Vienna International Hotels & Resorts (VI) is setting itself up for a promising future with a new strategy. As one of the largest Austrian hotel groups, VI is aiming at continuing its growth and tapping new markets. The focus will be on developing a new umbrella brand concept, using new technologies, and more strongly positioning itself as a restructuring specialist.

The annual meeting of European directors of tourism, organized by European Cities Marketing and held in Vienna for the first time, attracted a record number of delegates. 23 destinations including 18 capital cities were represented.

Australia’s number one convention bureau, Business Event Sydney (BESydney), has secured conferences, congress and incentive programs that will see over 211,200 delegate days spent in the harbour city in 2012[1]. Worth an estimated $191 million to the New South Wales economy, the strong pipeline of business is a clear sign that the Sydney remains a strong player in the global business events market.

The annual ITE & MICE 2012, the 7th MICE Travel Expo, will again be co-located with the 26th International Travel Expo Hong Kong (ITE) for synergy, each of which has its own visitor promotion campaign. It well covers corporate and MICE travel, and travel trade from Hong Kong and the region.

MITM is a 15 years old interactive one and a half days travel trade market directed to the incentive, meetings and events market, where travel and tourism organizations from the Americas and the Caribbean and companies meet by individual and pre-requested appointments with European and USA pre-selected hosted buyers organizing or contracting incentive trips, meetings, conferences, international congresses and events.

Malaysia Airlines Implements Route Rationalisation To Stem Losses And Improve Regional Network
Malaysia Airlines has embarked on a significant route rationalisation exercise as part of its Business Plan announced last week, to stem its losses anticipated this year and in 2012.