WTCA Interim CEO Rolf Draak in New York - NEW YORK, NY, USA – WTCA’s Interim CEO, Rolf Draak, held a series of meetings at WTCA Headquarters from June 22-26, where he directed staff discussions on the development and implementation of several key initiatives in the Board-approved Business Plan. As part of his weeklon... more

Savannah terminals prepare for harbor deepening - Savannah | SAVANNAH, GA, USA – The Savannah Harbor Deepening Project (SHEP) is well under way with work starting on three important phases of the project. The Savannah Harbor Deepening Project will deepen the shipping channel of the Savannah harbor from 42 to 47 feet at mean low water th... more

Taiwan Trade Fair to Open in Tianjin, China - Taipei | TIANJIN, CHINA - This year, the Tianjin Taiwan Trade Fair will take place at the Tianjin Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center on July 2-5, 2015. The event will be the largest Taiwan Trade Fair for 2015, featuring 11 image pavilions and 12 industrial categories.  In the p... more

Las Vegas "City of the Year" at HITS - Las Vegas | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Las Vegas was named “City of the Year” at the Hana Tour International Travel Show (HITS) in Seoul, South Korea. Las Vegas is the first U.S. city to receive this award.  Hugh Sinnock, Vice President of customer experience for the Las Vegas Convention and... more

Registration Open for 2015 WTCA Member Seminar - NEW YORK, NY, USA - Registration for the 2015 WTCA Member Seminar, is now open to all World Trade Center representatives. The Member Seminar will be held from October 18-20 at the same venue as last year, the Downtown Marriott in New York City. The WTCA Member Seminar is the ... more

Bella Heule Visits Germany for IMEX Conference - FRANKFURT, GERMANY - The German Convention Bureau invited WTCA Executive Vice President Bella Heule to join a group of hosted buyers to attend IMEX Frankfurt – the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events.  The trip featured the city of Dresden, followed... more

Montana WTC Returns from Canada Trade Mission - Montana | MISSOULA, MT, USA - The Montana World Trade Center at the University of Montana and seven trade delegates recently returned from a weeklong trade mission to Calgary, Alberta, and Vancouver, British Columbia, where they developed sales agreements, cultivated new relationships a... more

WTCH Cyprus welcomes CCPIT & its TM to Middle East - Cyprus | DOHA, QATAR - World Trade Centers Holdings Cyprus had the pleasure in collaborating and welcoming the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to three of its World Trade Centers (in Doha, Jordan and Lebanon). The CCPIT Governmental Group consisted of Mr... more

The Ambassador of Colombia to France visits Nantes - Nantes Atlantique | NANTES, FRANCE - On June 12th, the World Trade Center Nantes Atlantique welcomed S.E.M. Federico Rengifo Vélez, the Ambassador of Colombia to France, in partnership with “Capacités” – a subsidiary of the University of Nantes dedicated to research and development. During this m... more

WTCA Completed 2 Training Sessions in Asia Pacific - NEW YORK, NY, USA – In an effort to help jumpstart WTC operations and improve the service quality of operating WTCs, the WTCA has successfully completed two major training sessions in Asia Pacific in the first half of June with the total participation of more than 90 delegates... more