The most important international MICE industry events in 2024
When looking through the calendar of the most important industry events for 2024, one can notice an impressive diversity and scale of undertakings. From global congresses to local trade fairs, from strategic association meetings to innovative discussion forums and B2B workshops, each of these events contributes uniquely to the development and promotion of the MICE industry in the global market and offers the opportunity to establish new contacts. This article contains a calendar of the most significant meetings both in Poland and abroad, which are an important reference point for professionals from the event and business tourism industry.
JANUARY
- January 10, Warsaw, Poland, FORUM OF THE EVENT INDUSTRY 2024, https://forumbranzyeventowej.pl
- January 25-26, Barcelona, Spain, Meeting of the Strategic Alliance of National Convention Bureaux of Europe in Barcelona, https://convention-europe.com
FEBRUARY
- February 4-6, Salzburg, Austria, MCE Central & Eastern Europe, www.europecongress.com
- February 21-22, Stockholm, Sweden, MOTEN & EVENT 2024, https://motenevent.se/english
- February 26-29, Istanbul, Turkey, SITE GLOBAL CONFERENCE 2024, www.siteglobal.com
- February 27-29, Langkawi, Malaysia, ROUTES ASIA 2024, www.routesonline.com
- February 28-29, London, United Kingdom, International CONFEX, https://www.international-confex.com
- February 28-29, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 12th MALT CONGRESS (MICE ARABIA & LUXURY TRAVEL), www.maltcongress.com
- February 21-22, Ljubljana, Slovenia, CONVENTA, https://conventa.si
- February 28-March 2, Ljubljana, Slovenia, THE 54th IAPCO ANNUAL MEETING AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, https://iapco2024.com
- February 29-March 2, Cannes, France, TMS The Meeting Space - Spring Cannes, https://themeetingsspace.com
MARCH
- March 3-5, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, EMEC – EUROPEAN MEETINGS & EVENTS CONFERENCE (MPI), www.mpi.org/emec
- March 5, Berlin, Germany, ITB MICE HUB, https://www.itb.com/en/trade-show-brands/segments/itb-mice-forum/
- March 11-13, New York (New York), USA, SMU INTERNATIONAL, www.northstarmeetingsgroup.com/Events/SMU
- March 12, Prague, Czech Republic, ALTS (ACCESS LUXURY TRAVEL SHOW) PRAGUE, https://luxurytravel-show.com
- March 12-14, Zagreb, Croatia, MEETEX 2024 – CROATIAN MEETING EXPERIENCE SUMMIT, https://meetex.eu
- March 13-14, Bordeaux, France, SO ÉVÉNEMENTS BORDEAUX, www.soevenements.com
- March 14, Budapest, Hungary, ALTS (ACCESS LUXURY TRAVEL SHOW) BUDAPEST, https://luxurytravel-show.com
- March 14-16, Bratislava, Slovakia, BREAK THE ICE FORUM, www.breaktheiceforum.com
- March 17-21, Marrakech, Morocco, MI FORUM m&i Fest 24, https://www.mi-forums.com
- March 19-20, Hong Kong, IBTM ASIA PACIFIC, https://www.ibtmasiapacific.com
- March 18-21, Andermatt, Switzerland, SITE INCENTIVE SUMMIT EUROPE (ISE), www.siteglobal.com
- March 19-21, Bogota, Colombia, ROUTES AMERICAS 2024, www.routesonline.com
- March 20-22, Bohol, Philippines, PATA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN TRAVEL, www.pata.org
- March 20, Warsaw, Poland, Meet the Bidder Spring Edition, https://www.meetthebidder.com
- March 21, 2024, Katowice, Poland, Gala of Ambassadors of Polish Congresses https://www.pot.gov.pl/pl/pcb/news/slaskie-gospodarzem-gali-ambasadorow-kongresow-polskich-2024
- March 22, 2024, Katowice, Poland, Annual meeting of recommended convention bureaux, PCOs, ITCs, and industry representatives plus presentations, debate, and #EventprofsLAB session https://www.pot.gov.pl/pl/pcb/news/spotkanie-branzowe-eventprofspl-poland-convention-bureau-w-mck-w-katowicach-2024-roku
APRIL
- April 4, Gdansk, Poland, New Trends in Tourism, https://newtrendsintourism.com
- April 3-5, Orlando (Florida), USA, INCENTIVE EVOLUTION SUMMIT, www.prevuemeetings.com/events
- April 7-9, Valencia, Spain, EVENTS CLUB ASSOCIATIONS FORUM 2024, www.europecongress.com
