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Affiliations & Strategic Partnerships
Preferred DMCs is a boutique consortium of select, certified and accredited Destination & Event Management Companies from Europe specialising in bespoke high-end incentive travel and special interest groups, VIP travel, events, meetings and conferences. The network comprises currently 12 first-class DMC members covering 19 of the most important incentive destinations in Europe. Ambiance holds the memberships for Spain and Andorra.
The Barcelona Convention Bureau (BCB) is a specialized Turisme de Barcelona programme aimed at promoting the city as a venue for conferences, conventions and incentive travel, as well as offering free and neutral advisory services for professionals interested in organizing a meeting in Barcelona. Founded in 1983, BCB was a pioneer in this field in Spain; over the years the BCB has accumlated in-depth knowledge of the city, creating close working relationships with professional companies in the meetings industry.
As the global voice of the destination management industry, the Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) is the premier resource for education, standards and practices within the DMC industry. ADMEI has a global presence and a respected reputation for sharing the value of DMCs to both internal and external stakeholders. Members collaborate to define and advance new initiatives and also look to ADMEI for advances impacting the destination management industry. ADMEI is the trusted partner in the certification of destination management professionals and the accreditation of destination management companies.
Founded in 1973, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) is comprised of more than 2,000 members and 29 local chapters. Its members are incentive travel professionals who know from experience that incentive travel works. The SITE global member community, which represents 84 countries, is on a mission to strengthen and inspire the global MICE industry.
Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is the largest meeting and event industry association worldwide. Founded in 1972, MPI provides innovative and relevant education, networking opportunities and business exchanges, and acts as a prominent voice for the promotion and growth of the industry. MPI has a global community of 60,000 meeting and event professionals, being organized in more than 90 chapters in 19 different countries.
With a history spanning 60 years, Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) provides access to education, experience and resources targeting the needs of financial services and insurance meeting professionals from across North America. FICP offers excellent educational opportunities to assist the development of high-caliber meetings professionals, and increase their success and strategic value. FICP boasts a community of 1,500 meetings and events professionals and hospitality partners and maintains a unique, balanced planner-to-hospitality partner ratio at all events.
SpainDMCs is an official non-profit association of the most prestigious and approved Spanish Destination Management Companies (DMCs) specializing in the organization of incentive and motivational programmes, meetings and conferences, and special events throughout the whole of Spain.
The Catalunya Convention Bureau (CCB) is the Catalan Tourism Agency's program created to publicize the Catalan tourism offer in the meetings, congresses, conventions and incentive travel sector, an offer that has made Catalonia a leading destination in this segment. The CCB is the interlocutor of the Catalan Tourism Agency between the organizers of meetings, congresses, conventions and incentive trips and the Catalan companies that offer equipment, products, scenarios and services for the celebration of any activity related to meeting tourism.
