July 5, 2016

Hotel industry in Europe keeps a positive trend for the first quarter of 2016 despite terrorism fear

The latest ECM-MKG European Destinations Observatory report* points out that for the first quarter of 2016, European hotels keep up the positive trend with a 0.6 […]
June 28, 2016

European cities keep showing resilience despite slow economic growth, confirmed ECM Benchmarking Report 2016

In a troubled economic environment, European Cities’ tourism remains strong and keeps growing with 5.7% in total bednights and 6.3% in international bednights in 2015. Even […]
June 27, 2016

30th ECM Summer School sets a new milestone in the Meetings Industry!

This year will see the 30th ECM Summer School take place in Zagreb, 27-31 August 2016.  The renowned educational programme on the Meetings Industry will provide […]
June 23, 2016

European cities welcome the sharing economy and collectively claim for adaptation to local legislation

During its Annual Meeting and General Assembly 2016 beginning of June, European Cities Marketing (ECM) set out to explore the impact of the sharing economy on […]
June 3, 2016

Long haul travels in 1st quarter 2016: high resilience of Europe despite terrorist attacks

The latest results from the Air Travellers’ Traffic Barometer* produced by European Cities Marketing and ForwardKeys reveal that in Q1 2016, International trips were down by […]
May 12, 2016

European cities to discuss controversies of the Sharing Economy

European Cities Marketing sets out to explore the impact of the sharing economy on city tourism during its annual meeting. The so-called sharing economy or connected […]
March 18, 2016

Visitors need authentiCITY!

City branding is the process of image communication to a target market. During last European Cities Marketing meeting in Madrid, European cities investigated the state of […]
March 9, 2016

Long haul travels at the end of 2015: Europe keeps its competitive edge after Paris attacks

The latest results from the Air Travellers’ Traffic Barometer1 produced by European Cities Marketing* and ForwardKeys** reveal that, during Q4 2015, all international arrivals maintained their […]
March 7, 2016

European cities continued to attract growing numbers of tourists despite a troubled year in Europe: bednights up 4.2% in 2015

European Cities Marketing announces 4.2% growth in city tourism in 2015. London, Paris and Rome take top slots: China grows by 32%, Italy and Russia struggle […]