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Convention center is a backbone of meetings industry of each country and city.\u00a0Especially when we talk about visibility on world meetings market, big international\u00a0congresses, associations, long time leads, full hotels occupancy and others.\u00a0All of this simply isn\u2019t discussible without proper convention center.

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Many countries and cities are doing\u00a0rebuilding and building of the\u00a0convention\u00a0centers as one of the\u00a0measure\u00a0of economic growth or\u00a0recovery. About\u00a0convention centres openings in 2016 you can read at\u00a0https://www.seebtm.com/convention-centres-openings-2016/?lang=en.

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That fact gives us insight of great\u00a0importance and impact of convention\u00a0center, not just in meetings\u00a0and events industry and area of\u00a0business\u00a0tourism, but significant\u00a0economic returns to the whole\u00a0destination, too.

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Let\u2019s take a look what destinations\u00a0worldwide are doing with their convention\u00a0centres last couple of years.

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Are they crazy or wise?

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If we talk about quantity, Spain\u00a0and UK have even 13 convention\u00a0centres\u00a0each, while Germany has\u00a0also\u00a0significant number – 8 convention\u00a0centres.
\nConsidering Austria\u00a0as a not so big country and the fact\u00a0that there can be chosen among 7\u00a0congress centres to plan an event, is\u00a0quite impressive. Although there\u2019s\u00a0nothing to be surprised about, since\u00a0these countries are the leaders in\u00a0the meeting and event industry, not\u00a0just in Europe, but in the world, too.\u00a0Not to forget, Netherland and Belgium\u00a0have \u201cjust\u201d 4 of them, each.

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Wondering do these countries\u00a0think\u00a0about convention centres as an\u00a0important\u00a0part of their economic\u00a0strategy?

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Halifax Ballroom
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Latest investments in\u00a0convention centres\u00a0worldwide

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Below you may read and have an\u00a0insight of what other countries was\u00a0and are doing with their congress\u00a0centres, started chronologically\u00a0from 2011.

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Royal International Convention Centre (Royal ICC)
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Exhibition and Convention Center BEXCO
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SWISSTECH Convention Centre
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Huge investments in US convention centres

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Over the next three years (2016-2018), the Miami Beach Convention Center,\u00a0managed by Spectra Venue Management, will be undergoing a $515 million\u00a0renovation and expansion that will set a new standard of excellence.
\nLos Angeles Convention Center announced total of $470 million for renovation,\u00a0reconstruction and expansion, began this year with ultimate project\u00a0completion in December 2020.

