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Center Parcs offer enlightenment to corporates

Center Parcs offer enlightenment to corporates

With research indicating that employees are increasingly desk bound and restricting their break times to compensate for work pressures, Center Parcs is encouraging human resources departments and event planners to look outside the confines of the UK’s … February 23, 2010
Hawaii visitor industry partners launch statewide sales blitz for new meetings business

Hawaii visitor industry partners launch statewide sales blitz for new meetings business

HONOLULU, HI – In a first for Hawaii’s tourism industry, group sales professionals representing resorts, hotels, and travel companies statewide are banding together to launch a coordinated telephone sales campaign this week to bring new meetings business … February 8, 2010
Corinthia Hotel Prague features its award winning conference facilities

Corinthia Hotel Prague features its award winning conference facilities

The Corinthia Hotel Prague featured its award-winning conference facilities by sponsoring a free-stay drawing at the first American Tourism Society (ATS)/NY Skal joint MICE market seminar, January 28, New York City. Ann Tillman, Hillside Travel, was the … February 6, 2010
Five star Corinthia Hotel Lisbon extends its Meet for Free promotion booking deadline to February 28

Five star Corinthia Hotel Lisbon extends its Meet for Free promotion booking deadline to February 28

The five-star Corinthia Hotel Lisbon, which boasts the largest, most modern hotel conference facility in Portugal’s capital, is extending its “Meet for Free” promotion booking deadline to accommodate meeting planners who might have had to wait for … January 11, 2010
Belgian MICE expert speaks at fourth Team Bahrain meeting

Belgian MICE expert speaks at fourth Team Bahrain meeting

Joyce Dogniez, director of Global Training Practice at Meeting Professionals International (MPI) - Europe, Middle East & Africa Chapter (EMEA) delivered a presentation entitled, Defining the Meeting Management Profession, at the fourth meeting of Team … December 15, 2009
EIBTM 2009 Industry Trends and Market Share Report

EIBTM 2009 Industry Trends and Market Share Report

The annual EIBTM Industry Trends and Market Share Report was launched today (Tuesday, December 1) at EIBTM in Barcelona. The report compiled by Rob Davidson, senior lecturer in Business Travel and Tourism at The University of Westminster in London and … December 1, 2009
Jordan is an excellent meetings, conferences, incentive, and business travel destination

Jordan is an excellent meetings, conferences, incentive, and business travel destination

For a country to be a MICE destination, it has to have a few basic elements, and Jordan has them all.Jordan is located in the middle of the Middle East and is an easily-reachable country, from most European countries with only three to four hours of flying … November 30, 2009
Largest ever US-hosted buyer program for IMEX America

Largest ever US-hosted buyer program for IMEX America

IMEX America – America’s new worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events - will deliver the largest ever hosted buyer program at a US tradeshow. Following the launch of IMEX America, organizers the IMEX Group, confirmed that the … November 25, 2009
EIBTM and RTE back call for new meeting management discipline

EIBTM and RTE back call for new meeting management discipline

For the past year, Reed Travel Exhibitions have been part of a global group of respected meeting professionals working with Maarten Vanneste, CEO, Abbit Meeting Support, to create “The Meeting Architecture Manifesto” – a call for a discipline around … November 6, 2009
Borneo Convention Centre Kuching celebrates official launch ceremony

Borneo Convention Centre Kuching celebrates official launch ceremony

Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), the first purpose-built convention center in Borneo, celebrated its official launch ceremony with a lavish evening event at the new center on 18 October 18, 2009. International guests and VIPs were invited to witness … October 22, 2009
Five-star Corinthia Hotel Lisbon announces

Five-star Corinthia Hotel Lisbon announces "Meet for Free" promotion in Portugal's vibrant, cosmopolitan capital

The five-star Corinthia Hotel Lisbon, which boasts the largest, most modern hotel conference facility in Portugal’s capital, announced a new “Meet for Free” promotion. The Events At Corinthia promotion for the Meeting, Incentive, Conference, and … October 15, 2009
HVCB introduces online Hawaii meeting guide for groups in Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan

HVCB introduces online Hawaii meeting guide for groups in Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan

HONOLULU, HI - Extending Hawaii's reach into Asia's meetings and incentives market, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is now offering translated online meeting planner guides about the islands for organizations based in Japan, Korea, China, … August 24, 2009
Chaophya Park’s Tarathep Hall opens for business

Chaophya Park’s Tarathep Hall opens for business

Chaophya Park Hotel (CPH) in Bangkok announced the opening of its brand new MICE facilities, a "mansion house"-styled venue named Tarathep Hall. The new MICE facility is an elegant stand-alone venue with an impressive façade of columns and a white dome. … August 21, 2009
Meetings industry honors HVCB with 2 national awards

Meetings industry honors HVCB with 2 national awards

HONOLULU, HI – Recognizing its service excellence to groups doing business in Hawaii for meetings and incentive events, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) has earned awards from two top-industry publications, Meetings & Conventions … August 6, 2009
Thailand government approves use of Internal Security Act as precaution for upcoming meetings

Thailand government approves use of Internal Security Act as precaution for upcoming meetings

