TCEB aims to rebuild confidence with new campaign
Sarawak secures another big win
micenet ASIA announces new editor
Industry wages war against tourism “vultures”
Shangri-La’s Beijing property opens next week
CentralWorld Bangkok set to re-open with a bang
Japanese MICE guide in Korean and Chinese
August 10, 2010
micenet ASIA July 2010 edition
 
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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.
TCEB aims to rebuild confidence with new campaign
 
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) last week launched a new campaign in Singapore aimed at rebuilding confidence in the MICE sector which has failed to recover from political unrest in early 2010.
 
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Sarawak secures another big win
 
The Sarawak Convention Bureau this week announced it had won the right to host the 15th International Peat Congress in 2016, paving the way for more major conference wins in the next 12 months.
 
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(second from left ) Philip Ho Kian Jim(IPC2016 Organizing Committee), Dr Lulie Melling, Dato’ Dr James Dawos Mamit, Mrs Jill Henry, Christina Wendt(Director of Sales, Sarawak Convention Bureau)
micenet ASIA announces new editor
 
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BT Publishing Pte Ltd, publishers of micenet ASIA, micenet AUSTRALIA and micenet NEW ZEALAND, is pleased to announce the appointment of Pauline Tan as editor of the revamped micenet ASIA magazine.
 
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Industry wages war against tourism “vultures”
 
Political unrest in Thailand has seen the emergence of tour operators acting like “vultures” who are seeking excessive hotel rate cuts in the troubled country. And the net effect is damaging to the entire MICE sector, according to some of the leading tourism experts who were debating rate cuts in Bangkok recently.
 
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Shangri-La’s Beijing property opens next week
 
Shangri-La’s 200-room China World Summit Wings situated in Beijing’s tallest building is set to open next week. The property is reportedly heavily focused on the MICE market with a huge amount of meeting rooms, exhibition space and food and beverage outlets.
 
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CentralWorld Bangkok set to re-open with a bang
 
Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre will be offering a range of promotions later this year to coincide with the reopening of CentralWorld, described as Southeast Asia’s largest lifestyle and leisure complex.
 
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Japanese MICE guide in Korean and Chinese
 
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The Chiba Convention Bureau, Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau have collaborated with the government’s Visit Japan campaign to produce Korean and Chinese versions of their Tokyo Bay Area MICE Guide brochure.
 
The eight-page full colour guide briefly introduces major MICE facilities around the Tokyo Bay area.
 
To request a copy email: request@ccb.or.jpg, convention@tcvb.or.jp or convention@welcome.city.yokohama.jp.
don't forget
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
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