Mövenpick Hotel Hamburg Receives 2008 MIPIM Award 18/04/2008
The Mövenpick Hotel Hamburg was awarded one of the world?s most important real estate awards in Cannes on 13 March 2008. This hotel, which opened in June 2007 and is housed in a historic water tower built under the direction of Patrizia ...

No pain-in-the-neck conferences at Novotel Brisbane 10/04/2008
Conferences are no longer a pain in the neck at Novotel Brisbane with the introduction of shoulder massages for delegates during lunch breaks. The massages, for an hour in three minute sessions, form part of the Inbalance Conference Day package ...

Hilton Hotels Corporation to Manage Hilton Pattaya 03/04/2008
Hilton Hotels Corporation today announced that its subsidiary has signed an agreement with CPN Pattaya Beach Co. Ltd (a subsidiary of Central Pattana Public Company Ltd) to manage the Hilton Pattaya, a 300-room upscale full service hotel in the ...

Amazing Hua Hin at Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa 22/03/2008
Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa is the perfect setting for team-building exercises with a difference. Starting on April 16th, a new package will be available that not only offers top facilities for your staff but also incredible value. The Amazing Hua ...

Massive Expansion Plans for Accor in Vietnam 07/03/2008
Accor is embarking on a massive expansion of its hotel portfolio in the fast growing country of Vietnam, with the launch of its upscale Pullman and mid-scale Mercure brands, and the expansion of its well-established Novotel brand. To support the ...

Qantas to offer airport meeting rooms in Sydney and Melbourne 28/02/2008
Qantas will be unveiling a range of dedicated meeting rooms at the domestic terminals in Sydney and Melbourne. "These new state-of-the-art conference facilities have been purpose built to provide complimentary interactive plasma screens for data ...

Septimanie Export to host Business Forum at World Roc Expo 27/02/2008
Septimanie Export, the economic development agency for the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France, will hold the International Business Forum in Montpellier on 27 and 28 March 2008. It will take place alongside the World Roc Expo trade show, ...

Sofitel: Re-Inventing French Elegance In Luxury Hotels 14/02/2008
Changing trends show that tomorrow?s luxury will be based more on experience than material possession. Sophisticated travelers will search for even more unique sensations and pleasures, guided by their own needs and desires. In the world of hotels, ...

Hong Kong voted Best MICE City in Asia Pacific 17/01/2008
Hong Kong has won the Best MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, Exhibition) City Award in the 2008 Industry Awards organised by CEI Asia Pacific Magazine. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) was also voted one of the best NTOs providing support ...

New Opening - Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Airport 09/01/2008
The new Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Airport is located opposite the existing Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Messe. In the immediate vicinity you will find Stuttgart Airport and the new exhibition/trade fair grounds. We offer a spa and wellness area (400 ...

Bangkok and Barcelona sign MICE partnership 03/01/2008
Two of the world?s best known cities in the field of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions have signed a partnership agreement to cross-promote each other. The agreement effectively sets up a twin-city arrangement between Barcelona, ...

Thailand sees 18% increase in business travellers 03/01/2008
Thailand's meetings, incentives, conventions and events (MICE) market continues to grow in 2007, as business arrivals jumped in 2007 some 18% compared to the previous year. As business travel numbers continue to grow by phenomenal figures, the ...

Enjoy Chinese New Year at Phuket's luxury design Indigo Pearl Resort 03/01/2008
Phuket's award winning Indigo Pearl, a 5 star luxury design resort set amidst lush tropical gardens, pools and post-modern art pieces, is offering three and five-night Chinese New Year packages starting at US$695 for the three night package and ...

Thailand becomes even more attractive for the meetings and incentives market 02/01/2008
Thai Hotels Association (THA) has just predicted that more than 3,000 rooms will be included in Bangkok?s total inventory alone by the end of next year, signalling some interesting times ahead, reported a Thai newspaper. Historically, room rates ...

ITB Asia 2008 attracts a slew of exhibitors 27/12/2007
Since signing an agreement with Messe Berlin to host the first ever Asian edition of ITB, Singapore?s Tourism Board has received a strong response from the international travel industry, confirming more than a hundred exhibitors from 32 countries ...

BICC and The Westin Bali successfully hosted the United Nations Framework Convention 20/12/2007
Bali International Conference Centre (BICC) and the Westin Bali are proud to have been appointed as the principal venue for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference. This conference, hosted by the Government of ...

Dream destination taking shape in Bang Saray 04/12/2007
Thailand's money-spinning tourism industry could get a major boost when the first phase of The Beaches, a major destination resort and spa development at Bang Saray Bay, is completed in three and half years (Bang Saray is a small fishing village ...

Record Numbers expected at International Golf Travel Market in Cancun 30/11/2007
Since the turn of the century, an increasingly large percentage of the global holiday and tourism market can be attributed to the overseas golf market. According to the Golf Benchmark Report 2006, demand has grown significantly: There are now over ...

The most beautiful Trade Fair Centre in Europe 29/11/2007
"Thousands of people have worked hard for three years ? it?s now time to really celebrate for three days!" ? In the opinion of Ulrich Kromer, Chairman of the Board of Management of LMS, the New Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre is a "once-in-a-century ...

Singapore: the heartbeat of Asia 22/11/2007
In the past five years Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong and Rotterdam as the city with the busiest port, boasting to have one shipment arrive or depart every three minutes, 24 hours a day, all year long. It could also be mistaken as the city with ...

New Directors of Sales at Dusit Thani Bangkok 20/11/2007
The Dusit Thani Bangkok recently appointed Ms. Patitta C. Adinolfi as Director of Sales responsible for the hotel's MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) businesses, and Mr. Siripoj Therdchitphaisarn as Director of Sales looking ...

Thailand's MICE industry reports steady climb 15/11/2007
Thailand?s MICE industry is on the rise, with its industry showing record figures for 2006 and a continuing climb for 2007 and 2008. Business travellers and conventions delegates were the fastest growing segments of visitor arrivals in 2006. The ...

Phuket International Marine Expo (PIMEX) attracts Widespread Support at Royal Phuket Marina 25/10/2007
The 2007 Phuket International Marine Expo (PIMEX), being held at Royal Phuket Marina (Location map) between 6-9 December, is attracting widespread support from exhibitors. All of the in-water display space has been booked for the expo with a ...

Yagura: Opening soon at Eaton Hotel, Hong Kong 25/10/2007
Set to attract a hip crowd when its doors open this December is the stylish and relaxed izakaya-style Japanese restaurant, Yagura. Translated literally to mean ?tower? or ?turret? in old Japanese and one of the main design influences, Yagura is ...

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