M.I.C.E. Events
Editorial submissions to Odyssey Media Group for this and any of our websites and/or Odyssey eMagazine should be sent to just one email address:| July 22, 2010 Registration Numbers Strong For PATA Travel Mart '10 Over 300 buyer delegates from 228-organisations across the world have registered to participate in the PATA Travel Mart (PTM) 2010. The PTM is Asia-Pacific's premier travel trade show, to be held in September 14-17 in Macau SAR. All of this year's buyer delegates have been carefully vetted by the independent Buyer Selection Committee to maximise the potential for successful contracting opportunities for PTM2010 Sellers. While the largest percentage of buyers still hails from Europe, there has... |
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| July 01, 2010 Hospitality Industry Raising Profile of Central Asia & Turkey The organisers of CATHIC (Central Asia & Turkey Hotel Investment Conference) and EMITT (East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel) have signed an agreement to work alongside each other to strengthen the links between the hotel investment industry and the travel and tourism sector. Both events take place in Istanbul and will offer a smooth transition from one to the other, so delegates are able to take advantage of the benefits of each event: - CATHIC will take place from 7 - 9 Fe... |
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| June 25, 2010 BEXCO Hosts UN Environment Programme The Busan Exhibition & Convention Center (BEXCO) in partnership with Busan Metropolitan City, Korea Tourism Organization and the Ministry of Environment hosted the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) meeting to establish the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), June 7-11, 2010. Representatives from 97 governments and 50 organizations convened at BEXCO in the world-famous port city of Busan, Korea to discuss the forming of IPBES, a new governing body ... |
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| June 25, 2010 Global Travel & Tourism Summit RFP Process Initiated The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has opened the tendering process to find the host city of the 12th Global Travel & Tourism Summit. The organisation has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for cities around the world to submit applications to host the 12th Summit in a little less than two years' time. The RFP and the supporting documents must be returned by 1 September 2010 to WTTC's Events Director, Tony Thompson tony.thompson@wttc.org. The Summit is the world's highest-level gather... |
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| June 24, 2010 Hong Kong ITE & MICE 2010 Attracts New Participants Amid uncertainties in the world economy, the 24th edition of ITE and the 5th edition of ITE MICE had a successful turnout. There was a record number of newly participating countries and regions. Also new was a Geo-park theme pavilion on eco-tourism, and several new official pavilions by tourism authorities, mostly from Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR Government, sent a Message to welcome all participants of ITE & MICE 2010! Officiating the o... |
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| June 23, 2010 Expo Breathes Life Back Into Shanghai Hotel Market After two downcast years, the Shanghai World Expo has lived up to its promise of drawing large crowds and breathing life back into the Shanghai hotel market. Performance results just released by STR Global show for the month of May 2010, average room rates reached close to RMB 1,000 - a level not seen since October 2008. The strong year-on-year room rate growth of 29 percent was aided by a 54 percent increase in occupancy that saw market-wide occupancy hit 72 percent for the month, surprisin... |
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| June 17, 2010 Bioscience Professionals To Gather At Singapore Expo Singapore's largest multi-purpose international business event venue will welcome, for the first time, two back-to-back bioscience conferences this month. From 22 to 25 June, the Third Annual World Cancer Congress 2010 (WCC 2010) will see more than 3,000 academics, clinical and medical researchers, oncologists and drug manufacturers gathering to discuss the latest research findings in oncology at 125 sessions in Singapore Expo's Conference Halls. Presentations and speeches will also be deliv... |
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| June 01, 2010 Shanghai and Austria To Host ICCA Events The 52nd ICCA Congress will be held in Shanghai, China-P.R. on 2 - 6 November 2013. The ICCA Board's decision was made at the IMEX 2010 exhibition in Frankfurt and was revealed on the last day of the show. The other finalists in the bidding competition were Houston, TX, U.S.A. and Gold Coast, Qld., Australia. ICCA CEO Martin Sirk said: "The standard of bids received from our member destinations continues to improve each year, and Shanghai needed to produce an exceptional proposal in order to ... |
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| June 01, 2010 Over 250 Buyers Expected at PATA Travel Mart 2010 Over 250 buyer delegates have registered for this year's PATA Travel Mart (PTM2010) in Macau. These buyers have been vetted carefully by the PTM2010 Buyer Selection Committee that was established earlier this year to review and approve all applications. Purchasing Managers of many major airlines and national carriers are already on board for PTM 2010, including British Airways, Emirates, Sri Lankan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia. PATA is also working closely with the host of this yea... |
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| May 26, 2010 Australia's Focus At IMEX: Associations Tourism Australia returns to IMEX this year to market Australia's business events capabilities, including a stronger presence in the association meetings market. The new $1.8 million three year partnership, between Tourism Australia and the Australian Association of Convention Bureaux (AACB Inc) and major convention centres across the country, aims to raise Australia's profile as a destination for international association meetings. Tourism Australia Managing Director, Andrew McEvoy said the ... |
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