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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:10:05 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>La Mercè Festivities</title>
			<extra:caducidad>2008/09/25</extra:caducidad>
			<extra:publicacion>2008/08/13</extra:publicacion>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:08:35 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[<p align="justify">On September 24, Barcelona once again celebrates its Patron Saint Festival. Like a last explosion before autumn, La Merc&egrave; is &ldquo;a Festival of festivals&rdquo;, which concentrates in a few days hundreds of activities like:</p><p align="justify">- Barcelona Musical Action: a new way to discover new sound proposals</p><p align="justify">- Barcelona Street Arts: with artists&nbsp; performing within reach of the audience</p><p align="justify">- The Festival of Tradition: With the participation of human towers, capgrossos (dwarves with big heads) and giants, accompanied by guests from Mediterranean countries.</p><p align="justify">- The Festival in the Sky: acrobatic gathering including jets, balloons and gliders.</p><p align="justify">- The Festival of Fire: all types of sparks, from the pyrotechnical music show to the Correfoc </p><p align="justify">Includes over 500 activities which gives something to appeal to everyone. <br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pcongresos.com/en/news/la_merce_festivities.php">more info</a></p>]]></description>
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			<title>Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I named "Best Hotel for Events in Spain"</title>
			<extra:caducidad>2009/05/19</extra:caducidad>
			<extra:publicacion>2008/08/19</extra:publicacion>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:28:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I wins prestigious Eventoplus award as <br />&ldquo;Best hotel/venue to celebrate an event in Spain 2008&rdquo;</strong></p><p>The well established Eventos magazine recognises best initiatives within the Spanish meeting industry.</p><p><br />Barcelona, 23rd of July, 2008. The Group Eventoplus celebrated their third annual Meeting Industry Award ceremony on 8th July in Barcelona&acute;s impressive Palau Sant Jordi. In the category of &quot;Best Hotel / Venue for an event&rdquo; the prize went to Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I- Business & City Resort, one of The Leading Hotels of the World and the venue of reference for established congresses and events in Southern Europe.</p><p>In the third edition of &ldquo;e-days, the event show 2008&rdquo;, the Hotel submitted its entry together with UK&acute;s Gartner IT Symposium/ ITxpo 2007 event, celebrated in May 2007. This resort wide event took all meeting space and outdoor space available, including the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, extensive historical gardens, outdoor pool and meeting space within the hotel itself. The event hosted 1500, and the client was extremely satisfied with the result. A jury made up of recognised and expert players within the meeting industry rewarded the planning strategy and concept, the creativity and innovation, the implementation and production and the resultant impact. </p><p>The award was collected by Roberto Torregrosa, the resort&acute;s General Manager and a representation of the sales team, led by Jose Miguel Moreno, Director of Sales.</p><p>The category in which the Hotel has been rewarded values the creative and versatile use of spaces, the creativity and the capacity to leave a lasting memory in the mind of the attendees. </p><p>Prats Fatj&oacute; &ndash; Catering &Services, with base in the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya and official catering supplier of the hotel was a finalist in the category &quot; Best application of catering &quot; with the event &ldquo;Pool Party 2007&rdquo;,&nbsp; a yearly much awaited social event hosted in the outdoor pool and gardens of the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I , and attended by Spain&acute;s leading DMC&acute;s, Congress organizers and travel agents.<br /></p><img src="http://www.pcongresos.com/content/imgsxml/news/premio_eventoplus.jpg" alt="Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I named "Best Hotel for Events in Spain"" title="Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I named "Best Hotel for Events in Spain"" /><p><a href="http://www.pcongresos.com/en/news/hotel_rey_juan_carlos_i_named__best_hotel_for_events_in_spain_.php">more info</a></p>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Fresh Bar at the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I- Business & City Resort]]></title>
			<extra:caducidad>2009/02/05</extra:caducidad>
