The Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) will open tomorrow at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), amongst much buzz about the newly launched Business Events Week, and promises to impress with new initiatives and a substantial focus on technology. Speaking at the official opening Press Conference for AIME
The year 2012 saw the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) host 1,442 events; the highest number recorded since opening in mid-2005, a 7 per cent increase from the 1,346 held the previous year, and served over 1.6 million delegates and visitors. In turn, this resulted in an economic impact
Mexico City is the capital of Mexico and is one of the must visit destinations in North America. A visit to this city automatically means exotic fun time, delectable food, dance, music, sun and sand and an even exciting night life. Mexico City – a year-round destination, is also one of
A plan to construct a new cross-country mountain bike trail across the Victorian High Country has been officially launched in Melbourne. The trail stretches 40 kilometres across the Mt Buller and Mt Stirling Resorts, Mansfield State Forest and the Mt Russell Education Area and is specifically designed for mountain biking.
Mexico Tourism Board in collaboration with Travel + Leisure India & South Asia and The Leela Mumbai, India, together organises an event at the Leela Mumbai on February 11, 2013. The aim of this event is to jointly increasing the inbound Indian tourism to Mexico by educating the traders and
The Americas Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) has announced that Hosted Buyer applications are now being accepted online. The Hosted Buyer programme is a highlight of AIBTM 2013, which takes place June from June 11 – 13, 2013 at McCormick Place in Chicago, giving top-level buyers the opportunity
Forty per cent of GMENA Buyers placing business in Asia Recent research conducted by Reed Travel Exhibitions has confirmed that 40 per cent of Regional Hosted Buyers attending GIBTM (www.gibtm.com), the leading event for the meetings, incentives and business travel industry in the GCC Region, have confirmed a direct interest
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has lined up several celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year holiday in 2013. Starting from February 6 to 14, Bangkok’s famed Yaowarat Road will host the Chinese New Year Festival in China Town, and the Regional Chinese New Year Festival 2013 will take
Australia’s overseas arrivals have continued to grow strongly through the end of the year, recording seven per cent growth in December 2012 to reach 6.1 million visitors in 2012. In 2012, the number of international visitor increased by 270,500 – an increase of almost five per cent on 2011 arrivals.
Following the record number of Hosted Buyers who attended GIBTM 2012, this year’s Hosted Buyer registration and qualification process has gone live. Meetings industry professionals interested in attending the show with Hosted Buyer status can register for qualification at www.gibtm.com/hosted GIBTM has already sold 90 per cent of all floor