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Read 'Booming Budapest', or 'Destination Danube', the latest feature on Budapest by ITCM magazine or the 16page Budapest feature in CIT (May 2006) magazine.
If you would like to request information the Meetings and Incentives market please visit the website of the Hungarian Convention Bureau or contact us at meetings@gotohungary.co.uk.
Some DMCs:
AIMS International
Blaguss Travel
Budapest Welcome Touristic
Chemol Travel
Contact Tours Kft.
Continental Travel
Event + Incoming Service
Gala Tours Kft.
Liberty Incentives & Congresses Budapest
Malév Air Tours
Microcosmos Travel
Motivation Budapest Travel
Pannonia Congress Service
Pegazus Tours
Special Tours Hungary
Vista Travel
BUDAPEST CONGRESS & WORLD TRADE CENTRE – Refurbished and Renamed
The Budapest Congress & World Trade Centre has undergone an 8 million Euro refurbishment project, which was completed this October. The centre, a member of the Accor Convention Network, is the largest conference space in Hungary, and its upgraded facilities are designed to meet the requirements of international conferences, assemblies and summits.
In 2005, for the first time, the UK has become the largest meetings and incentive market for Hungary, creating increased demand for conference facilities in Budapest. 2005 will see an estimated 80,000 meetings and incentive visitors to Hungary from the UK (approximately 20% of all British travellers to Hungary).
Previously known as the Budapest Congress Centre, the property has been granted the title of World Trade Centre, drawing attention to its status as an international meeting point. The main conference room, the Patria Hall, holds up to 1,800 delegates, and a further 18 small and medium-sized rooms can be adapted to suit any conference requirements. There is also a 900m² exhibition space connected to the Patria Hall.
The contemporary, dynamic design incorporates cutting-edge developments in the form of the latest audio-visual facilities, stage equipment and lighting technology. The in-house catering department offers high quality banqueting for groups of any size.
Zoltan Kiraly, Marketing Director of Accor Pannonia Hotels, says, “The Accor Convention Network already counts well-known properties such as Dubai and Bucharest as part of the World Trade Centre network, so the experience gained from creating and running these projects will be fully employed in the development of the Budapest centre. We have calculated a flexible pricing system, and are in a position to offer everything under one roof in order to create consistently efficient and smooth-running events.”
The Business Travel Show will be hosted in the newly refurbished Congress & World Trade Centre from 22nd-24th November 05.
For further details on the Budapest Congress & World Trade Centre, see http://www.bcwtc.hu/
New Congress Centre in Budapest
The Hunguesthotels Europa Congress Center will be launched in the first quarter of 2006 in the second district of the capital. The conference and meeting venue will be embedded between the Hotel Europa and Hotel Rege. The Congress Center will be equipped with state-of-the-art 21st century technology and high-tech facilitiesm neeting all the requirements of our time. With a total floorspace of 7.000 m², the new project and both hotels will compose a whole new unit. 90 of the 260 available rooms can be found int he four-star Aparthotel Europa, 170 of them are located in the three-star Hotel Rege. A great advantage of the new unit will be the direct accessibility of the conference facilities through an enclosed glass bridge – connecting both hotels – without even having to leave the building. The fully air-conditioned center will have nine rooms on two levels with a net floorspace area of 2650 m², four of which can be divided into different sections with connecting doors. The plenary room hosts 470 in theatre style and its inner height of 7.45 m will also capacitate it for the most various exhibitions and shows.
