Australia's Red Centre is now home to a major meeting venue, following the opening of a new facility at the Sails in the Desert Hotel. Opened this week by Australia's Minister of Tourism Martin Ferguson, the AU$30 million (US$31m) Uluru Meeting Place includes a ballroom which can seat up to 420 ...

Asia Pacific, April 18, 2013

Malaysia will conduct a MICE roadshow in South Korea this month. Running from 23-25 April 2013, the Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau's (MyCEB) events will take place in Seoul and Busan, showcasing the Malaysia's meeting and convention offerings to Korean MICE planners. MyCEB will be joined in Korea by several industry partners, ...

Asia Pacific, April 15, 2013

Thailand is planning to reduce the carbon footprint of its meeting, incentive, convention and exhibition (MICE) sector. The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has formed a new partnership with the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) to develop a set of environmental guidelines for the MICE industry. “This cooperation will assist ...

Asia Pacific, April 9, 2013

Event sales teams at hotels in Bangkok need to improve their customer service in order to maximise potential revenues, a new report has found. Following a recent report by LRA Worldwide, which found that less than 20% of event sales teams in the Thai capital met industry standards, a new study ...

Asia Pacific, March 20, 2013

A greater level of professionalism is needed in the Asia Pacific MICE industry, a new study has found. LRA Worldwide Inc has released the results of its 2012 MICE Performance Indicator (MPI) study, which assessed the effectiveness of MICE sales staff in 10 key markets across the Asia Pacific region. The results ...

Asia Pacific, March 13, 2013

Singapore's annual TravelRave will return for its fourth edition this October, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has confirmed. Taking place from 21-25 October 2013, this year's event will focus on staff development, with a focus on new training and recruitment initiatives at the Asia Travel Leaders’ Summit. This year will also ...

Asia Pacific, March 12, 2013

Thailand is targeting significant growth in the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) sector in 2013. According to the latest figures from the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), the country welcomed more than 895,200 MICE visitors in 2012, with the industry generating THB79.8 billion (US$2.7bn) in revenues. As a result, ...

Asia Pacific, February 28, 2013

The New Zealand tourism industry has renewed its call for the development of a national convention centre as a means of boosting the country's economy. The Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA), which has been vocal in its support for such a facility, reiterated its stance this week following the release ...

Asia Pacific, February 19, 2013