KONGRES – Europe Events and Meetings Industry Magazine https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html From white smoke to ideas shaping the future of events The 15th edition of the Unicorn Awards 2026 gets underway in Ljubljana 27Names welcomes Slovenia’s FABulatorij as its 28th member Le Primore Hotel & Spa*****superior Prague Congress Centre reports record profit for 2025 HIDDEN GUEST: Hotel Sončno Polje Home Budapest welcomes Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest Máté Molnár: “BEIC will become a community shaping what comes next” Thomas Strandskogen: “We are in the business of moving people” Wouter Boits: “I am convinced live events will grow apace” Special Venues: Dobrna Spa House VIECON unveils new partnership structure for event technology LUV Fest wins prestigious Skift IDEA Award The Meetings Industry Association announces finalists for the 2026 miaList Health and technology are the focus of Fira de Barcelona’s events this autumn Prague hosted its fifth Events Club Forum Nenavadne lokacije za dogodke: Inclined Žirovnica Austria Center Vienna continues its growth in 2026 Business Events Adelaide poised to capitalise on global momentum DWTC announces diverse events calendar across two venues Luv Fest osvojil ugledno nagrado svetovne turistične organizacije SKRITI KONGRESNI GOST: Hotel Sončno Polje Nenavadne lokacije za dogodke: Tehnološki park Ptuj Special Venues: Resort Knez Special Venues: Grmovškov dom Ottawa poised to host IIMC’s 2029 conference Tokyo poised to host six conferences through 2029 IHPBA wins Incredible Impacts Programme Seed Fund Grant Special Venues: Amphitheatre SNG Nova Gorica Special Venues: Villa Calvia Crispinilla Flydubai doubles daily flights to Bangkok Prague Event Hub launches new website DesignBlok Talks set to be hosted in Prague’s Industrial Palace VOK DAMS welcomes back Stuart Weston as Director London & UK Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre completes first phase of extension Growing industry investment signals confidence ahead of IMEX America 2026 United Airlines to launch Ljubljana service The Meetings Space hosted in Vienna Special Venues: Villa Trate Special Venues: Celjski dom Special Venues: The Crystal Hall at the Kempinski Palace Portorož Sydney hosted the fifth edition of Cvent Accelerate Jio World Convention Centre launches the Conference Ambassador Programme UK exhibitions sector delivered £11.7 billion economic boost in 2025 Special Venues: University of Maribor Botanical Garden Special Venues: Ljubljana Botanical Garden Excel London triples trading card market IMEX America education program spotlights the skills event professionals need now IBTM Ignite returns to IBTM World 2026 with promising start-ups