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| To our readers |
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You would agree that 2011 has not been dull, to say the least. It’s been
a year marked by uprisings, from the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street.
Mother nature shook us, too, with the region getting more than its fair
share, from the Japan earthquake to Thailand’s floods.
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| Talk of the trade |
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DMCs seeking a new teambuilding activity might want to look at Drums
Alive (www.drums-alive.com), a patented fitness programme from Germany
which is sweeping the globe as a unifying, wellness and education tool.
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Faced with fierce competition for Asian visitors, Sydney is fielding The
Star, an A$870 million (US$876 million) makeover of Star City – New
South Wales’ only casino – into a leisure and MICE destination.
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Shanghai’s 12th Five-Year Plan (2011 to 2015) includes doubling its
exhibition space to 15 million square metres by 2015 and devoting 80 per
cent of the area to hosting international trade fairs.
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Feeling the heat from fierce Asian competition for MICE business, Japan
is taking this challenge seriously, with plans to renew a focus on the
market in 2012.
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| Country report |
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Major works to make Kuala Lumpur one of the best cities to live in will also turn it into a more attractive business event destination, reports N.Nithiyananthan
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Deep-pocketed incentive groups headed to Malaysia have more high-end
accommodation and venue options, thanks to a rise in hotel properties
looking to court the luxury travel segment.
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A successful tourism development plan and experience from hosting CITM have placed Yunnan on the map of quality MICE cities, writes Manuela Zoninsein
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This scenic city in north-western Yunnan province is waking up to
growing attention from travellers around the world who recognise it as a
gateway to well-preserved communities of Tibetans, Naxi, Yi, Dai and
Bai ethnicities, among others.
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Thailand’s floods may have washed away hopes of a great 2011, but event clients are still radiating confidence in the destination, writes Sirima Eamtako
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Not all of Thailand was hit by the floods, and the kingdom’s tourism
authorities have been hard at work reinforcing the message that visitors
are still welcome at destinations such as Chiang Mai, Phuket and
Pattaya.
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From a lack of big event spaces to insufficient guestrooms, Taiwan needs to clear several hurdles if it wants to grow its mega event segment, writes Glenn Smith
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Kinmen, a cluster of islands near China’s Xiamen and governed by Taiwan, could be the final frontier for Taiwan’s MICE industry.
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| Year-end special |
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2011 has been quite a year for Asia’s MICE industry, with mixed
reviews on how business fared. While some MICE players celebrate
unexpectedly good reapings, others are less excited. |
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Phuket sold
exceptionally well in 2011, as the island is removed from politics and
the tragic flooding that drowned the central plains of Thailand. Additionally,
Phuket is seen as an evergreen destination popular with conference
delegates and top achievers on incentive programmes.
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