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The Hybrid City Alliance has attracted a host of new members since its launch in December 2020. Antwerp, Cannes, Durban, Edmonton, Lausanne Montreux, Seoul, Sydney and Zurich join co-founding members The Hague, Ottawa, Prague and Geneva, expanding the Alliance’s reach to now include destinations across five continents.

There are 180 square meters of green space per person in the Czech capital. As the prestigious Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), compiled by Husqvarna company, showed, Prague finished 13th in the world rankings. It reached top ten in Europe, leaving behind Vienna, Geneva and the capitals of northern Europe.

Thanks to extensive investment in the reconstruction of the former Trade Ring - now the Meeting Hub, 18 daylight halls have been created on the first floor of the O2 arena, which can be rented for almost anything and which extend the total capacity of the O2 universum to 39 halls.

Václav Havel Airport Prague has launched operations of one of the most modern and technically advanced cyber security workplaces in the Czech Republic. The new Cyber Security Operational Centre (CSOC) is designed to strengthen the protection of the strategic infrastructure of the largest international airport in the country against cyberattacks and to prevent the misuse of airport information systems.

The events and convention sector is currently undergoing considerable change and, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, extensive dialogue and visibility in the market are among the key factors for recovery and future success. The Strategic Alliance of the National Convention Bureaux of Europe launched its new website www.convention-europe.com to provide customers, suppliers and partners with useful resources as well as direct channels of communication to its 28 members from all over Europe.