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They continually help others, provide support in difficult situations, organize interesting social initiatives, encourage others to act – these are just a few examples of how the winners of the Amicus Hominum and Krysztaly Soli awards are changing Malopolska for the better. The winners of both prestigious awards were announced during this year’s gala.

In the Polish Embassy in Paris, a formal gala was held to crown the ICCA Congress, during which it was announced that Kraków had been selected as the Host City of the 61st Congress of the ICCA Association in 2022! The acquisition of the International Congress and Convention Association is a huge success in the scale of not only Kraków, but also Poland.

We are proud to announce that Krakow has been selected as the host city for the 61^st ICCA Congress in 2022! Hosting the International Congress and Convention Association is a huge success not only for the city of Krakow, but for the entire country.

The data shows that currently around 150,000 Polish enterprises sell products and services via the Internet, using various solutions available on the market. Compared to Western Europe, this number is still small, but it has a strong potential to grow.

UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has released the latest edition of its flagship industry survey, Global Barometer. The survey was completed in June 2021 and contains data from a record number of 474 companies from 64 countries and regions. 

For many years, the German market has been one of the most important markets contributing to foreign tourism in Poland.

For the first time, we are looking forward to the end of the holidays, despite the fact that we have very intense and busy months ahead of us. The exhibition industry is back in business, and we are very excited about it. Meetings, long discussions, exchanging knowledge and experience, establishing new and strengthening existing contacts is a great value and advantage of the B2B fair that we specialise in.

The first business trips were associated with politics, diplomacy and trade. Since Krakow as a capital of Poland was a significant political scientific, cultural and commercial centre, the first traces of the development of business tourism can be found in the history of the city.

We invite you to read a report summarising the meetings industry in Kraków in 2020. The year, Krakow's economy and other socio-cultural dimensions of the city completely deviated from trends observed in previous years.

The Meetings and Events Industry Council launched an outreach campaign under the banner #ZnowuSieSpotykamy in July 2021. It has received honorary patronage from the President of the Polish Tourism Organisation (POT).