Bring your events to Timisoara – MICE FAM trip
Between January 26 and 28, 2026, Timișoara became the center of attention for international business tourism and event organization.
The “Bring your events to Timisoara” MICE FAM trip was organized by Visit Timișoara – Laura Boldivici, managing director of the DMO and Dan Jakabházi, Head of MICE.
The aim was to provide a comprehensive overview of the city’s conference and event capacities, while allowing participants to experience first-hand the unique atmosphere, gastronomy and hospitality of this city in the Banat region.
The Premio PR team is responsible for the destination’s PR activities and brought together half a dozen Hungarian travel and event organizers as participants for this event.
The program began on Wednesday, January 28, with a pleasant walk through the historic city center of Timișoara, which provided an insight into the city’s diverse architecture, cultural heritage, and vibrant atmosphere.
We ended the evening with a traditional Romanian dinner at the Casa Bunicii restaurant, where rural style was presented in a modern architectural setting.
Local flavors and a family atmosphere guaranteed a warm welcome.
The participants stayed at the centrally located, impressive, four-star Hotel Temesvár, which has a capacity of 200 rooms and 18 apartments.
The second day focused on the MICE segment.
Thursday’s program began at the Timișoara Convention Center, which offers modern conference facilities for events of various sizes, directly connected to the host hotel, with a capacity of 800 people on two floors, with a total of 11 conference rooms suitable for workshops, conferences, and exhibitions.
This was followed by Ibis Timișoara City Center, which has won the award for best three-star hotel several times, with 4-star standards, a modern business hotel with flexible meeting rooms, superb relaxation and spa facilities, followed by the Iulius Town conference rooms, which provide an ideal venue for exhibitions and business events in a modern urban setting.
One of the highlights of the afternoon program was FABER, where Laura Boldovici gave a presentation on Timisoara’s MICE strategy, followed by a tour of Faber, Timișoara’s “out of the box” creative center, where participants could not only get to know the venue, but also get a glimpse of the city’s contemporary, innovative face over lunch, where a coworking office operates and various sustainable projects are carried out.
The professional part of the day ended with a presentation of the CRAFT Congress Center (Regional Business Center), which offers state-of-the-art infrastructure for medium and large congresses and public events with seven different rooms covering a total area of 2,370 m2.
The second day’s program was crowned by a special experience: we left the city and visited the Aramic winery in the Silagiu area, where an evening program awaited us, including wine tasting, a cellar tour, and an informal dinner.
On Friday, January 30, the focus was on presenting creative spaces and experience-based programs. Participants got to know the four-star Hotel Atlas boutique hotel, which offers customized, high-quality solutions for smaller meetings and incentive programs.
This was followed by a visit to Cinema Studio, which is an excellent example of how Timișoara combines its built heritage with modern event functions.
The program concluded with a boat tour of the city on the Bega River aboard the Pelicanul, where a buffet lunch was also served.
The aim of the Timișoara MICE Infotrip is to present Timișoara as a competitive and inspiring destination for international business tourism with its modern infrastructure, diverse venues, and authentic experiences.
The Timișoara MICE FAM trip clearly showed that the city is not only an attractive destination because of its cultural and historical values, but also an increasingly strong player in regional and international business tourism. The goal of Visit Timișoara and its local partners is to position Timișoara as a competitive, inspiring, and well-organized MICE destination for the professional audience.
Another interesting fact worth mentioning is that from April, Turkish Airlines will launch direct flights between Istanbul and Timișoara several times a week, which is good news for several cities in southern and eastern Hungary.
Organizer: Visit Timișoara
Local partner: Timișoara Destination Management Organisation
