Mantra sets eyes on Asian MICE business
ASIAN corporate groups are now on the target board of Australia-based hotel operator Mantra Group, which has been on a property expansion sprint in...
SACC establishes event management arm
SACC Convec, which manages Shah Alam Convention Centre, Selangor has expanded its portfolio to include event management services.
CEO Shuhainie Shamsudin said the company is...
International Dragon Award Meeting goes to Dubai
MIDDLE East destination Dubai has secured the bid to host the 2015 International Dragon Award Meeting (2015 IDA Annual Meeting), which will take place...
CINZ embraces plan for convention centre and movie musuem in Wellington
CONVENTION and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) has agreed to collaborate with a company formed by Wellington-based international filmmakers Peter Jackson and Richard Taylor, along...
Budgets, venue choices still a bugbear for MICE planners
LEADING event and incentive travel programme specialist Maritz Travel, headquartered near St Louis, Missouri, says negotiating for lower hotel rates and finding availability of...
Rob Nelson takes helm of Brisbane Convention Bureau
BRISBANE Marketing has appointed Rob Nelson as the chief of Brisbane Convention Bureau.
In his new role as general manager, conventions and business events, Nelson...
KTO pushes secondary cities to Singapore, Hong Kong
WHILE Seoul remains popular with MICE delegates, cities like Busan, Jeju and relatively less-known Gyeongnam are wrestling for a slice of the pie too.
Gyeongnam...
More flights and less visa restrictions to the Philippines, request Indian...
INDIAN travel consultants are clamouring for more direct flights to the Philippines and lighter visa restrictions as MICE traffic between the two nations soars.
“Take...
Globalindo keen to develop Hindu events
GLOBALINDO Holidays Indonesia is planning to create a series of religious conferences and events in Indonesia that will target India's large Hindu population.
The company’s...
Mission Hills dangles discount for sustainable meetings
CHINA'S integrated resort company Mission Hills is offering a price discount and additional benefits to meeting planners who submit a request for proposal with...
