MICE

A must-attend event, IMEX America announced new exhibitors and 10 new hosted buyer groups from all over the world for the 2017 edition of the exhibition taking place 10 – 12 in Las Vegas.

More than 40 installations will light up London’s streets, buildings and public spaces during the Lumiere London 2018 – the capital’s largest night-time festival. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has revealed the dates for the festival.

Garden of Light, Lumiere London 2016, Photo by Matthew Andrews

Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rosselló recently signed a law that enables the creation of a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO). Notwithstanding the challenges and adversities faced during 2016, Meet Puerto Rico (MPR), the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), will try to attract more than 220 groups to the island, generating an economic impact of approximately $120 million.

Educational conferences and matchmaking events will be organized to promote Europe as a tourist destination to some of the world’s most important outbound travel markets. The programme, named Partnerships in European Tourism, will see a series of eight conferences and business-to-business matchmaking events, taking place within the EU and in the target markets of China and the USA. It also includes dedicated stands at international tourism trade exhibitions.

Mr. Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, the newest President of Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau or TCEB announces 4 directions for enhancing the MICE industry to create more stability and 5 QUICK WIN strategies to drive the industry.

AXS Group, an event production and destination management company proudly serving Colorado since 1969, announced today the company has rebranded and is now Imprint Group.

Vietnam’s most important and established travel event, the International Travel Expo, Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), returns for the 13th year from September 7 to 9 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC).

The world’s biggest Whisky Festival ‘Whisky Live’ returns to Hong Kong. Whisky Live Hong Kong 2017, organized in conjunction with Whisky Magazine, is set to begin ticket sales on 1 August for its one-day whisky celebration.

Australia’s International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), has been awarded LEED Gold, recognising its all-encompassing approach to sustainability. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) ratings system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.

Munich Airport is hosting an international symposium on security issues in civil aviation. The more than 200 renowned security specialists, conflict researchers, politicians and representatives from the European Commission, NATO, Europol and Eurocontrol experts in attendance will discuss current challenges in addressing dangers in aviation.