What stays in the memory and is re-told over and over again during the whole year are certainly the prettiest celebrations of the New Year\u2019s Eve in the world. Every year, the countries with their cities compete with the rest of the world who will carry the epithet of the most spectacular city in the maddest night. The reward on this competition is not material, but it contributes to a large extent to popularisation of a destination. Huge budgets are earmarked for this occasion, records are smashed in use of pyrotechnical means, lights glittering at midnight are counted…, and one day the climax is probably going to be the ”Planet Earth on Fire\u201c seen with the eyes of aliens.
\nThis year celebration was marked by beautiful live transmissions from the largest world cities, coming one after another, and received with eyes wide open and without any comments.
\nAccording to the tradition, the inhabitants of New Zealand and southern Pacific islands were the first to welcome the forthcoming year. On this occasion, the New Zealanders were the first ones to see the New Year\u2019s fireworks shining above the heads of hundreds of thousands of people.
\nSYDNEY
\n![\"Nova](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Nova-godina-Sidnej.jpg\" "\\"Nova")
In the port of Sydney, breathtaking fireworks were shown to welcome the new decade. Whole concept of New Year\u2019s Eve was woven through the special events and Firework Displays to make the night an unforgettable experience for Sydneysiders and viewers around the world.
An awe-inspired audience of 1.5 million people was treated to a visual feast, featuring never before seen firework shapes, including bowties, lightning bolts, crescent moons and a star inside a ring. For the first time, a multi-layered Bridge Effect on the Sydney Harbour Bridge transformed from a peace symbol to a smiley face and a target before the stunning finale – a giant hand waving to the audience.
\nFor this, 15 months planed event, numbers speak for themselves – the highly-anticipated Bridge Effect secured by 70,000 cable ties, using 16 kilometres of rope light and weighing 40 tonnes \u2013 while approximately 100,000 individual pyrotechnic effects including 11,000 shells, 25,000 shooting comets and weighing 4,500kg have been loaded onto barges and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
\nAfter that, New Year was arriving in order across the Asia and in the Middle East, and finally struck its beginning in the Old Continent. The New Year\u2019s Eve celebration in London was a real spectacle for half a million of gathered people, and in Scotland, where the four-day holiday of Hogmanay is celebrated, 25 thousand of people participated in the traditional burning of a model Viking ship. The Dutch celebrated eating deep-fried doughnuts covered with powder sugar with the inevitable champagne, while Berlin hosted the biggest open-air party in the world.
\nBERLIN
\nOn New Year’s Eve, Berlin throws the biggest open-air party in the world.![\"Nova](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Nova-godina-Berlin.jpg\" "\\"Nova")
Along one of the world\u2019s most beautiful and famous streets, the Stra\u00dfe des 17. Juni between Brandenburger Tor and Siegess\u00e4ule, each year an outstanding event takes place. This fantastic event welcomes more than one million visitors and gives the start to 2011.
\nTwo kilometres or an overall space of 80,000 square meters with show stages, video screens, a media centre, party tents, food and refreshment stands, light and laser performances as well as spectacular midnight firework display as the ultimate highlight of the event.
\nEach year the New Year\u2019s Eve Party in Berlin is a unique and extremely impressing event with a very special atmosphere. People from all over the world cheerfully celebrate the turn of the year in the German capital.
\nAnd last, we are coming to America. America considers the New Year\u2019s Eve to be the main social holiday. For the last 100 years, the Times Square celebration is transmitted in whole America. Gliding down of crystal New Year’s bowl with 32000 lights and countdown on the Times Square in New York are one of the most famous street celebrations in the world.
\nNEW YORK
\n![\"Nova](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Nova-godina-Njujork.jpg\" "\\"Nova")
Every year as the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world turn once more to the dazzling lights and bustling energy of Times Square. Anticipation runs high. New Year’s Eve at the symbolic centre of New York City has become more than just a celebration – it’s a global 106-year-old tradition. The world holds its breath…and cheers as the clocks strike twelve.
As the famous New Year’s Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square, an estimated one million people in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding a collective farewell to the departing year, and expressing their joy and hope for the year ahead.
