Conference & Meetings World Issue 125 | Page 5

Contents

Features

Regulars
15 >> ICCA rankings ICCA reveals the results of their latest destination rankings
3 >> Editor ’ s letter
6 >> Global snapshot
26 >> Of MICE and Zen Simon George discovers the wellness allure of two Croatian island properties
36 >> Depth and breadth Cvent ’ s Jamie Vaughan talks to CMW about the company ’ s new catchwords
41 >> Sydney WorldPride Lily Stokes , Sydney WorldPride , shares recommendations for building DE & I into every event
57 >> Post-Brexit considerations Melanie Hassell of Smyle explains how her agency is meeting the challenges of Brexit
9 >> ICCA Ensuring people don ’ t get lost in AI
11 >> AIPC Sven Bossu discusses sustainable venues making a difference
23 >> SITE Pádraic Gilligan ponders new designs for incentive travel living
40 >> Event tech CMW rounds up the latest key event tech news

42 Cover story : Kazakhstan

Paul Colston steppes out in Kazakhstan , a land fast developing as a MICE destination

12 Guadalajara

Cover photo courtesy of Inna Fedorova , VseMangystau
Catie Owen talks to Gustavo Staufert about the latest news at the Mexican CVB .

37 Refreshing IMEX

IMEX ’ s Anna Gyseman shows CMW behind the scenes of the brand ’ s refresh

18 Portugal

Simon George visits the Portuguese Riviera and finds two hotels riding the new wave of MICE demand
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