March 9, 2016

Long haul travels at the end of 2015: Europe keeps its competitive edge after Paris attacks

The latest results from the Air Travellers’ Traffic Barometer1 produced by European Cities Marketing* and ForwardKeys** reveal that, during Q4 2015, all international arrivals maintained their […]
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 […]
February 10, 2016

Shopping Tourism, key for destination marketing

“One of the most used tools in the promotion of destinations” this is how Shopping Tourism was described at the opening of the 2ndConference on this […]
January 18, 2016

City branding is not just for tourists

European Cities Marketing investigates the state of city branding in 2016 and the important role CTOs, CVBs and CMOs have to play in branding and marketing […]
December 17, 2015

Meet Europe Paris: the best formula to meet the leading European congress destinations all at once!

On December 10, 2015, European Cities Marketing organised one of its renowned “Meet Europe Workshop” in Paris for the second year in a row. Meet Europe […]
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 […]
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 […]
May 19, 2015

JMIC Conference Advances a Broader Industry Value Proposition

Over fifty Meetings Industry leaders, academics, research organizations and related resources met on May 14 and 15 in Paris under the auspices of the Joint Meetings […]