February/March 2008

Asia-Pacific
New venue management company targets Asia-Pacific
A new US-Australia joint venture, AEG Ogden, anticipates a range of new venue projects in Asia-Pacific in the coming months.
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Hong Kong
UFI picks Wallace
The Paris-based global exhibition industry association, UFI, has appointed its first president from Asia.
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Singapore
Hello, St Regis and Fairmont
Two North American hotel brands have entered Singapore, both with MICE as a target segment.
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Online MICE training
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) aims to have 200 Singapore Specialists in German-speaking markets by July with the skills and knowledge to sell the country as a MICE destination.
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Hyderabad
India gets IT
India’s strong information technology industry is helping to pull in international meetings, conferences and exhibitions catering to this sector.
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Impact Study
Beijing rules ‘don’t matter’
The Beijing government has issued regulations pertaining to MICE business in Beijing from August 1 to September 23 during the Olympic Games.
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Manila
Mandarin Oriental runs MICE venue at mall
Mandarin Oriental Manila has assumed the management and operation of a 2,034m² space at the upscale Gateway Mall in Araneta Center, located in Quezon city, part of Metro Manila.
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UFTAA Congress to include travel mart
The Philippines will host the United Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations (UFTAA) World Congress in October at Manila’s Philippine International Convention Center.
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Shanghai
Regal Hotels to manage new Pudong property
Regal Hotels International has signed a Letter of Intent with Shanghai Jinfeng Investment to provide pre-opening consultancy, pre-opening services and hotel management to a four-star business hotel in Pudong, Shanghai.
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Stickies
Darwin Convention Centre
The new Darwin Convention Centre is set to welcome about 20 confirmed conferences and exhibitions from its opening date in June 2008 until 2011.
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Nangang Exhibition Hall
The Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall opens its doors on March 13.
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