New hotel rates in Sri Lanka to boost tourism
NEW minimum hotel rates in Sri Lanka effective this month are seen to help boost tourism and raise the country’s profile after its decades-long...
Expo venue for ITCMC
IT&CM CHINA is expanding in conjunction with the burgeoning Chinese MICE industry, with next year's edition of the annual MICE exhibition and conference set...
New MICE valley emerges in Shanghai
SONGJIANG District is promoting itself as the new MICE valley of Shanghai.
One of the 18 districts of Shanghai located about 30 minutes by...
Hangzhou sets up MICE division
THE HANGZHOU Tourism Commission has set up a new MICE division, which is rolling out a number of initiatives.
Already a rising star in...
JNTO: Japan can still support business events
THE JAPAN National Tourism Organization (JNTO) is participating at IT&CM China in Shanghai and later at IMEX in Frankfurt to show event planners that...
Gloria to open 13 hotels
GLORIA Hotels & Resorts will open 13 new hotels across China within this year and next, bringing its pool of properties in Asia-Pacific and...
The party’s over
THE CHINESE central government has issued a warning to provincial governments about misusing government funds to host meetings with foreign delegates in their hometowns.
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Madinah Movenpick makes bid for Indonesia hajj and umrah
MADINAH Movenpick Hotel in Saudi Arabia is trying to win the Indonesian market over through travel agents handling umrah and hajj pilgrimage tours.
Representatives from...
US business travel at highest levels since recession
BUSINESS travel spending and volume grew at healthy rates in the fourth quarter of 2010, with the GBTA Business Travel Index reaching its highest...
Sri Lanka eyes vast Chinese market
SRI LANKA is aggressively trying to attract more travellers from China, the world’s largest outbound travel market, and plans to work with neighbouring Maldives...
