ICCA Calls for Candidates for Election on Board of Directors

ICCA is calling for candidates who are interested in standing for election for the following vacancies on the ICCA Board of Directors. Elections will take place at the ICCA General Assembly 2022 which will take place on 6 November 2022.

The vacancies are: Presidency, Destination marketing, Meetings Management, Transport, Venues, Geographical Representative – Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe.

For full details and requirements for applying to any position, please see the ICCA website –www.iccaworld.org/npps/story.cfm?nppage=8781324.

Please send your application to governance@iccaworld.org if you are interested to stand for election for one of the above mentioned vacancies on the ICCA Board of Directors. Applications need to be submitted at ICCA Head Office no later than 5 September 2022, 5pm CET.

LONDON’S WTM 2022

World Travel Market will be held from 7-9 November 2022, and already has numerous exhibitors already confirmed for participation including international destinations, as well as hotel groups, cruise companies, car rental companies and tour operators.

With most health crisis restrictions eased, this year’s expects to see an increase in participation in this year's edition.

WORLD TRAVEL EXPO MIAMI 2023

The World Travel Expo Miami will take place at the Miami Airport Convention Centre, USA from 13-15 June 2023.

WTE Miami 2023 will be a forum for dialogue and collaboration between all agents in the sector as well as promote tourism and travel internationally.

It present to chance to discuss opportunities and challenges, where business relationships will be created and strengthened as well as current and future trends in the sector will be highlighted.

Sponsored by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, the operator of the Miami International Airport, WTE Miami 2023 also has the collaboration of the Miami-Dade International Trade Consortium, the city's World Trade Centre and the Miami Department of Commerce. USA. American Airlines will be the global sponsor, while IATA, the International Association of Travel Agents Network, IATAN, are also collaborators of the event. For its part, the Miami Metropolitan Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is the Platinum sponsor of the event.

In 2021, 24.2 million tourists visited Miami, 5.1 million were international travellers. Miami International Airport is one of the largest in the world with more than 95 airlines operating flights to 160 destinations. With over 37 million passengers a year, it has become the main hub from the United States to Latin America and the Caribbean.

WTE Miami 2023 will raise the profile of the region within the travel and tourism industry. Its objective is to promote tourism on a global level, in addition to offering attendees, exhibitors and other participants the possibility of establishing and strengthening relationships between them.

CRUISE EUROPE 2023 CONFERENCE LISBON, PORTUGAL

For the 1st time, the Portuguese capital will host the Cruise Europe Conference at the beginning of 2023.