In 2012, Thailand is expected to welcome almost 750,000 MICE visitors to the country, who will participate in meeting & incentives, conventions, exhibitions and trade fairs, generating expected revenues of 60,120 M Baht (1,940 million USD)

KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE CONTRIBUTED TO MALAYSIA’S AND KUALA LUMPUR’S BETTER RANKING IN 2011
The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre), the country’s premier convention facility, recorded an increase in international delegates by over 1,000 guests to 19,750 in 2011, compared with 18,725 in 2010.

The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau’s (MCVB) Chief Executive Officer Karen Bolinger officially launched the organisation’s 2012/2013 Strategic Business Plan at IMEX this week.
The plan, which centres around the organisation’s vision of Melbourne becoming globally recognised as the world’s premier city for business events, also aims to have MCVB acknowledged as a thought-leader, an innovator and driver of significant economic impact to the city, state and country.

Amway China Celebrates with Luxurious Gala Dinner at Phuket FantaSea. One of the largest Corporate Event in Asia.
The world’s largest direct sales company, Amway China, invited over 16,000 of their top sales delegates to be flown directly to Phuket for their annual corporate sales meeting, held at Phuket FantaSea.

The BTC 2012 professional education programme, unique in Italy in terms of accessibility, breadth and topics covered, offers content relevant to all stakeholders of the meetings and events industry. Among this year’s highlights, the findings from the new Italian Conference Market Report.

Members of the Future Convention Cities Initiative (FCCI) are pushing ahead with the global Beyond Tourism Benefits research, with surveys being distributed in Toronto and soon Durban, and London, Seoul and San Francisco actively securing participants. At a press conference during IMEX Frankfurt, FCCI members emphasized the way in which others can utilize the results of FCCI research and made a call to action for other meetings professionals to engage.