Slovak Convention Bureau (SCB)

The Slovak Convention Bureau platform is your partner for any and all meetings, incentives, conventions and events you plan to hold in Slovakia.
The Slovak Convention Bureau was established in October 2010 under the auspices of the Slovak Tourist Board. However, in 2016 organizational changes were made and Slovak Convention Bureau platform has become a part of the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic. Since 2018, the Slovak Convention Bureau platform has operated under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic to support congress and incentive tourism. The main goal of SCB is to actively promote Slovakia and its congress potential thus ensuring a growth of events in the specific regions of Slovakia, supporting tourism in regions and supporting promotion of individual member subjects.

Responsibilities of SCB – working group:
Within its sphere of competence, Slovak Convention Bureau – working group particularly:

  • monitors current situation, problems and suggests and finds solutions, which create a favorable conditions for development of congress tourism,
  • cooperates mainly with state and non-state entities of congress tourism in order to promote and effectively use the capacities of congress tourism in Slovakia,
  • provides information regarding to the support of congress tourism in marketing plan of the Tourism Section of the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic for a particular year.

Slovak Convention Bureau

From economic point of view congress tourism as a part of MICE (meetings, incentives, congress/conferences, events) for a long time belongs to the most profitable forms of tourism, it brings profit to entrepreneurs, town, region, balances seasonality. In November 2006, Slovak Convention Bureau becomes a member of ICCA and other international tourism organizations and by means of this membership it may participate at specialized international events.

We are member of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).