Top 6 painless airports for MICE travel

Lara Owen Reporter, C&IT
Top 6 painless airports for MICE travel

Finding the perfect location for international conferences is difficult, so to assist your decision, here are the top stress-free airports for MICE travel.


The travel industry's leading professionals at StressFreeCarRental.com have gathered data to compile a list of the easiest and least stressful European airports for MICE travel. To ensure a smooth experience, researchers considered crucial factors such as annual passenger count, proximity to city centres, the abundance of nearby restaurants, and the overall quality rating derived from live flight tracker site Flight Radar airport reviews, capturing the feedback of business travellers who utilised these airports. Each factor was scored on a scale of one to ten, and the cumulative scores were calculated to determine the overall stress-free rating for each airport.

The findings have unveiled intriguing locations, including a surprising UK entry and an airport situated on a Greek island. Here are the MICE industry's top 10 airports for stress-free travel for event planners seeking easy  travel solutions for their business attendees.

6. Turin Airport, Italy

Number of passengers in 2022: 4,193,881
Distance from city centre (km): 18.8
Number of restaurants: 13
Rating out of 100%: 74
Total Points: 20

5. Corfu International Airport, Greece

Number of passengers in 2022: 3,749,106
Distance from city centre (km): 3.3
Number of restaurants: 12
Rating out of 100%: 68
Total Points: 23

4. Newcastle Airport, UK

Number of passengers in 2022: 4,127,000
Distance from city centre (km): 10.3
Number of restaurants: 9
Rating out of 100%: 80
Total Points: 25

3. Hannover Airport, Germany

Number of passengers in 2022: 3,955,425
Distance from city centre (km): 13.3
Number of restaurants: 6
Rating out of 100%: 76
Total Points: 27

2. Luxembourg Airport, Luxembourg

Number of passengers in 2022: 4,114,291
Distance from city centre (km): 7.6
Number of restaurants: 9
Rating out of 100%: 83
Total Points: 34

1. Billund Airport, Denmark

Number of passengers in 2022: 3,712,400
Distance from city centre (km): 5.9
Number of restaurants: 5
Rating out of 100%: 80
Total Points: 39

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