- April 7-10, Lošinj, Croatia, LOOP MICE SPRING 2024, www.loop-luxury-fair.com
- April 7-10, Orlando (Florida), USA, GLOBAL MEETING & INCENTIVE TRAVEL EXCHANGE, www.gmiteevent.com
- April 8-9, London, United Kingdom, DESTINATIONS EXCHANGE EUROPE, https://citydestinationsalliance.eu
- April 11, Worldwide, GLOBAL MEETINGS INDUSTRY DAY (GMID), www.mpi.org
- April 16, London, United Kingdom, THE BNC SHOW, https://bnceventshows.com
- April 16-17, Brussels, Belgium, EU DIALOGUE, https://citydestinationsalliance.eu
- April 17-18, Rennes, France, SO ÉVÉNEMENTS BORDEAUX, www.soevenements.com
- April 21-23, Helsinki, Espoo, Finland, MCE NORTH & WEST EUROPE 2024, www.europecongress.com
- April 21-24, Buenos Aires, Argentina, EMOTIONS BUENOS AIRES 2024, www.emotionstravelshow.com
- April 21-24, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain Connections Luxury Europe, https://connectionsluxury.com
- April 22, Warsaw, Poland, Final of the MP Power Awards 2023 - MP Power Gala Night 2024, https://mppowerawards.com
- April 22-24, Aarhus, Denmark, ROUTES EUROPE 2024, www.routesonline.com
- April 24-27, Bologna, Italy, CITY DNA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY, https://citydestinationsalliance.eu
- April 28-30, Las Vegas (Nevada), USA, INCENTIVE LIVE, www.northstarmeetingsgroup.com/Events/Incentive-Live
MAY
- May 2-4, Augsburg, Germany, BREAK THE ICE FORUM, www.breaktheiceforum.com
- May 7-10, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ILTM LATIN AMERICA, www.iltm.com/hub/en-gb.html
- May 9, London, United Kingdom, EVENT TECHNOLOGY FORUM, https://eventorganiserssummit.co.uk/event-tech-forum
- May 14-16, Frankfurt, Germany, IMEX Frankfurt 2024 https://imex-frankfurt.com/
- May 15-17, Macau, China, PATA ANNUAL SUMMIT, www.pata.org
- May 20-22, Louisville (Kentucky), USA, MPI WEC 2024, www.mpi.org/wec
- May 22, Brussels, Belgium, EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION SUMMIT 2024, www.esae.eu/event-info/european-association-summit-2024
- May 22, Warsaw, Poland, LOOP ROADSHOW CEE 2024, www.loop-luxury-fair.com
- May 27-29, Gdansk, Poland, Let`s Meet Event Professionals Forum Spring, https://lets-meet.pl
- May 28-31, Nassau, Bahamas, THE 2024 IRF INVITATIONAL, https://theirf.org/events
- May 30-June 1, Vienna, Austria, ICCA BUSINESS WORKSHOP VENUE SECTOR EUROPEAN 2024, www.iccaworld.org
JUNE
- June 2-5, Seville, Spain, EMOTIONS SEVILLE 2024, www.emotionstravelshow.com
- June 5-6, Sao Paulo, Brazil, EBS EVENTO BUSINESS SHOW, www.feiraebs.com.br/novo
- June 9-11, Graz, Austria, ASSOCIATIONS WORLD CONGRESS 2024, www.associationexecutives.org
- June 11-13, Zurich, Switzerland, UFI EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 2024, www.ufi.org
- June 12-13, Dubai, UAE, MIDDLE EAST EVENT SHOW, www.me-eventshow.com
- June 13-15, Zadar, Croatia, BREAK THE ICE FORUM, www.breaktheiceforum.com
- June 16-19, Prague, Czech Republic, EVENTS CLUB FORUM 2024, www.europecongress.com
- June 18, Warsaw, Poland, Meet the Bidder Summer Luxury Edition, https://www.meetthebidder.com
- June 19-20, London, United Kingdom, THE MEETINGS SHOW, https://www.themeetingsshow.com/
- June 24-26, Cancun, Mexico, ICCA GLOBAL ASSOCIATION FORUM 2024, www.iccaworld.org
- June 30-July 4, Tbilisi, Georgia, MI FORUM m&i Tbilisi 24, https://www.mi-forums.com
JULY
- July 1-4, Singapore, ILTM ASIA PACIFIC, www.iltm.com/hub/en-gb.html
- July 3-4, Jakarta, Indonesia, TRAVEL MEET ASIA 2024, www.itb-asia.com/travel-meet-asia
- July 4-6, Amsterdam, Netherlands, TMS The Meeting Space - Summer Amsterdam, https://themeetingsspace.com
- July 15-17, New Orleans (Louisiana), USA, IMA SUMMIT 2024, www.incentivemarketing.org
- July 15-18, St. Johns (California), USA, SITE INCENTIVE SUMMIT AMERICAS (ISA), www.siteglobal.com
- July 23, Sydney, Australia, EVENTS UNCOVERED, https://eventsuncovered.com.au
AUGUST
