Tag: IMEX Frankfurt
Istanbul doubles down on MICE in new campaign
THE Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau (ICVB) has kicked off its new global campaign entitled Istanbul: A Tale of Two Cities as the destination...
Auckland introduces business events advocate programme
TO BRING in more business events and double revenue from MICE by 2023, Auckland has nominated ambassadors in the country's first-ever business events advocate...
Europe clamours to hear Indian wedding bells
EUROPEAN cities want to host more Indian weddings and corporate meetings, and are committing time and money to grow the market.
European Cities Marketing (ECM),...
Penang implements a bed tax
ALL hotel guests in Penang can expect to pay a bed tax from June 1, the proceeds of which will be used for tourism...
Thailand martial law deals MICE sector crushing blow
THAILAND'S tenuous position with MICE buyers became virtually untenable following the Royal Thai Army's declaration of martial law (TTG Asia e-Daily, May 20, 2014)...
Boutique travel specialist leads exhibitions-oriented SACEOS
VETERAN DMC and boutique travel specialist Janet Tan-Collis, managing director of East West Planners Singapore, has been elected president of SACEOS, a post which,...
Sands Cotai rebrands, throws in free meetings
SANDS Cotai Macao has rebranded itself as Cotai Strip Macao and is waiving meeting charges in a bid to drive destination demand.
With 9,000 rooms...
Kuching outbids Prague for ICCA 2016
KUCHING has outbid Prague to host the ICCA Congress in 2016, a win it believes will catapult the secondary Malaysian city onto the global...
Malaysia offers Twin Deal in more markets
MALAYSIA is now offering its Twin Deal programme, first launched in China last September, in Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and...
Hyderabad to host largest and longest convention ever in India
THE CITY of Hyderabad is preparing to host a mega UN-related biological diversity convention from October 1 to 19, the longest (19 days) and...