Dubbed as the “City of Eternal Spring”, Medellin surely has more than its perfect year-round weather to boast about. Previously known as one of the world’s most notorious cities, it has undergone a night-and-day transformation in just under a decade. Medellin is one of the most innovative (according to the Wall Street Journal, Citi Group, and the Urban Lab Institute) and livable cities in Latin America. It has been awarded by the World Travel Awards as the best destination to host events in South America for two consecutive years.
An up and coming destination, the Medellin Convention & Visitors Bureau has hosted major world-class events such as The IDB Assembly of Governors (2009), The World Urban Forum (2014), the Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (2015), the World Economic Forum (2016), and, this year, the Sixth Plenary of IPBES (Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services).
The city has space for all types of meetings. The Plaza Mayor has capacity for 22,000 delegates amongst the 5 main spaces, and the Centro de Eventos El Tesoro (CET) can have up to 1,200 delegates for smaller programs. Alternatively, there is the Intercontinental Hotel, which has multiple meeting rooms that can hold up to 1,200 attendees.
Medellin as a pioneer city in meetings and events tourism in Colombia, looks forward to welcoming both business delegates and tourists in the coming years.
Photo: The El Castillo Museum in Medellin, Colombia
