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. Joining the bureau on the five-day China Incentives Roadshow were representatives from Brisbane’s Story Bridge Adventure Climb, outdoor adventure activities hub Riverlife, Tangalooma Island Resort, lifestyle, event and tourism precinct Howard…
The Korean MICE Expo took place in Songdo’s ConvensiA, Incheon, South Korea, 14-15 June, with traditional drummers part of the welcome reception for over 250 buyers and an opening ceremony attended by Kpop megastars SHINee (pictured).
Malaysia will be the focus of the medical industry again in two years, as the country prepares to welcome the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Congress 2020. Leading healthcare experts from 125 countries are expected to gather at the WFH Congress 2020 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, 14 18 June 2020. Malaysia Convention &…
Sarawak in Malaysia is looking to award grants of up to MYR10,000 (US$2,500) to fund travel, accommodation, association membership and convention registration fees to successful applicants under the International Convention Scholarship Award (ICSA). Initiated by Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB), this instalment of ICSA has issued grants to over 40 business events ambassadors since its inception…
Busan’s BEXCO centre staged one of its largest annual events, the Busan International Motor Show (BIMOS), 7-17 June. Top brands were on display in South Korea’s second largest city.
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are set to meet at the luxury Capella hotel on Sentosa island. The White House confirmed the venue detail for the off-on 12 June summit, now back on having been called off two weeks ago by President Trump. A flurry of contacts between the two sides…
To mark World Environment Day 2018, which took place on 5 June, close to 60 of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre’s (KLCC) team members spent the morning planting a variety of flora around the venue. In line with this year’s theme, ‘Beating Plastic Pollution’, the planting materials used were made from recycled plastic. The Centre’s…
Singapore’s island resort Sentosa is debuting at IMEX Frankfurt 2018 in a fresh attempt to reach out to international MICE travellers with its range of customised business – and leisure – experiences. Sentosa currently attracts 19m tourists, business travellers and locals annually, and Singapore is set to host a historic meeting on 12 June when US president…
Jeannie Lim, executive director of conventions, meetings and incentive travel at the Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau™ (SECB), has been elected to the role of board chair for the BestCities Global Alliance. Lim will make her first appearance in her new position at the BestCities media breakfast during IMEX, 15 May. She will take over…
Marina Bay Sands became the first hospitality and MICE venue in Singapore to be conferred the ‘Exceptional Achievement’ award at the Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) annual Singapore Tourism Awards, 9 May. Oliver Chong, executive director, Communications and Marketing Capability, Singapore Tourism Board, said: “We are pleased to recognise Marina Bay Sands for their exceptional achievement…
