THE THAILAND Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has set aside about two million baht (US$67,000) to sponsor the green certification of MICE venues between this year and next.
TCEB president Akapol Surasuchart said they were working with the Thai Industrial Standards Institute to launch an Energy Management Certification (ISO 50001), which would help lift local MICE venues’ green standards amid rising concerns over climate change, especially due to longhual travel.
Akapol said TCEB would shoulder 70 per cent of the consultancy fee – about 400,000 baht – for venues that intend to adopt the green certification. He added that the green standards would function as “a reference” for MICE venues when bidding and pitching for future business.
IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center in Bangkok will be the first venue to be accredited with the green standards. Other venues in the process of being accredited are the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center and the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre.
According to Akapol, professional convention organisers and destination management companies will be roped into the green certification programme at a later stage.
