THE BIGGEST-EVER CCB (ASIA) HONG KONG WINE & DINE FESTIVAL
RETURNS TO CENTRAL WITH EXPANDED FOOD SELECTION. Organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and title-sponsored by China Construction Bank (Asia), the CCB (Asia) Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival will be held at the Central Harbourfront Event Space from 22 to 25 October. Among the new features at this year’s festival are special zones for whisky and craft beer, and a wider selection of wines and food, offering a sensational journey for visitors and local residents alike. The excitement will extend into November, when the city celebrates Hong Kong Wine & Dine Month with more scrumptious options.

From 1 July to 16 August 2015, worldwide MICE partners and MICE travelers were invited to join ‘Discover Thailand: Beyond Business Experience’, a campaign that reigns in a collection of stories relevant to MICE experiences in Thailand as an inspiration to mark Thailand as a business and leisure destination. Among the top 5 stories selected by the judges, only 1 would be selected as the grand winner based upon the online public votes in the final round.

Duke University Professor to conduct Business Improv Workshop
How improvisation can be applied in business, rather than in acting classes or comedy clubs, will be revealed at this year’s second annual PCMA Business School being held as part of IMEX America’s Smart Monday powered by MPI at The Venetian® |The Palazzo® Congress Center, Las Vegas on October 12th.

Centre takes title at Asia Pacific MICE Awards 2015
The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) has been acknowledged as the best conference facility in Asia Pacific, after taking the Best Conference Venue at the inaugural Asia Pacific MICE Awards 2015 at the MICE Asia Pacific Exhibition 2015 held in Singapore recently.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) teamed up with Thai Airways International to welcome two well-known Hong Kong SAR movie stars Michelle Yim (嚴惠玲) and Simon Yam (任達華) to Bangkok to pay respect at the Erawan Shrine in Ratchaprasong area as part of a campaign to restore visitor confidence.

With beautiful landscapes, diversified culture, appetizing cuisine, hospitable climate and people, Taiwan is an amazing destination for incentive travel groups and meeting planners. Taiwan’s MICE industry has shown dramatic growth in both service qualities and hardware build-up including convention centres and exhibition facilities. Last year in 2014, Taiwan climbed to 28th in global MICE ranking by ICCA, and propelled to No. 4 in Asia.