Global Meetings Industry News - April 14, 2008


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conworld.net newsletter - April 14, 2008
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Russians Go Exotic - More than 60 percent of Russian corporate meetings are now held abroad, according to figures from the Moscow International MICE Forum.

Africa/Middle East

Cape Town Offers Fresh, New Alternative For Business Travel In The Middle East - Cape Town and the Western Cape province of South Africa, as a sought-after meetings, incentives, conference and events destination, is entering new markets.
Qatar Captures International Interest - Opening in 2010, the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) will feature a 2,500-seat auditorium, 500 seat theatre, 15 meeting rooms, a multi-purpose hall for 4,000 and expansive exhibition space.
TEC Video Embraces High Definition Technology - Whether 2008 is the breakthrough year in South Africa, or whether we’ll have to wait a bit longer, it seems as if HDTV is here to stay.
Events To Drive Stronger UAE-China Trade Ties - China continues to play a significant role in trade events that are focused on priority sectors for Dubai.

Asia/Pacific

Sarawak’s First Meeting And Incentive Planners Guide Now Available - The 140 page guide is crammed full of useful information for meeting planners from throughout Sarawak, the largest State of Malaysia situated on the exotic island of Borneo.
Mandarin Oriental, Manila Launches Special Meetings Package - With its Meet East package for either residential or daily meetings, the Mandarin Oriental, Manila is hoping to respond to the modern-day business demands of its customers.
Sydney Told To Look To China For MICE Growth - Some of Australia’s leading business events figures met in Sydney at a special forum to discuss how Sydney can attract more global business events and the challenges the industry faces.

Europe

AEDMC Appoints Luis Diaz As Executive Director - The Spanish Association of Destination Management Companies appointed Luis Diaz to executive director.
Days Hotel Dublin Airport Sell Meeting Rooms With Meetingsbooker.com - The Hotel offers four state of the art meeting rooms, 88 stylish guest bedrooms, Reuben's Café and newly opened Premier Apartments.
New Infrastructure Developments Enhance Meeting Friendly City - Following the recent trend of increased hotel construction throughout Europe, Aberdeen, Scotland is flourishing with new infrastructure developments, including several major hotel developments.
Focus On Environmental Responsibility Within Finnish Meetings Industry - Finland Convention Bureau (FCB) has carried out the first survey of its kind in Finland into corporate social responsibility within the meetings industry.
Business Visits And Events Partnership Adds New Member - Conference Centres of Excellence becomes the first new additional member of the Business Visits and Events Partnership, formerly the Business Tourism Partnership.
The Budapest Congress And World Trade Center Completes A 10 million Euro Makeover - Offering a main room for up to 2000 people, 18 additional meeting rooms, exhibition space and the 4 star hotel facilities of the renewed Novotel Budapest Congress the complex offers everything under one roof and one management.
Spectacular New Convention Centre In The Heart Of Europe - The Monarch Hotel attracts visitors from all over the world to the Bavarian resort town of Bad Goegging - Munich with a modern international Convention Center.
ICC Berlin Nearly Booked Up For 2008 - Its conference calendar has 81 large-scale congresses scheduled for 2008 and 2009 alone, with around 320,000 attendees.
Free Internet For Events At Radisson - The Rezidor Hotel Group announced free high-speed Internet access for all participants of meetings and events in a Radisson SAS hotel in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Latin America

Trinity Students Present CVB Project In Greece’s Crete - A student group from Trinity International School of Tourism Management in Greece presented a project for the establishment of a Convention & Visitor Bureau for the Municipality of Hersonissos.

North America

CIC Welcomes New Member Organizations - The Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) and the International Association of Professional Congress Organizers (IAPCO) join the Convention Industry Council (CIC).
Kimpton Hotels Signs On To StarCite Small Meeting Solution - Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, a leading collection of boutique hotels throughout the United States and Canada, has signed on to StarCite's Small Meeting Solution.

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