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gamescom, the world's largest and leading event for computer and video games, will remain in Cologne in the future. This was announced today by Koelnmesse and game – the German Games Industry Association.

In 2024, the cathedral city was once again able to achieve strong figures. Tourism in Cologne remains a success story and, in addition to quantitative growth, is also focusing on qualitative development.

With its first own song, Cölner Hofbräu FRÜH is linking its brand even more closely with the Cologne way of life. The song will be released on all well-known streaming platforms just in time for Carnival.

The German Sport University Cologne publishes fields of action and specific measures for making (large-scale) sports events sustainable. The results are published on a web portal.

With a turnover of 365 million euros, Koelnmesse recorded a successful year despite the challenging economic situation and set a forward-looking course with the expansion of the exhibition centre and the international trade fair business as well as their focus on sustainability.

As in previous years, BlachReport asked its readers to vote for their favourites among the stakeholders in the German event industry.

In cooperation with the Cologne Convention Bureau, the German Sport University Cologne was successful in winning the bid to bring the congress with its 1,000 attendees to Cologne.