The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) welcomes the Geneva Convention Bureau as its newest Destination Partner.
The IAPCO Destination Partnership program, launched in 2013, connects PCOs with CVBs worldwide. Since then, the Destination Partnership Programme has grown to include 13 CVBs from around the globe.
Individual IAPCO destination partners have reported that the economic impact of business events they have won and those in the pipeline directly through IAPCO members can reach well over €300 million (US$317.8 million), through the term of their partnership with IAPCO.
Martin Boyle, CEO, IAPCO, said: “Our Destination Partners are integral to the growth and development of the IAPCO community as they play a key role in the delivery of our clients’ meetings and events. It is of utmost importance to association and corporate clients that our PCO members have direct contact with the most senior policy-makers and influencers in destinations. This ensures a truly whole-of-city partnership and delivery for the meeting and event.”
IAPCO Council held their mid-year Council Meeting in Geneva in June 2024. While there, council members met with local meetings industry and government stakeholders, experienced some of the meeting venues and services in the city and conducted a strategic stakeholders engagement programme.
