10TH ANNUAL BIKE TOUR CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE FEBRUARY 26-28, 2024
Bilbao will be the host destination for 2024 Cycle Cities Symposium, taking place February 26 – 28 at La Terminal, with bike tour operators throughout Europe expected to attend. CC is the oldest symposium and networking event for bike tour operators, bike-focused hotels, cycling and travel brands, and industry professionals. With the hospitality of Cycle Cities Member, Tourne Bilbao, attendees will get a chance to experience Bilbao’s most popular iconic spots by bike.
RHEUMATOLOGY SPECIALISTS AND BILBAO CITY COUNCIL COMMITTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT TO CARE FOR POPULATION’S HEALTH
For years, experts have been warning about the risks to health linked to climate change, atmospheric pollution and the loss of biodiversity. These environmental problems accentuate cardiovascular, respiratory and rheumatic disorders, among others. “A recent study has revealed that the rise in temperature and ambient humidity leads to an increase of joint, skin and blood flare-ups in patients with lupus, a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease affecting more than 75,000 people in Spain”, describes Dr. Nuria Vegas Revenga, president of the Euskadi Rheumatology Society of Euskadi and Rheumatology specialist at the Galdakao University Hospital.
More than 350 specialists travelled to Bilbao for the ‘9th Symposium on Autoimmune Diseases’ organised by the Spanish Rheumatology Society (SER) in the city on 16 and 17 February. In light of SER’s commitment to the environment, the Society sought to convert the negative impact of the conference into a positive one, by planting specimens of Quercus robur in Etxebarria Park, in collaboration with Bilbao City Council.
SPANISH TRADE FAIR ASSOCIATION CREATES COMMISSION FOR WORK TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE EXHIBITION INDUSTRY
AFE, the Spanish Trade Fair Association, has created a new Commission of Work for Sustainability, where members will join forces to share a common vision of sustainability in the events sector, to establish collaboration strategies, address the leading challenges facing the MICE sector in regard to sustainability, develop a model of communication in this respect, and promote training and analysis to establish a common culture of sustainability.
Sustainability will also be one of the topics addressed at the 2nd joint AFE-APCE Congress to be held at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, from 3 to 6 July. The event will include the participation of members from both associations, and other professionals from the exhibition and congress industry.
BILBAO RANKED FOURTH AS BEST LARGE EUROPEAN CITY FOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN INVESTMENT, ACCORDING TO FINANCIAL TIMES
Bilbao has been placed fourth as the best large European city for foreign direct investment, according to the European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024 ranking of the fDi Intelligence, a magazine belonging to the British newspaper, the Financial Times.
The ranking, which reviews 370 European cities for their capacity to attract, retain and increase direct foreign investment, assesses the overall work of local governments in the promotion of foreign investment, establishing the potential of each city in this respect.
