Edinburgh Convention Bureau Ltd (ECB) is the lead organisation responsible for marketing and organising Scotland's capital city as a premier conference, incentive and event destination.

History

Formerly part of the Edinburgh & Lothians Tourist Board, the ECB was formed as an independent company limited by guarantee following the introduction of a new integrated Scottish tourism industry network in April 2005.

Driven by integrity, professionalism and innovation, the ECB works closely with its main funding partners, the City of Edinburgh Council and VisitScotland, and with Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothian, to ensure a co-ordinated and focused approach to the marketing of the city as a conference destination.

Over the past six years (2000-05) the Bureau has contributed £262m to Edinburgh's economy.

Our services

Our dedicated team provides free impartial advice to conference planners. As part of our service, we produce professionally designed bid documents and bid proposals, allowing the city to pitch as the potential host for international conferences to be held several years in advance.

We can also offer assistance on a variety of aspects which are fundamental to the success of an event. This includes providing guidance on conference venues, accommodation, transport, social programmes, and pre and post conference tours and other conference support services.

See Our Services for full details.

Membership

A membership organisation, the ECB represents over 130 leading city organisations, including hotels, venues, conference facilities, destination management companies and conference and event organisers. We act as a conduit between our members and potential clients, undertake extensive marketing of the members' facilities and services, and encourage the development of business tourism expertise through workshops and networking events.

See Membership for further information.

Edinburgh Ambassadors Programme

Our award-wining Edinburgh Ambassadors Programme currently includes over 1400 ‘ambassadors' representing all the major academic and commercial fields in which Edinburgh has an international reputation. Teaming up with a member of our sales team, these professionals work with us to influence the winning of association conferences for the city.

Since 1996, the Edinburgh Ambassador Programme, which is supported by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothians, has attracted over 200 major conferences to Edinburgh, generating over £90 million in revenue to the area.

To find out more about the Edinburgh Ambassador Programme, please click here.

BestCities

Edinburgh is a founder member of BestCities, the only global alliance of high quality conference bureaux whose members are universally recognised for their uncompromising standards that are monitored, measured and regularly enhanced to guarantee meeting planners the highest level of service and expertise. The other members are Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Melbourne, San Juan, Singapore and Vancouver. See www.bestcities.net