March 18, 2016

Visitors need authentiCITY!

City branding is the process of image communication to a target market. During last European Cities Marketing meeting in Madrid, European cities investigated the state of […]
March 7, 2016

European cities continued to attract growing numbers of tourists despite a troubled year in Europe: bednights up 4.2% in 2015

European Cities Marketing announces 4.2% growth in city tourism in 2015. London, Paris and Rome take top slots: China grows by 32%, Italy and Russia struggle […]
November 30, 2015

European Cities Marketing and MKG confirm the good health of the hotel industry in Europe since the beginning of 2015

The results from the latest ECM-MKG European Destinations Observatory report* are in.  With an occupancy rate of 71% throughout the European Union at the end of […]
October 21, 2015

European cities’ TIC staffs say it with their bodies!

71 product managers representing 39 leading European Cities recently met in Amsterdam for the second edition of the TIC Expert Meeting to exchange knowledge and best […]
September 24, 2015

Growth in European cities’ hotel industry well established for the first semester 2015

The results for first semester of 2015 from the ECM-MKG European Destinations Observatory report* confirm the long-term growth for Europe’s hotel industry. With an occupancy rate […]
July 3, 2015

ECM Benchmarking Report 2015 confirms the emergence of a strong positive city tourism trend

A strong positive trend in percentage growth rate for ECM report cities has emerged again this year, achieving a rate of 5.7% in total bednights and […]
June 12, 2015

ECM to announce new Executive Committee and Board Members

At the General Assembly of European Cities Marketing held in Turin on June 2015, Board Members, Treasurer, Vice-President for Meetings Industry and President were elected by […]
March 4, 2015

European City tourism to resume positive growth in 2014, bolstered by international bednights and the recovery of traditional markets

European Cities Marketing (ECM), the network dedicated to increase competitiveness and performance of leading cities in Europe, releases its annual ECM Benchmarking Report later this year. […]
February 19, 2015

Implementing solutions to control mass tourism, a challenge for European cities

Worldwide tourism exponential growth (+276% international travellers in 30 years) leads European cities to face an increasing number of visitors and crowded spots, thus disturbing the […]