MINNEAPOLIS – A latest study has projected an 8% growth in 2020 for the global meetings and events industry despite general uncertainty in the global business community.

BALI – As a further commitment to environmentally sustainable practices, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Bali has launched a cluster initiative designed to promote environmental and cultural awareness to all MICE delegates.

In 2018, New Zealand ranked 46th worldwide in popularity as a conference destination, according to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), up five spots from 2017. Within the Asia Pacific region, it ranked in the 12th spot.

In 2018, New Zealand ranked 46th worldwide in popularity as a conference destination, according to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), up five spots from 2017. Within the Asia Pacific region, it ranked in the 12th spot.

MINNEAPOLIS – Shanghai has retained top spot in the Asia Pacific for meetings and events according to a study.

BANGKOK – Following a bumper year for business arrivals, Thailand will be tripling its MICE offerings in an ambitious aim of becoming “Asia’s top MICE destination”.

In this final instalment of our four-part series, we spotlight unique themes to dress up your event experience. From the high-fashion world of Vogue to the energetic grooves of K-pop and Dell’s playful water-based teambuilding, we find out how organisers have transformed their events into a themed playground.

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MELBOURNE – Accor is building a brand-new hotel at Melbourne Airport to support growing traveller numbers to the Australian city.

ASIA – In this third of a four part series, we spotlight unique themes to dress up your event experience. We spoke to event organisers who have staged events from Netflix’s iconic pop culture party to a glamorous tropical escape in Bali and a thrilling murder mystery event.

Macau is a destination primed for exponential growth, with a number of new infrastructure and hospitality projects set to drive tremendous tourism and business opportunities. Chief among these: Macau’s highly anticipated event facility, Galaxy International Convention Center (GICC).

International meetings professionals from North America, Europe and Asia gathered in Singapore on Aug 20-21 for Northstar Travel Group’s invitation-only M&C Asia Connections (MCAC) event, connecting some of the world’s top meetings planners with Asia’s elite MICE providers.

In times of unrest and uncertainty, the immediate response for most people would be to stay away until the situation stabilises. But instead, J. David Rozsa, CEO of US-based associations management company Metacred, called upon his fellow peers in the meetings and events industry to play a part in changing the negative narrative, so as to show support to the affected destinations and ensure business is as usual.

Over five days of blending business with leisure at the inaugural M&C Asia Connections (MCAC) 2019, more than 100 meetings and conventions professionals from Asia and beyond were taken on a journey around some of the most unique destinations in Singapore.