“Thailand The Kingdom of Light II” gives Thailand first experience of world-class light arts from “Amsterdam Light Festival”.
Millions of lights that form “Thailand The Kingdom of Light II” are set to spellbound Ratchaprasong visitors with spectacular light arts that travelled all the way from “Amsterdam Light Festival” to create the first experience of a truly world-class light festival right here in Thailand. Masterpieces from artistic and technical collaborations of world-renowned lighting designers and their Thai peers are also on exhibit for up close and personal interaction in the extravaganza of lights across Ratchaprasong District from today to 17 January 2016.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF BOEING 787s ON FIVE FURTHER ROUTES IN 2016. Dusseldorf, Perth, Shanghai, Istanbul and Johannesburg to join carrier’s 787 global network next year. Industry-leading, next-generation cabins to be introduced on additional routes from May 2016. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today unveiled plans to fly its Boeing 787s to five more destinations during 2016.

airberlin connect: airberlin introduces on-board 3G internet
Together with AeroMobile, the leading provider of inflight connectivity solutions, airberlin is installing 3G connectivity across its entire fleet. airberlin is the first airline to offer the AeroMobile 3G eXPhone service. Left the Christmas-Plane 2015 ( Foto:Günter Wicker)

What will be the trends and buzzwords in the world of business, in the meetings industry and in our lives in 2016? Here are six ideas and trends identified by the IMEX team that are likely to be more evident and influential next year.

Supercar Experience Designed with an Eye Toward Las Vegas growing Number of
International and Business Visitors. SPEEDVEGAS will start its engines come March 2016. Las Vegas’ newest and most thrilling attraction, the $30 million motorsports complex features a 1.5-mile supercar track, multilevel welcome center, large event center, café and much more. The 100-acre speed complex and supercar driving experience broke ground in September.

Connecting the European capitals Berlin, Warsaw, Minsk or Moscow from Paris in a hotel-train will be possible three times a week starting on 16th December. One of the longest train in Europe (3,127 km) will leave the French capital, heading east, three times a week, leaving on wednesdays, saturdays and sundays.