Hot News from Meeting Prague

06/05/2021

New Music Galleries at the Lobkowicz Palace

The Lobkowicz Palace is bustling with new musical resonance. In the heart of its museum exhibition titled ‘Portrait in Music’ dwells a reimagined suite of two new music galleries, illuminating some of the greatest musical moments in history.

06/05/2021

Prague Well on Way to Meet City's Goal of Planting Million Trees in Eight Years

In 2019, the Czech capital set a goal of planting a million new trees on its territory within eight years. Since the adoption of this plan, 370,000 new trees have been planted in Prague to the date. These appear in emerging forest parks, city parks, orchards and in the streets of the city.

05/05/2021

Prague Airport’s Development Quest: Sustainable and Green

Carbon neutrality, green electricity, protection of biodiversity alongside reduction of disposable plastics. This is but a short list of steps through which Prague Airport pursues sustainability and green urbanism. The long-term development projects imbedded in the airport’s agenda are to adhere to the principles of sustainability, too.

20/04/2021

COVID-19: Current Information & Measures Applied in the Czech Republic

13/04/2021

20th anniversary of Holiday Inn Prague Congress Centre

On 12 April 2021, the Holiday Inn Prague Congress Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary

12/04/2021

Virtually Explore the Lobkowicz Collections

As an antidote to pandemic-induced closures of museums and cultural institutions, the Lobkowicz Collections offers unique virtual experiences to engage with local and international audiences — including live virtual tours of the Lobkowicz Palace at Prague Castle. Join William Rudolf Lobkowicz as your personal guide to explore the Lobkowicz Collections, which feature world-famous paintings by Canaletto, Bruegel, and Velázquez, and hand-annotated manuscripts by many of the world’s greatest composers, including Mozart and Beethoven. Further discover the story of how one of the oldest and most prominent noble families in Bohemia returned to their native country to reclaim their confiscated possessions.

07/04/2021

US market is Recovering while the World and Prague Celebrate Global Meeting Industry Day

In few hours – on April 8th, the World will celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), which this year takes on an added sense of urgency and hope. Many industry associations are planning annual daylong events focusing on the meeting and event industry’s efforts to rebuild the business in the aftermath of the pandemic while stressing the economic impact of the meeting and hospitality business and the importance of face-to-face business exchanges. And they are not too far away. SITE, for example, has been holding hybrid events for couple months, and in May they are holding their premier hosted-buyer educational event at Fairmont Austin, which will include hosted buyer sessions and various receptions.

31/03/2021

Operations at Airport Prague Gradually Resume; Summer Season Starts on Sunday

During the first week of the 2021 summer schedule, which comes in effect at Václav Havel Airport Prague on Sunday, 28 March 2021, passengers will be able to use direct air connections to approximately 35 destinations in 21 countries worldwide, including charter flights. The schedule features both currently operated destinations and services re-launched from Prague by airlines after a break. The list of offered routes should continue to increase following the resumption of operations in the coming months.

30/03/2021

Ministry Starts Accepting Applications for the COVID Trade Fairs/Meetings Programme on 6 April

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has published a call for new COVID Trade Fairs/Meetings compensation programme. The Ministry will start accepting applications on 6 April, and they can be submitted until 31 May 2021.