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A smiling woman sits at a table on the terrace of a hotel or restaurant with her laptop; in the background, a blue sky and the sea—a symbolic image of blended travel, in which business travelers combine work and leisure, for example, as part of a bleisure or workation stay following a MICE event or a business trip.

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Blended Travel: When a Business Trip Turns into a Two-Day Getaway

Laura Wagner Aug 4, 2026, 12:31:51 PM

Friday afternoon, Barcelona. A participant in a three-day trade conference closes her laptop but doesn't check out. Instead of heading to the..

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Guest article cover image on a dark blue background featuring a circular portrait of Jan von Schaper, Head of Business Development at DEKRA Congresshotel Wart in the Black Forest, with the headline “Guest Article” and “In Conversation with Jan von Schaper.” Below is a smaller portrait of Laura Wagner from MICE Portal, who conducted the interview.

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Known for inspecting cars, DEKRA brought the same meticulous standards to a conference hotel in Wart.

Laura Wagner Jul 27, 2026, 11:38:06 AM

How a training center for test engineers became one of Germany’s most sustainable conference hotels.

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Vinzenz von Brühl, CEO of MICE Portal, presenting at the MICE Executive Circle 2026.

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5 Questions for Vinzenz von Brühl: E-Invoice 2027 & Procure to Pay in MICE Procurement

Lisseth Cardenas Jul 16, 2026, 5:18:50 PM

The e-invoicing mandate is coming, and for MICE procurement it means much more than just a new file format. Vinzenz von Brühl, CEO of MICE Portal,..

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E-Invoice 2027: What MICE Procurement Teams and Travel Managers Need to Know Now

Lisseth Cardenas Jul 14, 2026, 4:19:19 PM

PDF workflows, manual posting, lack of transparency: invoicing in MICE procurement is often the last analogue step in an otherwise digitized process...

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Two colleagues in business attire high-five each other with beaming smiles in a modern, bright office; in the background, additional desks and workstations are visible—a symbolic image of the moment of triumph following successful budget negotiations in event management. The gesture symbolizes efficient teamwork, mutual appreciation, and the positive results that strategic MICE management enables despite budget pressures and rising costs: consolidated requests, negotiated terms, and greater impact with the same or a smaller budget.

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How to Deliver Better Events in 2026 Despite Budget Constraints

Laura Wagner Jul 14, 2026, 11:42:08 AM

Why rising costs despite stable event budgets are becoming the new normal, and what strategic MICE management has to do with it.

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Participants in the MICE Executive Circle 2026 (MEC 2026) networking outdoors at Chateauform on Lake Starnberg in Feldafing, the first Chateauform seminar center in southern Germany. Event managers, buyers, and suppliers from the MICE industry gather in small groups to exchange ideas outdoors, with the conference venue’s gardens visible in the background. MEC 2026 is MICE Portal’s annual industry gathering focused on strategic MICE management and digital event procurement.

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MEC 2026: Why the Two Best Days of the MICE Year Took Place at Lake Starnberg

Laura Wagner Jul 13, 2026, 1:54:12 PM

There are ideas that are born in boardrooms, and there are ideas that come to life while your own four children are running around at preschool and..

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Strategic MICE Management in Practice: The DATEV building in Nuremberg, headquarters of one of Germany’s leading software and IT services companies with over 9,000 employees. DATEV eG has strategically transformed its entire event procurement process with the help of MICE Portal—moving from decentralized maverick buying to a fully integrated, SAP-connected MICE procurement process with a 90 to 95 percent booking rate via the central platform. This example illustrates strategic MICE management in the DACH region: transparent processes, system-enforced compliance, quarterly savings analyses, and an audit-proof end-to-end process without media breaks—all implemented in collaboration with MICE Portal, the leading procurement platform for professional event procurement in Germany and throughout the DACH region.

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Strategic MICE Management: How DATEV Eliminated Maverick Buying

Laura Wagner Jun 25, 2026, 4:47:33 PM

How DATEV nearly eliminated Maverick Buying in Event Procurement with Strategic MICE Management.

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AI in MICE Procurement: What It Really Means for Your Day-to-Day Work

Lisseth Cardenas Jun 17, 2026, 5:00:11 PM

Request forms, proposal comparisons, approvals, reporting: much of this still runs manually today: We show you how AI is changing these processes in..

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Exterior view and drone shot of Landgut Stober in the Havelland region near Berlin: a historic conference and event location with a distinctive red brick façade, set within an idyllic natural landscape directly by the water. The extensive grounds showcase a combination of a listed heritage estate, modern event spaces, and architectural elements in loft and vaulted styles. The lakeside setting with surrounding parkland highlights the peaceful, nature-oriented character of the venue and emphasizes its positioning as a sustainable conference hotel in Germany.

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From the Borsig Model Farm to Europe’s Greenest Conference Venue: A Profile of the Stober Estate

Maximilian von Brühl May 20, 2026, 5:23:00 PM

How a historic estate in Havelland became a brand in its own right, and why SEO and MICE portals are now replacing what the carrier pigeon used to do.

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