Palma Convention Centre: How One Building Changed the City And why every major congress in Palma also creates an opportunity for Hotel Amic Horizonte Originally published: December 2007 Completely rewritten and updated: November 2026 In December 2007, this blog was already talking about the future Palma Convention Centre — Palau de Congressos de Palma . At that time, it was largely a promise. A building under development. A project intended to give Palma something the city had been missing: the ability to compete seriously for major international congresses. Almost twenty years later, we can finally answer the important question. Did it work? Yes. And its impact has gone far beyond the building itself. The Palau de Congressos has helped change: how Palma is marketed. when people travel to Mallorca. who comes to the city. how much business travellers spend. which hotels remain active outside summer. and how Palma competes in the international MICE market. And there is another lesson we ...