Taiwan – the Place to Meet.
Taiwan’s state-of-the-art MICE infrastructure, its colorful, diverse culture, spectacular mountains and stunning landscapes, clear blue seas, and bountiful natural resources are helping to draw or divert more global incentive travelers to its shores.

It’s not every day that a King gets to inherit a monarchy twice in his life, but Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah can say he did. The 84 year old assumed the Malaysian throne Tuesday in accordance to his country’s electoral monarchy system.

01 2012 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 16 – 18 Mar
02 2012 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 23 – 25 Mar

Cédric Gobilliard is appointed Senior Vice President Global Sales as of January 1, 2012, reporting to Jean-Luc Chrétien, Executive Vice President Sales, Distribution & Loyalty.
He replaces Patrick Mendes who is joining the Latin America teams as Senior Vice President Operations for Mercure, MGallery and Pullman.

Xavier Louyot joins Accor as Vice President Global Marketing for Pullman, reporting to Accor Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Committee member Grégoire Champetier.

Over 100 Winning Bids in 2011 Underscore World Top 5 Capital’s MICE Commitment
Seoul’s meetings industry continues to yield major dividends for the capital with the recent announcement by the city that it has won approximately 100 major international conferences between 2012 and 2018. With 32 of these secured in 2011 alone through Seoul Convention Bureau assistance, the number is expected to grow significantly over the six-year period.