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\n", "content_text": "Convention center is a backbone of meetings industry of each country and city.\u00a0Especially when we talk about visibility on world meetings market, big international\u00a0congresses, associations, long time leads, full hotels occupancy and others.\u00a0All of this simply isn\u2019t discussible without proper convention center.\nMany countries and cities are doing\u00a0rebuilding and building of the\u00a0convention\u00a0centers as one of the\u00a0measure\u00a0of economic growth or\u00a0recovery. About\u00a0convention centres openings in 2016 you can read at\u00a0https://www.seebtm.com/convention-centres-openings-2016/?lang=en.\nThat fact gives us insight of great\u00a0importance and impact of convention\u00a0center, not just in meetings\u00a0and events industry and area of\u00a0business\u00a0tourism, but significant\u00a0economic returns to the whole\u00a0destination, too.\nLet\u2019s take a look what destinations\u00a0worldwide are doing with their convention\u00a0centres last couple of years.\nAre they crazy or wise?\nIf we talk about quantity, Spain\u00a0and UK have even 13 convention\u00a0centres\u00a0each, while Germany has\u00a0also\u00a0significant number – 8 convention\u00a0centres.\nConsidering Austria\u00a0as a not so big country and the fact\u00a0that there can be chosen among 7\u00a0congress centres to plan an event, is\u00a0quite impressive. Although there\u2019s\u00a0nothing to be surprised about, since\u00a0these countries are the leaders in\u00a0the meeting and event industry, not\u00a0just in Europe, but in the world, too.\u00a0Not to forget, Netherland and Belgium\u00a0have \u201cjust\u201d 4 of them, each.\nWondering do these countries\u00a0think\u00a0about convention centres as an\u00a0important\u00a0part of their economic\u00a0strategy?\nHalifax Ballroom\nLatest investments in\u00a0convention centres\u00a0worldwide\nBelow you may read and have an\u00a0insight of what other countries was\u00a0and are doing with their congress\u00a0centres, started chronologically\u00a0from 2011.\n\nLausanne features one of Switzerland\u2019s\u00a0largest venues, the Beaulieu\u00a0Convention & Exhibition Centre.\nThe centre disposes with 30 separate\u00a0event spaces, including\u00a0the\u00a0South\u00a0Halls, which were rebuilt in\u00a02011.\u00a0Beaulieu Lausanne will continue\u00a0its development by renovating\u00a0the North Halls in the near\u00a0future\u00a0and, subsequently, the south\u00a0wing\u00a0of the main building, with\u00a0hotel\u00a0complex, all together as a part of\u00a0\u201cBeaulieu 2020\u201d project.\n\n\nAfter series of earthquakes in\u00a0Christchurch,\u00a0New Zeland\u2019s second\u00a0largest\u00a0city, on September 2010,\u00a0and more damaging on February\u00a02011, The Christchurch Central\u00a0Recovery\u00a0Plan (CCRP) has formed\u00a0to outline the future development\u00a0of the city.\nAs a part of CCRP there is the project\u00a0of building Convention Centre\u00a0Precinct, a world class Convention\u00a0Centre which will attract business,\u00a0events, and conferences to Christchurch.\nThe Centre will be able to host\u00a0several\u00a0events at the same time;\u00a0starting\u00a0with space for up to 2,000\u00a0people. The Centre is scheduled\u00a0to be open for business at the\u00a0end of 2018.\n\n\nThe Adelaide Convention Centre\u00a0is a large convention center in\u00a0Adelaide,\u00a0Australia.\nIt was the first purpose-built\u00a0convention\u00a0center to be built in\u00a0Australia. The most recent big expansion\u00a0was announced in 2011,\u00a0with $350 investment.\nSo, their newest addition, the\u00a0West\u00a0Building, was completed and\u00a0began to operate in 2015 and already\u00a0having hosted an astounding\u00a0560 events over the 12 months.\nIn addition, the Centre\u2019s original\u00a0plenary building, which dates\u00a0back\u00a0to 1987, was demolished to\u00a0make way for construction of the\u00a0new East Building \u2013 set to open in\u00a02017.\n\n\nAlso in Australia, since opening\u00a03 years ago, in March 2013, Brisbane\u2019s\u00a0newest convention center,\u00a0the Royal International Convention\u00a0Centre (Royal ICC) has fast\u00a0gained a reputation for offering\u00a0a personalised, boutique event\u00a0experience. The Royal ICC development\u00a0included also building of a\u00a0four-star 200 room Rydges Hotel\u00a0located on site, opened this year\u00a0in February.\n\nRoyal International Convention Centre (Royal ICC)\n\nBusan Exhibition and Convention\u00a0Center, commonly known as\u00a0BEXCO is a convention and exhibition\u00a0center located in Centum\u00a0City, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South\u00a0Korea. It features over 46,500 m2\u00a0of exhibition space and 53 meeting\u00a0rooms. In June 2012, BEXCO\u00a0completed its expansion to add a\u00a04,002 seat auditorium and a new\u00a0exhibition center.\n\n\nIn 2013, Hall 12 of the Brussels\u00a0Expo in Belgium was completely\u00a0transformed into a sophisticated\u00a0concert hall and show venue that\u00a0can also serve as high-capacity\u00a0convention hall.\nIn 2015, Brussels\u00a0Expo announced\u00a0additional significant investments\u00a0into the renovation of its infrastructures.