			<extra:publicacion>2008/04/03</extra:publicacion>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:28:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[<p class="Estilo3" align="justify">With a unique design evoking the Californian style of the 50's, its gastronomic offer includes a wide variety of Spanish &quot;tapas&quot;, salads, sandwiches and beverages, standing out the selection of Heineken beers. The Fresh Bar invites to enjoy meetings with friends, take a break between business congresses or any gathering from the daytime to midnight. Enjoy yourself!</p><img src="http://www.pcongresos.com/content/imgsxml/news/gjm_0003.jpg" alt="New Fresh Bar at the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I- Business & City Resort" title="New Fresh Bar at the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I- Business & City Resort" /><p><a href="http://www.pcongresos.com/en/news/new_fresh_bar_at_the_hotel_rey_juan_carlos_i-_business___city_resort.php">more info</a></p>]]></description>
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			<title>Ley antitabaco</title>
			<extra:caducidad>2009/03/28</extra:caducidad>
			<extra:publicacion>2008/03/01</extra:publicacion>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:28:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>De acuerdo al actual marco normativo establecido por la &ldquo;Ley 28/2005, de 26 de diciembre, de medidas sanitarias frente al tabaquismo y reguladora de la venta, el suministro, el consumo y la publicidad de los productos del tabaco&rdquo; y en concreto, en aplicaci&oacute;n del art&iacute;culo 8 de la misma, se proh&iacute;be fumar en los siguientes recintos propiedad de Barcelona Project's, S.A. <br />Hall, salones y pasillos del Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I. <br /><br />Habitaciones y plantas del Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I, exceptuando las plantas de fumadores que est&aacute;n debidamente se&ntilde;alizadas y habilitadas para fumadores. <br /><br />Bares y restaurantes de todo el complejo, exceptuando la zona habilitada para fumar. <br />Instalaciones del Palau de Congressos de Catalunya. <br /><br />Instalaciones del centro de wellness The Royal Fitness <br /><br />En todo caso quedar&aacute;n a salvo de la prohibici&oacute;n de fumar, aquellas zonas situadas al aire libre (jardines, terrazas, etc.). </p><p><a href="http://www.pcongresos.com/en/news/ley_antitabaco.php">more info</a></p>]]></description>
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			<title>Nuevas Tecnologías</title>
			<extra:caducidad>2008/12/31</extra:caducidad>
			<extra:publicacion>2008/03/01</extra:publicacion>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:28:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[El Palau de Congressos de Catalunya ya ha puesto a disposici&oacute;n de sus clientes el sistema de Internet sin cable (WIFI), trabajando sobre una base de prepago. Este servicio garantiza hasta 512 kbps de ancho de banda y ofrece las &uacute;ltimas tecnolog&iacute;as para cualquier tipo de evento.<p><a href="http://www.pcongresos.com/en/news/nuevas_tecnologias.php">more info</a></p>]]></description>
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			<title>Galardonado "2006 Best Overseas Conference Centre"</title>
			<extra:caducidad>2008/12/31</extra:caducidad>
			<extra:publicacion>2008/03/01</extra:publicacion>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:28:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>El Palau de Congressos de Catalunya</strong> ha sido galardonado por la industria brit&aacute;nica <strong>&ldquo;2006 Best Overseas Conference Centre&rdquo;</strong> en los Premios Meetings & Incentive Travel Industry 2006 (M&IT Awards), que tuvieron lugar el pasado 20 de Febrero en el Royal Lancaster Hotel de Londres y a los que acudieron alrededor de unos 600 profesionales del sector, destacando las mejores agencias organizadoras de eventos brit&aacute;nicas como Rand, World Event Management, Skybridge, BI o Jack Morton y las principales venues finders , como Banks Sadler, IBR, CCD, entre otras.<br /><br />Los M&IT Awards reconocen y premian la excelencia , y son el resultado de la votaci&oacute;n realizada por las mejores agencias organizadoras de eventos y por los lectores de la revista Meetings & Incentive Travel. Los votos son auditados y verificados por el organismo independiente Audit Bureau of Circulations.<br /><br /><strong>El Palau de Congressos de Catalunya</strong> optaba por la categor&iacute;a &ldquo;Meetings&rdquo;, que fue esponsorizada por la agencia &ldquo;World Event Management&rdquo;, junto con el Centro de Convenciones Internacionales de Cape Town, el F&oacute;rum Grimaldi de M&oacute;naco y el centro Palexpo de Ginebra. Los resultados finales fueron revelados durante la Cena de Gala y Ramzi Shuaibi, Director Adjunto del Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, recogi&oacute; el premio en nombre de la propiedad y coment&oacute;: &ldquo;Estamos muy orgullosos de recibir este prestigioso premio. Todo el equipo se lo merece, ya que es el resultado de nuestro gran esfuerzo en alcanzar los est&aacute;ndares de calidad y ofrecer el mejor servicio a nuestros clientes, as&iacute; como de mantener las instalaciones del Palau como marco de referencia actual dentro del sector&rdquo;.<br /><br />Este galard&oacute;n consolida al centro como gran referente en el sector de los Congresos y las Convenciones, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcongresos.com/en/news/2006_best_overseas_conference_centre.php">more info</a></p>]]></description>
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