On July 17-23, 2009, Thailand will be hosting in Phuket the 42nd ASEAN Ministers Meeting (AMM) and other related meetings - Post Ministerial Conferences and the 16th ASEAN Regional Forum. Foreign ministers and high-level officials from more than 25 countries … July 15, 2009
HVCB team selling Hawaii meeting experience at world conference in Salt Lake City

HVCB team selling Hawaii meeting experience at world conference in Salt Lake City

HONOLULU, HI – Starting this weekend, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is leading an 18-member sales team for the state’s meetings industry at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference, July 11-15 in Salt Lake … July 11, 2009
TCEB promotes Thailand as dynamic and motivational business event destination in Asia

TCEB promotes Thailand as dynamic and motivational business event destination in Asia

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) reassured confidence in Thailand as a dynamic and motivational business event destination in Asia by forming an alliance and joining with the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) … June 9, 2009
Thailand is Back Unveiling Three Marketing Pushes to Attract Business Events

Thailand is Back Unveiling Three Marketing Pushes to Attract Business Events

Frankfurt, May 27, 2009 – Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) updates Thailand at present reassuring confidence in Thailand as a dynamic and motivational business event destination in Asia by unveiling three key strategic initiatives. Starting … June 2, 2009
No stopping the surge for business at IMEX 2009

No stopping the surge for business at IMEX 2009

A projected 3,700 hosted buyers will join over 8,700 trade visitors to do business with 157 countries and their representative suppliers at IMEX number seven, which opens today at Messe Frankfurt, May 26. An extensive and dynamic IMEX 2009 proves that … May 26, 2009
Thailand’s stimulus packages launched in London to ensure the country remains the preferred destination in Asia

Thailand’s stimulus packages launched in London to ensure the country remains the preferred destination in Asia

London/ May 21, 2009 : The United Kingdom remains one of Thailand’s biggest tourism markets, with nearly one million British nationals entering the country each year, more than any other country outside of Asia and by far the biggest market for Thailand … May 23, 2009
TCEB pushes on with 5 strategies: “Recovering and stimulating the MICE industry in Thailand 2009”

TCEB pushes on with 5 strategies: “Recovering and stimulating the MICE industry in Thailand 2009”

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is moving fast to implement five new strategies to revive and stimulate Thailand’s MICE industry in 2009. As part of its highly-integrated marketing and PR strategy, and a substantial injection of … May 7, 2009

MITM Americas 2009 in Havana, Cuba

The fifteenth edition of MITM Americas, Meetings and Incentive Travel Market, will be held in Havana, Cuba on November 18 and 19 of this year. MITM is an international event and, as such, MITM invites USA travel trade organizations and companies to … March 23, 2009
Portugal has established itself as the best value in Europe for US-based MICE professionals who take their clients to Europe

Portugal has established itself as the best value in Europe for US-based MICE professionals who take their clients to Europe

Today's Lisbon is home to a thriving culture of fashion, music, food, and art, while remaining a meeting point for world businesses and travelers. Its new nightclubs are some of the liveliest in Europe; its new bistros blend the pillars of Portuguese … February 26, 2009
Chaophya Park expands MICE facilities to meet local Bangkok demand

Chaophya Park expands MICE facilities to meet local Bangkok demand

Never to stand still, the Chaophya Park has just added 5 new function rooms in the hotel’s purpose-designed meeting center located just off the hotel’s lobby. Remarking on this new development, Andrew Wood the hotel’s general manager, said: “We … February 3, 2009
BECA reports record results in 2008

BECA reports record results in 2008

MANAMA - While the recent global economic downturn has led to nervous times in other industries, Bahrain’s MICE (Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) sector has seen a 35 percent increase in demand, resulting in Bahrain Exhibition … January 4, 2009
Carlson Hotels joins EventBidder.com, boosting the online  B-to-B travel services’ offerings in Asia Pacific

Carlson Hotels joins EventBidder.com, boosting the online B-to-B travel services’ offerings in Asia Pacific

Carlson Hotels Worldwide – Asia Pacific, one of the world’s largest, privately-owned, hotel companies, is now represented on EventBidder.com, a global Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) service used by agency buyers in more than … November 10, 2008
POWER-CAN Middle East honored by Prime Minister's Patronage

POWER-CAN Middle East honored by Prime Minister's Patronage

POWER-GEN Middle East, the region’s premier conference and exhibition for the power and water industries, announces that it has received the gracious Patronage of H.H. Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain along … August 24, 2008
Qatar National Convention Center - String of Wins for Qatar

Qatar National Convention Center - String of Wins for Qatar

The State of Qatar is well known as one of the world’s largest producers of gas and oil, but now the country’s vision to become a world leader in research, science, education and knowledge is in the making. In 2011, one of the Middle East’s largest … August 14, 2008
MEEM honours Bahrain Expo Authority

MEEM honours Bahrain Expo Authority

In recognition of its unstinting support and contributions toward the fourth edition of Bahrain International Travel Expo (BITE 2008), Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) was recently honoured with a crystal globe memento and a letter of … July 20, 2008
Private sector interest in MICE industry gains momentum

Private sector interest in MICE industry gains momentum

Manama - Private sector interest in Bahrain's business tourism sector has gained momentum with the signing of an agreement between Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI). The agreement … July 20, 2008




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