15 years of the Golden City Gate. 50 years of ITB Berlin.
In 2016 “The Golden City Gate” receives an additional category: The “Show Entertainment Award”. This category is to represent the needs of shows and entertainment for the MICE industry. And furthermore, in the upcoming 50th edition of the world´s leading travel trade show – ITB Berlin- the Multimedia Competition will be expanded to include an award for Performing Arts.

Ben Schneider
The Leading International MICE Event Centered in Asia-Pacific kicked off today at the Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld Bangkok, Thailand, presenting the largest line-up of over 20 MICE, events intelligence, corporate travel and association management knowledge sessions helmed by over 30 expert speakers. Headlining the education front is the first-ever ASEAN MICE Forum, endorsed by the ASEAN Marketing and Communications Working Group. This initiative enables IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific to facilitate closer collaboration between ASEAN’s MICE industry leaders.

Generator Appoints Fredrik Korallus As Chief Executive Officer and Names Josh Wyatt As Chief Strategic Officer.
Generator, the innovative, design-led hostel group, has appointed Fredrik Korallus as Chief Executive Officer. A strong business leader with substantial international experience, Korallus brings over two decades of hospitality, leisure and travel experience having led brands such as Radisson Blu, Park Inn by Radisson and Regent Hotels.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) proceeded normally with its participation in the International Russian Travel Market-Leisure (OTDYKH-Leisure) trade show as part of its ongoing objective to maintain a high marketing profile across all source markets. H.E.Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Minister of Tourism and Sports led the trade delegation from Thailand to attend the the OTDYKH-Leisure 2015 in Moscow, Russia. Also presented is H.E. Dr. Itti Ditbanjong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Russian Federation

NH HOTEL GROUP APPOINTS STEPHAN DEMMERLE AS MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL EUROPE .Stephan Demmerle has been appointed Managing Director for Business Unit Central Europe at NH Hotel Group. In this position, he is responsible for close to 80 hotels in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. Demmerle will oversee the implementation of all strategic initiatives that are part of the group’s five-year business plan in the Business Unit Central Europe.

TCEB STRENGTHENS PRESENCE IN CHINA TO REASSURE CONFIDENCE AMONG BUSINESS EVENTS TRAVELLERS. To mark the 40 years of Thai-Chinese relations and entice Chinesebusiness events stakeholder with targeted promotions. The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization), or TCEB, hosted the “Thailand CONNECT The World: China MICE Commemorative Dinner 2015″ to reassure confidence on Thailand as a gateway to ASEAN success for business events stakeholders from China, which is the kingdom’s No. 1 source market contributing more than 120,000 Chinese business travellers to enjoy the endless choice of Thai MICE facilities in 2014.