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Large corporate events waitlisted as pre-Tokyo 2020 travel d...

Karen Yue, Singapore, August 3, 2017

A slew of large-size corporate incentives booked into the main cities of Japan leading up to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as Japan’s brisk leisure travel business and tendency among quality merchants to operate small outfits, have made it increasingly challenging for the destination to...

2017/08/16
5 reasons to meet in Yangon

By Gerardine Donough-Tan
16 Jun 2017

Yangon is booming. “Reform and restructuring by the public and private sectors has seen immense infrastructure, transportation and building development, while cultural heritage sites have been restored,” says Hla Aye, MD, Shan Yoma Travel & Tours.

Star attractions
2017/08/16

UFI Venue Management School (China)

UFI has joined forces with the Venue Management Association (VMA) in Australia to launch a new training programme for venue managers in Shanghai, China.
The UFI-VMA Venue Management School (China) not only offers high quality content, but it also provides a platform to meet like-minded colleagues and form alliances with exhibition profession...

2017/08/16
HKCEC reveals exhibition boom

AUG 08, 2017/ BY TOM HALL

The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), during the fiscal year 2016-2017 (July 2016 to June 2017), attracted 1,102 events.

The events included 116 exhibitions and 104 international and local conferences, along with hundreds of corporate meetings, banquets and entertainment even...

2017/08/16
China's corporate cruise market expands

By Duncan Forgan
07 Aug 2017

Blessed with a coastline that extends approximately 14,500 kilometres from the Gulf of Tonkin in the south to the Bohai Sea in the north and a network of rivers that pierce deep into its interior, China has huge potential for water-bound adventure.

It is no surprise, therefore, tha...

2017/08/16
ASIAN MICE FEDERATION – AFECA HONORING INDUSTRY MICE EXPERTS

11 August 2017, Taipei: The Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations (AFECA) will hold its third and biggest staging thus far of its 2017 AFECA Asian Awards on 6 September in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

In its continued pursuit for excellence, acknowledging deserving individuals and corporate organizations for their outstand...

2017/08/16
ASIAN YOUTH TO SHOWCASE INGENIOUS IDEAS PICTURING THE FUTURE...

AFECA Asia MICE Youth Challenge 2017 continues to engage students across Asia to shine and inspire


August 2017, Taipei: The Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations (AFECA) will enter its third staging of its AFECA Asia MICE Youth Challenge 2017 on 6 September 2017 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Aimed...

2017/08/16
How technology is transforming convention centres

By Kim Benjamin | Aug 14, 2017
Latest tech tools elevate bricks and mortar to create immersive experiences

Technology is transforming convention centres from vast, impersonal meeting spaces into venues with an increased focus on entertainment. Self check-in kiosks, digital signage and touchscreens feature at many centres world...

2017/08/14
New president of TCEB highlights 4 directions to enhance MIC...

Developing the country’s economy with innovation, creating prosperity and distributing income
Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organisation) or TCEB, under the guidance of “Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya”, the newest President, is ready to move forward to develop the organisation into the leading organisation for MICE that w...

2017/07/24

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