March 25, 2019

European hotel industry observed a growth throughout Europe in 2018

The latest ECM-MKG European Destinations Observatory report* points out that, in European cities, the Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR)** experienced a 4.5% increase in the whole […]
March 14, 2019

The increase of long-haul arrivals in Europe in Q4 2018 was fuelled by visitors from North America and the Middle East

The latest results from the Air Travellers’ Traffic Barometer*, produced by European Cities Marketing and ForwardKeys, highlighted that long-haul arrivals in Europe went up by an […]
March 4, 2019

Tourism Brexit Buoyancy: European cities celebrate growth despite challenging times

European Cities Marketing (ECM) has today (Monday, March 4, 2019) announced that despite a challenging year, destinations across Europe are celebrating a 1.9% growth in city […]
March 1, 2019

The Dos and Don’ts of Event Organisation discussed by European cities in Edinburgh

The European Cities Marketing (ECM) Spring Meeting in February in Edinburgh enlightened how events can be a great way of manifesting cities to a global audience. […]
December 20, 2018

Q3 2018: Long-haul arrivals in Europe did not balance intra-European arrivals despite growing intra-regional air capacity

The latest results from the Air Travellers’ Traffic Barometer*, produced by European Cities Marketing and ForwardKeys, highlighted that arrivals from all long-haul travellers enjoyed single-digit growth […]
November 23, 2018

European cities to discuss the successes and failures of “Eventful Cities”

At the European Cities Marketing Meeting in Edinburgh, February 13-16, 2019, leading international experts, event owners and selected international showcases will provide attendees with all the […]
November 21, 2018

Impactful sustainability initiatives: Global Destination Sustainability Index releases 2018 results

The Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) has released today its third ranking of the sustainability performance of more than 50 meeting and events cities worldwide. The […]
September 5, 2018

ECM Summer School 2018, the bridge to a successful career in the Meetings Industry, graduated 62 students from 3 continents in Thessaloniki

The second largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki, hosted the 32nd edition of the ECM Summer School on August 25-29, 2018, providing evidence of the importance of […]
August 30, 2018

European Cities Marketing Benchmarking Report 2018 shows the continuous growth of European city tourism

The 14th edition of the European Cities Marketing Benchmarking Report includes key figures from 126 European cities and provides benchmarking insight into bednights sourced from Europe’s […]