These photos were taken on my flight from LAX to Barcelona and some of the sights from my first day there. The European Summit 2012(TES 2012), Barcelona began on Monday, March 5 so I headed out of LAX on Saturday morning so I could have some time to adjust to the new time zone before the show started. Arriving at 7:00 AM on Sunday, it was far too early to check in to the Hotel Barcelona Universal, so I dumped my bags off and headed over to the Hotel Miramar to see if there were any other early arrivals. No one was awake there either.

I took a few photos from around both hotels, and when the Universal allowed me to check in six hours early I jumped on it. When I awoke, I headed back to the Miramar, where the Online Dating Summit was wrapping up. There I met a few friends and we headed off to the El Born section of the city for some tapas and Spanish wine. (more…)

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The 2012 European Summit is around the corner and PimpsPromo will be there for one of Europe’s biggest B2B conferences for the adult entertainment industry. The spring edition of the European Summit will be held March 5-8, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain at the Hotel Miramar. I have not been to this particular venue, but if history is any indicator, you can be sure it will be spacious and luxurious. Unfortunately, there are no more rooms at the host hotel, but there are plenty of alternate hotels nearby.

I have attended several of the summits put on by Andreas and Walter so I had a good idea that the show would be packed with events, both for education and networking, and the upcoming schedule proves this summit will be more of the same. From the YNOT Karting Grand Prix on Monday to the tapas and wine tasting on Thursday there will be non-stop opportunities to learn, network and sight-see. It promises to be a great show, they always are. For more information, visit TheEuropeanSummit.com. You should register today as it is €279 per person if you register online prior to March 1. After that the price goes up to €350. Affiliates can register for free until February 29. You will have to pay if you wait, so do it now. (more…)

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PimpsPromo is coming back to the EU. I will be covering Webmaster Access in Amsterdam, NL; The European Summit in Prague, CZ and XBIZ EU in London, UK. While this will be my 5th visit to Amsterdam, this will be my first visit to Prague or London so I am looking forward to seeing these two venues.

Webmaster Access, Amsterdam will be held from September 16 through September 19. For the second straight year the show will be held at the Park Hotel. The adult webmaster B2B event will begin with the Dutch Webmaster Meeting, which starts at noon with a Meet Market and Speed Networking. You can visit their site to register and get more information. Highlights of the Webmaster Access show would include two speed networking sessions, a meet market and the XXX Smackdown: Stuart Lawley vs Tom Hymes panel. That should make for an interesting conversation. There will also be the 1st Annual GFY People’s Choice Awards, so that should be fun. Registration for Webmaster Access is currently €149.00, so order today.

Next up will be The European Summit which runs from September 20-23 at Hotel Praha in Prague, CZ. The European Summit was previously known as The Barcelona Summit, which I have attended on three occasions. If history has taught me anything, that is that Andreas and Walter put on a great show and do their best to ensure everyone’s needs are met. A quick look at their schedule shows that there is non-stop activity all day long without starting too early in the morning. YNOT will be continuing their Grand Prix Kart series and will have their first ever awards show. Seems like awards shows are getting popular. Registration for The European Summit is free for affiliates and €269 for company reps.

I will end my European tour with a new show put on XBIZ, XBIZ EU. XBIZ EU will be a three day event held at the Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury in London, UK from September 23-25. XBIZ has a lot of experience putting on these shows, and they never fail to provide lots of business and educational opportunities. There will be speed networking and meet markets as well as the usual seminars and keynote speakers. In addition, there will be a debate between Diane Duke of the Free Speech Coalition and Stuart Lawley of ICM Registry about .XXX. You know this will be worth attending. Registration for XBIZ EU if free for affiliates and adult website owners that stay at the show hotel. All others it is €100 online or €200 at the door. (more…)

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