Oliver Barda new executive chef at the andel’s Hotel Berlin
On 1 October, Oliver Barda, previously at the Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin, took up his position as executive chef at the 4-star superior design hotel andel’s Berlin. Together with his chef de cuisine and the entire kitchen team, Oliver Barda is set to reinterpret the cuisine of the andel’s Hotel Berlin.

Global Spa Concept by Hilton Makes European Debut at Hilton Baku This Month
Hilton Hotels & Resorts brings eforea: spa at Hilton, its innovative global spa concept, to Europe this month with an opening at Hilton Baku, the brand’s first hotel in Azerbaijan. The spa is situated on the 23rd floor of the new hotel, providing spa guests with views over the Caspian Sea and surrounding Baku cityscape.

The year 2011 continues to be one of major recognition for Seoul as a business events capital with the city recently receiving the ‘Best BT MICE City’ award at the 22nd Annual TTG Travel Awards this month. The achievement underscores Seoul’s rise and increased prominence in the Asian meetings industry market. This follows the announcement three months earlier by the Union of International Statistics that Seoul now captured 5th place worldwide for the number of conventions hosted in 2010.

airberlin and the Hungarian airline Malév will in future be offering their customers selected flights as codeshare services. The codeshare agreement comes into force today and applies to flights from 30th October 2011.

Exhibitors and partner organisations at IT&CMA and CTW 2011 are going all out to attract the MICE and Corporate Travel buyers attending this year.
Amongst these are:
Seoul Tourism Organisation (STO): Returning exhibitor and sponsor STO continue to optimize their presence at IT&CMA and CTW 2011, to keep the international MICE and Corporate Travel industry excited about the latest developments in Seoul and South Korea.

The Asian Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (AACVB) announced today a new membership structure to better engage MICE industry organisations across the Asian region. The new membership structure will stimulate greater collaboration in the MICE industry across Asian cities, raise the professionalism of MICE practitioners and boost the growth of MICE events in the region.