\nIn the days and hours before the ball drops, events and activities related to the New Year\u2019s celebration were held across New York City, including: New Year\u2019s Eve Wishing Wall, Good Riddance Day, Staten Island Children\u2019s Museum etc.
\nWith the wishes to leave everything bad behind us, and never to forget all the nice things, we said goodbye to 2010, while the new year of 2011 was received with new dreams, hopes, most sincere wishes and expectations for better tomorrow. As far as the world capitals and their celebrations are concerned, a whole year is left for them to design new exciting celebrations, on one hand, and to wait for new magic moments on the other.
\nThe post THE WHOLE WORLD GATHERED IN THE MADDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "What stays in the memory and is re-told over and over again during the whole year are certainly the prettiest celebrations of the New Year\u2019s Eve in the world. Every year, the countries with their cities compete with the rest of the world who will carry the epithet of the most spectacular city in the maddest night. The reward on this competition is not material, but it contributes to a large extent to popularisation of a destination. Huge budgets are earmarked for this occasion, records are smashed in use of pyrotechnical means, lights glittering at midnight are counted…, and one day the climax is probably going to be the ”Planet Earth on Fire\u201c seen with the eyes of aliens.\nThis year celebration was marked by beautiful live transmissions from the largest world cities, coming one after another, and received with eyes wide open and without any comments.\nAccording to the tradition, the inhabitants of New Zealand and southern Pacific islands were the first to welcome the forthcoming year. On this occasion, the New Zealanders were the first ones to see the New Year\u2019s fireworks shining above the heads of hundreds of thousands of people.\nSYDNEY\nIn the port of Sydney, breathtaking fireworks were shown to welcome the new decade. Whole concept of New Year\u2019s Eve was woven through the special events and Firework Displays to make the night an unforgettable experience for Sydneysiders and viewers around the world.\nAn awe-inspired audience of 1.5 million people was treated to a visual feast, featuring never before seen firework shapes, including bowties, lightning bolts, crescent moons and a star inside a ring. For the first time, a multi-layered Bridge Effect on the Sydney Harbour Bridge transformed from a peace symbol to a smiley face and a target before the stunning finale – a giant hand waving to the audience.\nFor this, 15 months planed event, numbers speak for themselves – the highly-anticipated Bridge Effect secured by 70,000 cable ties, using 16 kilometres of rope light and weighing 40 tonnes \u2013 while approximately 100,000 individual pyrotechnic effects including 11,000 shells, 25,000 shooting comets and weighing 4,500kg have been loaded onto barges and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.\nAfter that, New Year was arriving in order across the Asia and in the Middle East, and finally struck its beginning in the Old Continent. The New Year\u2019s Eve celebration in London was a real spectacle for half a million of gathered people, and in Scotland, where the four-day holiday of Hogmanay is celebrated, 25 thousand of people participated in the traditional burning of a model Viking ship. The Dutch celebrated eating deep-fried doughnuts covered with powder sugar with the inevitable champagne, while Berlin hosted the biggest open-air party in the world.\nBERLIN\nOn New Year’s Eve, Berlin throws the biggest open-air party in the world.\nAlong one of the world\u2019s most beautiful and famous streets, the Stra\u00dfe des 17. Juni between Brandenburger Tor and Siegess\u00e4ule, each year an outstanding event takes place. This fantastic event welcomes more than one million visitors and gives the start to 2011.\nTwo kilometres or an overall space of 80,000 square meters with show stages, video screens, a media centre, party tents, food and refreshment stands, light and laser performances as well as spectacular midnight firework display as the ultimate highlight of the event.\nEach year the New Year\u2019s Eve Party in Berlin is a unique and extremely impressing event with a very special atmosphere. People from all over the world cheerfully celebrate the turn of the year in the German capital.\nAnd last, we are coming to America. America considers the New Year\u2019s Eve to be the main social holiday. For the last 100 years, the Times Square celebration is transmitted in whole America. Gliding down of crystal New Year’s bowl with 32000 lights and countdown on the Times Square in New York are one of the most famous street celebrations in the world.\nNEW YORK\nEvery year as the clock nears midnight on December 31st, the eyes of the world turn once more to the dazzling lights and bustling energy of Times Square. Anticipation runs high. New Year’s Eve at the symbolic centre of New York City has become more than just a celebration – it’s a global 106-year-old tradition. The world holds its breath…and cheers as the clocks strike twelve.