Tourism Australia’s Business Events Australia Greater China Showcase started today in Melbourne, the first time ever the event has been held outside China.
Many people already know that Brussels is a popular city for holding destination presentations. That is not surprising when you know that there are about 2,000 headquarters of International and European associations based in the Capital of Europe, and ten percent of them are trade associations. Many of these associations have already found their way to Asia-Pacific, Australia and the America's. China is also on the scene now.
Following almost 20 years of planning and construction, the Hong Kong Express Rail Link will fully open on 23rd September 2018, connecting the city with the rest of mainland China’s 25,000 km long national high speed rail network for the first time.
Washington DC’s president and CEO, Elliott Ferguson talks about what their WeChat partnership
means, their biggest challenges and target markets, and also Destination DC’s plan to retain their
number one ICCA ranking in United States.
The capital city of Argentina is a one of the largest cities in Latin America, rich in European DNA, and known for its vibrant arts and cultural scene. Gonzalo Robredo, President of Buenos Aires CVB shares more.
Tourism Australia (TA) and China Southern Airlines (CZ) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to specifically develop the business event travel sector in China. This is the first of such an agreement signed between the two organisations.
The Shenyang New World EXPO (“EXPO”) successfully hosted one of the largest Chinese international conferences ever to be held in northeast China. The 2018 Chinese Conference on Oncology was held on 18-19 August.
The Brisbane Convention Bureau has led five local tourism and hotel operators on a China roadshow to spread the message about Brisbane’s incentive offerings.
An official launching of Guangzhou International Convention Center on a global business travel market was organised during IMEX show in Frankfurt, worldwide exhibition for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions bringing together over 9000 visitors and 500 exhibitors from 150 countries.
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (“HML”) took pride in the successful conclusion of Art Basel in Hong Kong, which was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (“HKCEC”) from 27 to 31 March.
Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organisation (DMO) for Washington, DC, continues its expansion into China, Washington, DC’s top overseas market, by becoming the first DMO in the United States to officially partner with WeChat(known as “Weixin” in China).
The 2017 International Dragon Awards (IDA) Annual Meeting has arrived in Melbourne, Australia with 5,500 insurance specialists from 20 countries unpacking their bags for the five-day meeting based at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
According to the latest Asia Pacific City Ranking Report which issued by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Macao was positioned at 59th in 2012 and 17th in 2016, up 42 places between 4 years’ time.
As the main reception venue of “The Belt and Road International Cooperation Forum”, China National Convention Center (CNCC) held the Forum’s opening ceremony, high-level plenary session, 6 thematic sessions, bilateral meetings and other major activities.
In an announcement made simultaneously in Adelaide and Guangzhou, China, the Adelaide Convention Bureau has announced the first large scale incentive tourist group visit South Australia will take place this June.
In preparation for the Shenyang New World EXPO soft opening on March 1st, EXPO's senior staff completed final training at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in December.
Understanding cultural differences and ensuring effective communication between local and international organisers is just the starting point, Jenny Salsbury reports
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.
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable African airline, has announce that it will add a thrice weekly service, on top of its daily flights, to Guangzhou as of October 8, 2016.
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.
China is a key market for Hilton Worldwide and with a robust pipeline of more than 200 hotels, they are continuing to grow their presence across important cities including Chengdu, which is an integral part of China's new Western Triangle economic zone.
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.
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.
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.
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