bureaus of Warsaw and Krakow are planning to invite a group of Hosted Buyers to Poland on November 19-20 in connection with the fair.

 

 

All interested parties please contact the fair organiser: Meetings Management, e-mail: meetings@meetingspoland.pl, tel. (+48) 022 810 86 89

 

 

 

INTERNET – THE KEY TOURISM SALES TOOL IN THE 21ST CENTURY

 

The e-TRAVEL FORUM 2009 will be the second edition of a conference designated to e-commerce issues in the travel industry. For two days (January 27-28, 2009), Holiday Inn Warsaw will be the site of the most important annual e-commerce conference for tourism professionals. Domestic and foreign experts will share their unique experiences and will present achievements of key players in the Central European market. Learn about the best practices, listen to representatives of renowned international companies, including Amadeus, Google, Expedia. Discounts apply to early bird registrants and those registering more than one person. Contact and registration forms are available at  www.e-travelforum.pl. Don’t delay, the competion on the net never sleeps!

 

 

 

 

FOR WEEKENDS, VALENTINE’S DAY AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS

 

Second edition of the Romantic Journeys Album “Harmony of Body and Soul”, the exclusive publication presenting SPA and wellness venues, as well as manors and palaces in Poland and countries in Central Europe, is to be released before the end of 2008. This accessible and elegant publication presents venues and sites worth visiting on special occasions – eg. wedding anniversary or birthday or romantic weekends. The album will also feature articles on importance of hospitality, hotelier traditions and tips on attractive souvenirs from such journeys. The publisher welcomes all advertisers and book orders.

 

More on: www.harmonyhotels.pl