\nAs the famous New Year’s Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square, an estimated one million people in Times Square, millions nationwide and over a billion watching throughout the world are united in bidding a collective farewell to the departing year, and expressing their joy and hope for the year ahead.\nIn the days and hours before the ball drops, events and activities related to the New Year\u2019s celebration were held across New York City, including: New Year\u2019s Eve Wishing Wall, Good Riddance Day, Staten Island Children\u2019s Museum etc.\nWith the wishes to leave everything bad behind us, and never to forget all the nice things, we said goodbye to 2010, while the new year of 2011 was received with new dreams, hopes, most sincere wishes and expectations for better tomorrow. As far as the world capitals and their celebrations are concerned, a whole year is left for them to design new exciting celebrations, on one hand, and to wait for new magic moments on the other.\nThe post THE WHOLE WORLD GATHERED IN THE MADDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2011-08-16T17:16:56+02:00", "date_modified": "2016-10-21T16:18:16+02:00", "author": { "name": "Svetlana Gavric", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/ceca/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Ceca.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Nova-godina-Njujork.jpg", "tags": [ "interesting", "new year", "Events from practice", "Hot topics" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/new-years-eve-in-london/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/new-years-eve-in-london/", "title": "New Year\u2019s Eve in London", "content_html": "![\"Chloe](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Chloe-Couchman-Senior-Communications-Manager-for-Business-Major-Events-at-Visit-London-agency.jpg\" "\\"Chloe")
Visit London is the official visitor organisation for London. A leader in best practice destination marketing, Visit London promotes the UK capital internationally, throughout Britain and to Londoners, targeting leisure and business visitors. Visit London works in partnership with the Mayor of London, the London Development Agency, London Councils and the tourism industry.
\nIn order to present organization of such a great event such as New Year’s Eve in London, we contacted with Chloe Couchman. Chloe Couchman is the Senior Communications Manager for Business & Major Events at the official tourism agency Visit London. With more than 12 years’ of experience in PR industry, she has worked with some of the biggest events and sport brands who have come to the UK capital including Red Bull, Cadbury, ATP, NBA and NFL.
\n1. London has always left an unforgettable impression of the New Year’s Eve. Could you tell us something about previous years, what was the most interesting New Year’s Eve in London?
\nEach New Year’s Eve has its own character and, as many people going to watch the fireworks are doing it for the first time, it will be a unique and exhilarating experience. We are delighted with the fact that the last display was so well-received \u2013 many people said they thought it was the best one so far.
\nAccording to our statistics, every day London sees on average more than 500,000 visitors from all over the world. But we believe the figures jump significantly when it comes to the New Year\u2019s Eve.
\n2. What is the approximate budget for the organization of the open-air New Year\u2019s Eve celebration and how many people are involved in the organization?
\nThe budget for the last display was around \u00a3400,000 for the fireworks, with infrastructure and cleaning costs, including stewarding and barriers taking the overall costs to \u00a31.8 million.
\n3. How these events contribute to the profit of the city?
\nThe New Year’s Eve fireworks have acquired a reputation that puts the event on a par with celebrations in Sydney, Paris, New York, as well as Edinburgh. As well as 250,000 people gathered along the banks of the River Thames to watch the spectacle, 11 million people watched it on the BBC TV and millions more saw it around the world.
\n4. What are the main activities that attract visitors during Christmas time in London?
\nThe fireworks are a part of a dazzling range of attractions all across the capital during the festive season \u2013 and indeed throughout the year. For visitors as well as Londoners, there is something for everyone, from Christmas trees and sparkling lights, to carol concerts and ice-skating at iconic locations. The display has already established itself as a must see event, and we are keen to ensure that visitors are also aware of what else is happening \u2013 for example, the New Year’s Day Parade.
\nThe New Year\u2019s Day Parade \u2013 London has evolved in to one of the world\u2019s great street spectacles with up to 10,000 performers from all the continent, hundreds of thousands of spectators on the streets \u2013 and a live television audience of tens of millions.
\nThis year, the 25th Anniversary of the New Year’s Day Parade, smashed all records.
