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BESTIVAL – Sustainable festival of the MICE industry

Bestival 2022 visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach
Bestival 2022 visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach
Bestival 2022 visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach
Bestival 2022 visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach
BESTIVAL 2022, Tag 2: Thementour Wild Berlin visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach
BESTIVAL 2023 visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach

WHAT IS THE BESTIVAL?

It is personal encounters that define our lives and our industry. BESTIVAL is THE business festival for the MICE and TRAVEL industries.

 

BESTIVAL 2023 already attracted over 1,000 participants from across Europe. At its third edition, more than 60 speakers and acts, as well as over 180 Berlin vendors, took part. Over two days, the event offered inspiring keynotes and workshops, sustainable experiences, and personal encounters that can only be found in Berlin. And the journey isn’t over yet – exciting programmes and unforgettable moments await you in 2024 and 2025.

BESTIVAL 2024 & 2025

Experience this unique format in Berlin and take the opportunity to meet new and familiar business partners, discover new aspects of the city, or gain personal inspiration and further your professional development.

BESTIVAL 2025
Bestival 2022 visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach
COMMUNITY Masterclass 2024
Teilnehmender der BESTIVAL Masterclass "Innovation" visitBerlin

Das BESTIVAL 2025 bringt Fachleute aus der Tourismus- und MICE-Branche in Berlin zusammen, um sich auszutauschen, zu vernetzen und aktuelle Trends sowie innovative Ideen zu entdecken.

 

In der BESTIVAL Masterclass COMMUNITY wird auf vielfältige Weise gezeigt, wie Netzwerke zu Communities werden. Die Masterclass bietet bis zu 20 Personen Raum für Austausch, Reflexion und das Ausprobieren neuer Rollen.

Review of the last years

BESTIVAL Masterclass 2024
Bestival Masterclass 2024 visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach
BESTIVAL 2023
BESTIVAL 2023 mit Franziska Giffey, Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach
BESTIVAL 2022
BESTIVAL 2023 Speakerin visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach
BESTIVAL 2021
Bestival 2021 visitBerlin, Foto: Mike Auerbach

Responses from participants

Didier Nefzi, President of Magnitude Events & Services, France.

„The BESTIVAL is the best and unique event to experience Berlin and to discover unexpected venues, hotels and amazing suppliers to partner with in the future”

Prof. Andreas Jain, Professor for Urban Marketing at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences Salzgitter

"This is how Berlin has to present itself! The Bestival is a brilliant marketing measure".

Kate Scully, Howden Group Holdings' Head of Business Travel Operations & Providers

„One of the best trade shows I have ever been to”

Fátima Barbero, Global Events Manager bei Forto Logistics, Spanien.

"The BESTIVAL showed me the diversity of this wonderful city."

Gerry Schneider, VP Events @ WeAreDevelopers

"BESTIVAL22 - the MICE & Travel Business Festival is a great example is why I love ❤️ working in the MICE industry."

Melanie Klein (KUKM)

"Berlin - the place to be. The BESTIVAL made this particularly clear once again. A city with a lot of potential and an event that brought it together. Thank you very much!"

Petr Tuma, Publisher of CHOICE Magazine

"BESTIVAL comes from the words BEST and FESTIVAL and it fully expresses the event. To my surprise, even to my German colleagues it was a bit eye opener, how many possibilities offer and how many faces has the town of Berlin. Something I know well since many years, cherish and appreciate."

Sabine Kapsammer von der GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e.V.

"A big compliment to the organisers: the choice of locations and the overall programme made a unique experience in Berlin possible and certainly inspired many to hold their upcoming events in this exciting city!"

Ieva Gudaite, Global Scouting Manager, Location Live Ltd

"I have never attended anything quite like BESTIVAL before and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have met incredible suppliers, learnt a lot about the Berlin culture and I am very excited to bring some great creative business to Berlin in the future.
Berlin is like no other location and spending time in the city is crucial to understanding what it is all about. Till the next time Berlin- you have a special place in my heart!"

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