TCEB President Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya expressed alignment with ICCA's pledge of Net Zero Carbon Events in making Thailand a sustainable country. Photo Credit: TCEB
Thailand’s reopening of international borders brings with it a tiding
of good news. As an active member of ICCA since 1974, Thailand
Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) looks forward to welcoming the
62nd annual ICCA Congress to Bangkok from 12-15 November this year.
This follows from the success of newly renovated Queen Sirikit
National Convention Center in winning the bid for the coveted Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in November as well.
“Our
intention for the 2023 ICCA Congress is to co-create an annual congress
that rewards every delegate while also supporting all of ICCA’s
strategic goals, and at the same time, portraying our vision and
capability as a host destination,” said Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya,
President of TCEB.
“TCEB clearly demonstrated structured planning, support from crucial
partners in the region, and offered a beautiful setting for guests to
come together. ICCA’s intent is to both produce a world-class, global
event while providing a real-time case study on a redefined ICCA
Congress format,” said ICCA CEO Senthil Gopinath.
Chiruit added that ICCA’s recently pledged Net Zero Carbon Events
initiative is in sync with TCEB’s vision and goal. He envisioned a
future in which business events help “foster the social and economic
growth of the country while simultaneously reducing the industry’s
carbon footprint and preserving environmental resources for the next
generations”.
Boosting Bangkok’s reputation as a convention city is its recent
global ranking in 6th place in 2021, which moved up from 8th place in
the previous year. The rankings in the latest edition of the
International Convention Destination Competitive Index was compiled by
consultancy GainingEdge.
The index analyses 101 destinations with the largest number of
international association meetings from 2017–2019, according to ICCA.
Cities are ranked in terms of infrastructure, accessibility, logistics,
professional community, destination appeal, and cost to meeting planners
and organisers.