Since the beginning of the pandemic, TCEB has acted quickly to deliver important measures, and this has turned out to be a determining factor in supporting the local event industry.
Thailand’s business event offering is rapidly expanding with the launch of the riverside True ICONSIAM Hall (12000 sqm space) and Capella Hotel Bangkok soon opening in the capital city. In 2022 the renovated Queen Sirikit National Convention Center will open offering 55,000 sqm of event space. Three 5* hotels and a new special venue (4,700 sqm function space) join the wide range of venues in Bangkok.
TCEB unveiled recent statistics indicating that Thailand’s conventions sector continues to grow with rising numbers of conferences in broader areas such as technologies and startups following trends in the global business. The bureau also reported that Thailand is ranked No. 1 destination in ASEAN for hosting largest numbers of conferences according to a recent international ranking conducted by ICCA. These results underscored Thailand as a leading destination for business events trusted by international associations while TCEB emphasised that the bureau will continue to prompt the Thai industries to host more international conventions.
A new study on global incentive travel, released by SITE, the industry’s only association dedicated exclusively to the sector, shows that incentive travel is the fastest growing element of MICE, with the highest per person spend, distributed amongst the widest spectrum of destination suppliers.
Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization) or TCEB showcases MICE Ecosystem at the Thailand Incentive & Meeting Exchange 2018 (TIME 2018). Held in its third edition, this year’s TIME focuses on Long Haul MICE markets namely Europe, North America, and Oceania.
Since 2013 the UIA Associations Round Tables take place annually in Asia-Pacific as well, this year on September 21 and 22 in the beautiful city of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
HQ was invited to join the IMFT 2017 (International Media Familiarization Trip) organized by Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) from the 15th to the 19th of August. By this time, the Kingdom of Bleisure has unveiled its mysteries.
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