\nwww.londonparade.co.uk
5. Can you tell us something about the biggest organizational issues of this kind of events?
\nThe organisation of the display is a massive undertaking, which involves many agencies. As well as the Mayor’s Office and the producers Jack Morton Worldwide, it includes the police, Transport for London, London Ambulance Service, British Transport Police, the local councils and many others. Without such input, knowledge and cooperation it would not be possible to deliver an event on this scale, one which is enjoyable, but also safe and within the budget.
\nThe post New Year’s Eve in London appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "According to our statistics, every day London sees on average more than 500,000 visitors from all over the world. But we believe the figures jump significantly when it comes to the New Year\u2019s Eve.\nChloe Couchman, Senior Communications Manager for Business & Major Events at Visit London agency\nVisit London is the official visitor organisation for London. A leader in best practice destination marketing, Visit London promotes the UK capital internationally, throughout Britain and to Londoners, targeting leisure and business visitors. Visit London works in partnership with the Mayor of London, the London Development Agency, London Councils and the tourism industry.\nIn order to present organization of such a great event such as New Year’s Eve in London, we contacted with Chloe Couchman. Chloe Couchman is the Senior Communications Manager for Business & Major Events at the official tourism agency Visit London. With more than 12 years’ of experience in PR industry, she has worked with some of the biggest events and sport brands who have come to the UK capital including Red Bull, Cadbury, ATP, NBA and NFL.\n1. London has always left an unforgettable impression of the New Year’s Eve. Could you tell us something about previous years, what was the most interesting New Year’s Eve in London?\nEach New Year’s Eve has its own character and, as many people going to watch the fireworks are doing it for the first time, it will be a unique and exhilarating experience. We are delighted with the fact that the last display was so well-received \u2013 many people said they thought it was the best one so far.\nAccording to our statistics, every day London sees on average more than 500,000 visitors from all over the world. But we believe the figures jump significantly when it comes to the New Year\u2019s Eve.\n2. What is the approximate budget for the organization of the open-air New Year\u2019s Eve celebration and how many people are involved in the organization?\nThe budget for the last display was around \u00a3400,000 for the fireworks, with infrastructure and cleaning costs, including stewarding and barriers taking the overall costs to \u00a31.8 million.\n3. How these events contribute to the profit of the city?\nThe New Year’s Eve fireworks have acquired a reputation that puts the event on a par with celebrations in Sydney, Paris, New York, as well as Edinburgh. As well as 250,000 people gathered along the banks of the River Thames to watch the spectacle, 11 million people watched it on the BBC TV and millions more saw it around the world.\n4. What are the main activities that attract visitors during Christmas time in London?\nThe fireworks are a part of a dazzling range of attractions all across the capital during the festive season \u2013 and indeed throughout the year. For visitors as well as Londoners, there is something for everyone, from Christmas trees and sparkling lights, to carol concerts and ice-skating at iconic locations. The display has already established itself as a must see event, and we are keen to ensure that visitors are also aware of what else is happening \u2013 for example, the New Year’s Day Parade.\nThe New Year\u2019s Day Parade \u2013 London has evolved in to one of the world\u2019s great street spectacles with up to 10,000 performers from all the continent, hundreds of thousands of spectators on the streets \u2013 and a live television audience of tens of millions.\nThis year, the 25th Anniversary of the New Year’s Day Parade, smashed all records.\nwww.londonparade.co.uk\n5. Can you tell us something about the biggest organizational issues of this kind of events? \nThe organisation of the display is a massive undertaking, which involves many agencies. As well as the Mayor’s Office and the producers Jack Morton Worldwide, it includes the police, Transport for London, London Ambulance Service, British Transport Police, the local councils and many others. Without such input, knowledge and cooperation it would not be possible to deliver an event on this scale, one which is enjoyable, but also safe and within the budget.\nThe post New Year’s Eve in London appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2011-07-15T11:00:13+02:00", "date_modified": "2016-12-08T10:06:09+01:00", "author": { "name": "Svetlana Gavric", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/ceca/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Ceca.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/big_ben.jpg", "tags": [ "london", "new year", "Events from practice", "Interviews" ] } ] }