\n\n\nOpened in April 2014, The SWISSTECH\u00a0CONVENTION CENTER\u00a0at the Lake Geneva Region in\u00a0Switzerland,\u00a0set new standards in\u00a0transforming seating options and\u00a0event formats.\nNamely, the innovative auditorium\u00a0is fully modular. It can be\u00a0converted\u00a0from conference\u00a0auditorium,\u00a0to exhibition hall, to\u00a0banquet\u00a0room in only 15 minutes.\u00a0Using the Canadian \u201cGala Venue\u201d\u00a0technology, the 2,205 – seat\u00a0auditorium\u00a0is a 795 – seat mezzanine,\u00a0for a total capacity of 3,000\u00a0seats.\n\nExhibition and Convention Center BEXCO\n\nIn October 2014, after more than\u00a0twelve years of effort, seven years\u00a0of design work and three years\u00a0and a half of construction works,\u00a0ICE Krak\u00f3w Congress Centre in\u00a0Poland has opened.\nIn 2015, Krakow was the second\u00a0city in Poland in terms of the\u00a0number\u00a0of meetings and events,\u00a0according to the \u201cMeetings and\u00a0event industry in Poland 2016\u201d\u00a0report prepared by the Poland\u00a0Convention Bureau.\u00a0The ICE Krak\u00f3w Congress Centre\u00a0contributed significantly to this –\u00a068% of meetings and events\u00a0in Krakow are conferences and\u00a0congresses.\n\n\nAt the end of 2014, a new third\u00a0tower was completed at the\u00a0Gothia Towers hotel, part of the\u00a0Swedish Exhibition and Congress\u00a0Centre in Gothenburg. This made\u00a0this centre Europe\u2019s largest fully\u00a0integrated hotel and meetings\u00a0venue under one roof. The whole\u00a0complex covers an area of 180,000\u00a0sqm with capacity for 9,500\u00a0people. It includes total number\u00a0of 1,200 hotel rooms, 63 meeting\u00a0rooms, 41,000 sqm of exhibition\u00a0space and a show arena.\nEvery year, around 1.8 million people\u00a0from all over the world visit\u00a0this Centre because of business,\u00a0entertainment and experience.\nOverall, the centre is so huge that\u00a0there is a smartphone app for\u00a0navigating your way around it.\nIn 2015, turnover increased by 30\u00a0million euros and visitor numbers\u00a0by just over 20 per cent.\n\nSWISSTECH Convention Centre\n\nIn September 2015, ACC Liverpool\u00a0opened its new, 8,100 sqm venue –\u00a0Exhibition Centre Liverpool.\nThe ACC Liverpool Group delivered\u00a0\u00a3126m of economic benefit to\u00a0Liverpool and the region in 2015.\nAnd since their first opening in\u00a02008, The ACC Liverpool Group\u00a0has generated \u00a31bn in economic\u00a0benefit for the local economy.\n\n\nIn October 2015, started $5milion\u00a0improvement investment into the\u00a0London Convention Centre based\u00a0in a Canadian city London.\n\n\nOn April 2016, Rotterdam Ahoy\u00a0in Netherland announced, after\u00a0the big refurbishment of the Ahoy\u00a0Arena (finished in 2011), brand\u00a0new convention centre.\nThe multifunctional event venue\u00a0is now refurbishing its 20,000 m2\u00a0Exhibition & Event Halls and is\u00a0expanding with a large international\u00a0Convention Centre, named\u00a0the Rotterdam Ahoy Convention\u00a0Centre (RACC), including brand\u00a0new 250 room hotel.\n\n\nAustria Center Vienna, Austria\u2019s\u00a0largest conference centre, which\u00a0has a total capacity for 20,000\u00a0delegates and offers 24 lecture\u00a0rooms for between 100 and 4,320\u00a0participants, 180 meeting rooms\u00a0and 22,000 m\u00b2 of exhibition space,\u00a0from autumn 2016 will be adding\u00a0520m2 of space for five new meeting\u00a0rooms.\n\n\nNova Scotia\u2019s new Halifax Convention\u00a0Centre in North America,\u00a0offers over 120,000 square feet\u00a0of flexible event space, with the\u00a0total construction cost of $164.2\u00a0million. The convention centre is\u00a0set to open in early 2017.\n\nACC Liverpool\n\n\nAt the end of\u00a0May, Dubai has also announced\u00a0plans to build a new convention\u00a0center in Al Jaddaf near Dubai\u00a0Creek. The new facility, which\u00a0will span 55,000 sqm and provide\u00a0space for 10,000 people, is scheduled\u00a0to be completed in 2 years\u00a0at a cost of \u20ac432 million. The new\u00a0convention center is part of the\u00a0city\u2019s run-up to World Expo 2020,\u00a0which will take place in Dubai.\n\nHuge investments in US convention centres\nOver the next three years (2016-2018), the Miami Beach Convention Center,\u00a0managed by Spectra Venue Management, will be undergoing a $515 million\u00a0renovation and expansion that will set a new standard of excellence.\nLos Angeles Convention Center announced total of $470 million for renovation,\u00a0reconstruction and expansion, began this year with ultimate project\u00a0completion in December 2020.\nThe post New Worldwide Investments in Convention Centres appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2016-07-27T16:12:08+02:00", "date_modified": "2017-12-13T16:30:39+01:00", "author": { "name": "Miona Milic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/miona/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG-20240224-WA0003-e1728981138373.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/bigstock-Investing-109422992.jpg", "tags": [ "Adelaide Convention Centre", "Austria Center Vienna", "BEXCO", "Brussels Expo", "convention centres", "Halifax Convention Centre", "ICE Krak\u00f3w", "meetings industry", "new", "pick", "SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTER", "Worldwide Investments", "Hot topics" ] } ] }