SOUTH JOELLA – South Korea has earmarked the southwestern province of Jeollanam to developed as a MICE destination.

SOUTH JOELLA – South Korea has earmarked the southwestern province of Jeollanam to developed as a MICE destination.

CHANGZHOU – Dusit International has announced the opening of its third hotel in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, as the Thai hotelier group marches on in its China expansion.

KUALA LUMPUR – Hilton is set to launch its global luxury brand, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, in Malaysia with the building of a new 544-room hotel in the heart of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

ILSAN – More than 160 companies from 10 countries will be operating a total of 500 booths at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) during the upcoming 2019 Robot World.

TAIPEI – The future is looking bright for Taiwan’s MICE industry – and it’s a future that has been years in the making. According to statistics from its MICE promotion arm MEET TAIWAN, Taiwan hosted a total of 686 MICE-related events in 2018, bringing in 280,000 foreign visitors and generating trade revenues of roughly NT$46 billion (US$1.48 billion).

TAIPEI – The future is looking bright for Taiwan’s MICE industry – and it’s a future that has been years in the making. According to statistics from its MICE promotion arm MEET TAIWAN, Taiwan hosted a total of 686 MICE-related events in 2018, bringing in 280,000 foreign visitors and generating trade revenues of roughly NT$46 billion (US$1.48 billion).

ASIA – How individual attendees and groups get from point A to point B during the course of a multi-day meeting is an important, if less heralded, aspect of the event experience. Even a single nightmare cab or bus ride can cast a pall over the entire program.

JEJU – Already blessed with the splendour Mother Nature has bestowed upon her, Jeju is on the cusp of a technological leap that seeks to re-brand the popular South Korean island as the leading smart MICE capital of the world.

JEJU – Already blessed with the splendour Mother Nature has bestowed upon her, Jeju is on the cusp of a technological leap that seeks to re-brand the popular South Korean island as the leading smart MICE capital of the world.

SINGAPORE – More than 100 meetings and conventions professionals from Asia and beyond were in Singapore for the inaugural Meetings and Conventions Asia Connections (MCAC) – an event that connected elite buyers from around the globe with top suppliers in Asia Pacific.

HO CHI MINH CITY – Vietnam’s first Holiday Inn hotel has recently opened in Ho Chin Minh City, offering one of the largest meeting and event spaces in the city.

SINGAPORE – In his 12 years with Marriott International, vice president global sales Asia Pacific Ramesh Daryanani has seen his fair share of the meetings industry’s evolving needs.

DANANG – Weddings and free and independent (FIT) travellers may already be large segments for InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, but the property is looking to push for more meetings and incentives in 2020.