- August 10-13, Cleveland (Ohio), USA, ASAE ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION, https://annual.asaecenter.org
- August 19-21, Gdansk, Poland, Let`s Meet Event Professionals Forum Summer, https://lets-meet.pl
- August 19-22, Anguilla, CARIBBEAN & MEXICO MEETING & INCENTIVE TRAVEL EXCHANGE, www.cmiteevent.com
- August 21-22, Mexico City, Mexico, IBTM AMERICAS, https://www.ibtmamericas.com
- August 22-24, Antwerp, Belgium, BREAK THE ICE FORUM, www.breaktheiceforum.com
- August 25-28, Lisbon, Portugal, MI FORUM m&i Lisbon 24, https://www.mi-forums.com
- August 29-31, Zurich, Switzerland, ICCA CENTRAL EUROPEAN CHAPTER MEETING, www.iccaworld.org
SEPTEMBER
- September 3-6, Wroclaw, Poland, Spotlight on Poland, https://spotlightonpoland.pl
- September 8-10, Cancun, Mexico, GMF (GLOBAL MICE FORUMS) LATAM EDITION, www.iberianmiceforums.com
- September 11-12, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, SAUDI EVENT SHOW, https://saudi-eventshow.com
- September 23-24, Porto, Portugal, ALTS (ACCESS LUXURY TRAVEL SHOW) PORTO, https://luxurytravel-show.com
- September 23-26, Anaheim (California), USA, TEAMS’24: TRAVEL, EVENTS AND MANAGEMENT IN SPORTS, www.teamsconference.com
- September 30-October 2, Barcelona, Spain, PCMA CONVENING EMEA 2024, www.pcma.org/event/convening-emea-2024
OCTOBER
- October 7-9, Athens, Greece, EMOTIONS ATHENS 2024, www.emotionstravelshow.com
- October 7-10, Las Vegas, USA, IMEX America 2024, https://imexamerica.com
- October 9, Warsaw, Poland, LOOP ROADSHOW CEE 2024, www.loop-luxury-fair.com
- October 15, London, United Kingdom, THE BNC SHOW, https://bnceventshows.com
- October 16-17, London, United Kingdom, THE EVENT ORGANISERS SUMMIT, https://eventorganiserssummit.co.uk
- October 15-19, Brno, Slovakia, 38th CityDNA Summer School 2024, https://citydestinationsalliance.eu
- October 18-19, Abu Dhabi, UAE, ICCA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FORUM 2024, www.iccaworld.org
- October 20-23, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 63rd ICCA CONGRESS, www.iccaworld.org
- October 21-23, Aspen (Colorado), USA, IRF 2024 LEADERSHIPS INSIGHTS FORUM, https://theirf.org/events
- October 23-25, Seville, Spain, TIS – TOURISM INNOVATION SUMMIT, www.tisglobalsummit.com
- October 24, Prague, Czech Republic, ALTS (ACCESS LUXURY TRAVEL SHOW) MICE PRAGUE 2024, https://luxurytravel-show.com
- October 24, Oman, TMS The Meeting Space - Autumn Oman, https://themeetingsspace.com
- October 31-November 3, Stockholm, Sweden, LOOP MICE AUTUMN 2024, www.loop-luxury-fair.com
NOVEMBER
- November 4-5, Warsaw, Poland, ALTS (ACCESS LUXURY TRAVEL SHOW) CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE, https://luxurytravel-show.com
- November 4-7, Killarney, Ireland, GLOBAL INCENTIVE SUMMIT, www.northstarmeetingsgroup.com/Events/GIS
- November 10-12, Palma (Majorca), Spain, MCE SOUTH EUROPE, www.europecongress.com
- November 12-14, Paris, France, HEAVENT PARIS, www.heavent-paris.com/en
- November 13-15, Venice, Italy, 2024 MICE TRADESHOW, www.micetradeshow.com
- November 14, London, United Kingdom, THE EVENT AGENCY FORUM, https://eventagencyforum.co.uk
- November 14-15, Florence, Italy, 18th UIA ROUND TABLE EUROPE – FLORENCE, https://uia.org/roundtable
- November 14-16, Malaga, Spain, GMF (GLOBAL MICE FORUMS) MEDITERRANEAN EDITION, www.iberianmiceforums.com
- November 14-16, Cascais, Portugal, BREAK THE ICE FORUM, www.breaktheiceforum.com
- November 14-16, Thessaloniki, Greece, TOURISM TRAVEL DESTINATION, https://philoxenia.helexpo.gr/en
- November 19-20, Barcelona, Spain, IBTM World, https://www.ibtmworld.com
- November 20-23, Cologne, Germany, 91st UFI GLOBAL CONGRESS, www.ufi.org
- November 27, Warsaw, Poland, Meet the Bidder Grand Edition, https://www.meetthebidder.com
DECEMBER
- December 2-5, Cannes, France, ILTM, https://www.iltm.com/hub/en-gb.html
- December 12 (TBC), MP IMPACT AWARDS, SUMMIT https://impact.syskonf.pl/
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