Announcing the findings of the latest UFI market research study, the Thailand Convention & Exhibitions Bureau, or TCEB is proud to see Thailand’s exhibition industry recognized for the fourth consecutive year as ASEAN’s top achiever. Emphasizing the success of the project “Bangkok… Exhibition City of ASEAN”, which generated revenues of 6.8 billion baht, TCEB has introduced an ambitious integrated market strategy for 2010, focusing on the short-haul market.

Opening in 2011, the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) is the first convention and exhibition centre of its kind being built to the premium standard of the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.

The 177,000 m2 (1,905,000 ft2) facility is going for gold rating. As the world’s trailblazing green convention centre, it will have state-of-the-art systems for water savings, energy efficiency and indoor environment quality.

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The AIME 2010 prospectus containing important information regarding next year’s event is now available to download from the AIME website: (http://www.aime.com.au/en/exhibiting/download-prospectus/)

“I encourage anyone interested in exhibiting at AIME 2010 including past exhibitors and companies looking to participate for the first time to download the prospectus today,” said Event Director, Rosemarie Sama. “After a record breaking 2009 event we expect AIME to continue to grow in 2010.

Serbia did what no other European country managed: With 298,949 foreign visitors in the first half of 2009, Serbia was able to gain a respectable seven percent on the first half of the previous year. The figures speak for themselves: Serbia is one of the few, if not the only European country that achieved an increase in the number of visitors in the ongoing year.

According to the predictions of the UNWTO India will supply about 50 Million Outbound Tourists by 2020. About 20 per cent of these departures will account for Europe. As per the statistics India is one of the fastest-growing outbound travel markets in the world with a record growth of 3.7 million in 1997 to 9.8 million in 2007 and international tourism expenditures have increased from USD 1.3 billion in 1997 to USD 8.2 billion in 2008.

Agoda.com, a leading, Asia-based, online hotel reservation service and part of Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced an agreement with – Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd, a premier global serviced residence owner and management company to distribute their internationally renowned serviced residences. All the properties under the Fraser Suites, Fraser Place, Fraser Residence and Fraser Resort brands will now gain instant increased exposure via Agoda’s multilingual websites and their worldwide distribution networks.