German Convention Bureau (GCB) welcomes 47 new members in 2007

The GCB German Convention Bureau e.V., the marketing organisation for Germany as a meetings destination has posted a surge of new members: 47 providers of meeting and event services in Germany have joined the GCB since January 2007.

More variety for conventions and events
The range of venues for conventions and large events has also increased with new additions such as CCN Congress Centre Nuremberg, Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Liederhalle Culture and Congress Center, the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, and the M.O.C. in Munich. Rhein-Sieg-Halle in Siegburg and Hamburg-based Nord Event GmbH, which features venues in the old warehouse district (Speicherstadt), on board sailing ships and windjammers, add to the space offerings. Other new GCB members include the event agencies C.E.S. Congress & Event GmbH from Berlin, ITC International Travel Concept GmbH from Frankfurt/Main, tauleo events & incentives GmbH from Munich and Pro Toura GmbH & Co. KG from Bremen.

Chain membership a popular option with 36 new hotels

Introduced in 2006, the hotel chain membership option has met with a good response in the industry, as 36 new hotel members go to show: Maritim Hotelgesellschaft mbH has registered eight hotels as new GCB members, Rezidor Hotels Management GmbH six, Accor Dorint SMARD GmbH 17. Rocco Forte has also joined the GCB with three hotels in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin. GCB managing director Lutz P. Vogt: “We are very happy that leading hotel chains have upgraded the GCB’s portfolio with further hotels. We can now offer our customers a broad and high-quality range of offerings for meetings and conventions. This success confirms our new strategy“. Additionally, the Mövenpick Hotel in Frankfurt City and the Grand Hotel Esplanade Berlin have been new members of the GCB’s hotel chapter since 1 January 2007.

New offerings of Focus Members
The GCB offers its members special premium options. Regio Stuttgart Marketing- und Tourismus GmbH, the MCI group, KMK Karlsruhe and the Sheraton Frankfurt Hotel & Towers decided to give more prominence to their new offerings for event planners in 2007 as “Focus Members”.