Octavio ‘Bobby’ Peralta, secretary general of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP), talks about the ‘STARS’ that ‘guide and lead’ them to successful events.
It’s an intrepid international organisation that steps into Asia to teach international congress management style to a region that is the fastest growing market for international association meetings. However, when planning negotiations start it quickly becomes clear that things certainly happen and decisions are made in a very different way.
Under the theme of "Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy" the G20 Summit was held from September 4-5 in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau or TCEB new strategic plan for 2017 unveiled to propel Thailand leadership position as top conventions destination.
In an increasingly competitive environment, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre continues to perform strongly, securing 140 new conventions for Brisbane during the 2015/16 Financial Year.
Velo-city Showcased in Taiwan with Great Facilitation by MEET TAIWAN
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Under the leadership of MEET TAIWAN, the flagship MICE branding program empowers global MICE players with diversified resources and connections that can bring their ideal MICE events to live.
The Shenyang New World EXPO (EXPO) is only days from its special opening. The new venue will host China’s Annual National Planning Conference 2016 (ANPC) on 24-26 September.
High Five Event Attracted High Participant Rate at IMEX 2016
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Taiwan designed the most inviting campaign attracting many visitors to high five the Taiwan palm and receive love responses at the TAIWAN booth at IMEX 2016.
The ICCA rankings don’t lie. In 2014, Hangzhou was the third convention city for the fourth consecutive year among all mainland cities in China, just behind Beijing and Shanghai. In 2015, Hangzhou climbed up three places, a testament to the city’s positioning as an international meeting city.
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) is proving to be the destination of choice for leading business functions in the Asia Pacific region, with a raft of key national and international associations, including Meetings & Events Australia (MEA), backing the world class venue with major event bookings in 2017.
As we embark on the 21st century, Shanghai, the economic engine of China, is posed to challenge the established global economic order with its newfound supremacy.
The 8th Anak Sarawak Award ceremony, Sarawak’s flagship award for the Business Events (BE) sector and the first of its kind in Malaysia, launched a victory celebration early this month to mark the milestone of 10 Years of Business Events in Sarawak, and to honour a decade that saw Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) seize 424 events that encompass the arrival of almost 167 thousand delegates from around the world.
The South Australian Government has announced an agreement with China Southern Airlines that will see direct flights into Adelaide from Guangzhou 3 times per week commencing December 2016.
Findings from the latest Economic Impact Study on the contribution of Hong Kong’s exhibition industry to the economy in 2014, released today, contained encouraging news for the industry and for Hong Kong.
A highlight of the 2016 Annual Conference of the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) held last week in Nantes, France was the presentation of the 2016 AIPC Apex Award made in recognition of the highest client rating received by a convention centre to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre of Australia.
Asia Super Team: The Almighty Player will run through October 7, 2016. The champion company will walk away with an attractive MICE tourism packages to Taiwan that is worth of 1.5 million New Taiwan Dollars.
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