Latitude lifts meetings in Phuket to new altitude Association meetings take spotlight at ITB Asia Amusement parks body adds Asia-Pacific arm Stars and chefs grease F1 ticket sales Shangri-La expands Douin role Paperless progress with eMenus September 8, 2010 Latitude lifts meetings in Phuket to new altitude   PHUKET – Laguna Phuket has unveiled a new waterfront function area – Latitude – launching the purpose-built venue at a business exchange session for 100 MICE buyers and sellers during Connections Plus 2010, organised by the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB). The TCEB programme showcased Phuket as an international MICE destination.   Click here to read more.     Association meetings take spotlight at ITB Asia   SINGAPORE – ITB Asia has attracted more than 25 speakers to address Association Day, a specialist forum on October 20 and 21 dedicated to the association meeting sector in Asia. Annual and bi-annual association meetings for doctors, insurance experts, dentists, scientists and other professionals are taking place regardless of global economic conditions, with association members spending large amounts of money on shopping, travel, dining and entertainment during, before and after the events.   Click here to read more.     Amusement parks body adds Asia-Pacific arm   HONG KONG –The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has established a regional office in Hong Kong, naming Andrew Lee its executive director for the trade.   Starting on September 16, Mr Lee will oversee government relations, communications, membership development, education, and the Asian Attractions Expo, a conference and trade show for the industry in Asia .   Click here to read more.     Stars and chefs grease F1 ticket sales   SINGAPORE – Demonstrating the pulling power of star wattage, four categories of tickets to the 2010 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix were sold out last month soon after organisers announced a star-studded entertainment line-up featuring Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Daughtry and Adam Lambert, among others.   Click here to read more.     Shangri-La expands Douin role   BANGKOK – Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has appointed Thierry Douin as vice-president and general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, overseeing properties in the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. He was formerly general manager of the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore and vice-president for Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.   A French national, Mr Douin has had more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Prior to joining Shangri-La, he spent 19 years in service with the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts group.     Paperless progress with eMenus   SINGAPORE –Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Asia Pacific are offering an eMenus tool to provide meeting and event planners direct access to banquet and catering menus, either through starwoodmeetings.com, the hotel’s branded web pages, or through links inserted into emails and proposal documents.   eMenus are available in multiple languages and are updated 24/7 by the hotels. Like electronic meeting proposals, they reduce the use of paper during the meeting planning process and are part of Starwood’s Sustainable Meeting Practices initiative.   Click here to read more.   micenet ASIA July 2010 edition   micenet ASIA’s new-look July 2010 edition has just hit the streets with some great interviews, event profiles, featured articles and destination reports inside. In this edition we speak to CISCO Systems Inc. in an exciting new feature called – The Influencers – about what this company is doing in the corporate meetings sector.   We also have contributed articles from highly experienced MICE practitioners including Elizabeth Rich and Yeoh Siew Hoon.   To order your copy and reserve future editions click here to register your details. And visit our website for regular updates. IT&CMA and CTW 2010 October 5-7, 2010 Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld ITB Asia October 20-22, 2010 Suntec Singapore AIME 2011 February 15-16, 2011 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre subscribe |     ©The contents of one minute micenet Asia which are covered by copyright may not be reproduced or copied without the written permission of the publisher (Business & Tourism Publishing Pty Ltd). Opinions expressed in articles are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the publisher.   micenet Asia complies with new privacy legislation which came into effect from December 21, 2001. © All contents copyright 2001. All rights reserved.