Published since 1993, TTGmice is the premier publication serving the needs of the Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conventions and Exhibitions industry in Asia-Pacific. TTGmice is a brand comprising high quality publications including a monthly magazine, an annual planner, a daily newspaper for IT&CMA and its electronic media products which extend its reach to readers in North America, Europe and the Middle East. TTGmice is also the only publication in Asia-Pacific which is complemented by its own annual MICE trade exhibition and conference, IT&CMA.



Dec09/Jan10

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To our readers
Reflections of 2009
It was a year to forget, unless you are Warren Buffett, who was kept awake at night thinking of just what to buy among the pile of basement bargains left by the global financial crisis.
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Talk of the trade
More than pyramids
Egypt is promoting itself as a destination for incentives and conferences in a new campaign for 2009/2010 that aims to diversify its appeal.
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Starcite star bright
The last frontier of managed travel spending – meetings – is being crossed, thanks to the global financial crisis.
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Standards needed
Universally-recognised quality standards in areas such as centre management and customer service will be increasingly adopted by convention centres, according to AIPC – the International Association of Congress Centres president Edgar Hirt.
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Dreamtime rubs off on Asia
Tourism Australia is anticipating more business events from North Asia within the next 12 months, generated partly from buyers who attended the Dreamtime 2009 event in October.
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Cover story
CVB measures 2009
In a year that saw enormous stimulus packages launched to rescue the financial sector, convention and visitor bureaus came up with their own measures


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2009 in review
It’s a year best forgotten, but events went on, bids were clinched and survival tactics were unleashed
Reports by Sharon Desker Shaw, Sirima Eamtako, Michael Hoare, Mimi Hudoyo, Anand and Madhura Katti, Vivian Lee, S Puvaneswary, Jonathan Yap and Karen Yue
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Country reports
Incentive dreams
Hainan’s hotel boom sparks MICE drive, writes Gary Bowerman
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Tianjin’s shot at MICE fame
Tianjin sits on the coast, 60 miles southeast of Beijing, but refuses to be overshadowed by the Chinese capital.
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Deluxe rebound
DMCs and hotels are taking advantage of low rates and new products to draw back luxury MICE groups from China, reports S Puvaneswary
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A night at the museum
Malacca is pitching a product based around the Malacca river cruise to regional meeting planners and corporate groups looking for a unique incentive, or a pre- or post-tour experience in the southern Malaysian state.
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Proactive medicine
In a tumultuous year for Thailand’s MICE industry, the government launched several first-aid measures. Sirima Eamtako examines their effectiveness  
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Rail extensions boost Bangkok venues
Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link and City Air Terminal, together with the extension of the BTS SkyTrain Sukhumvit Line, are sparking a flurry of activity at MICE venues eager to cater to increased traffic.
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