This week’s MICE news has been wrapped up in a quick snapshot of the news. From meetings in New Zealand to new MICE offerings in China and beyond, this is the latest news on Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events from the travel industry.
Raffles Shenzhen state of art MICE offering
Raffles Shenzhen is the new innovative icon located at One Shenzhen Bay. It is the most prestigious address in Shenzhen. The hotel features 168 luxurious guest rooms and suites, six restaurants and bars and more than 1700 m² of state of the art banquet, convention, and meeting venues.
With a total space area of 1,700 m², including a Grand Ballroom & 8 meeting rooms, we offer a selection of tasteful, luxuriously modern venues to suit all types of meeting and occasions.State-of-the-art technology includes high-definition video conferencing & projection, video & lighting control, surround-sound audio, cutting-edge touch-screen display systems and wireless microphones.
ICC Sydney launches More Than a Venue campaign
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has launched a compelling new multi-platform marketing campaign – More Than a Venue – at leading international business events trade show, IMEX Frankfurt.
The campaign reflects the venue’s growth since its opening two years ago and emergence as a symbol of global excellence, highlighting the unique combination of people, services, partners and features that set ICC Sydney apart from its competitors.
It has been designed to showcase ICC Sydney’s pledge to provide clients with More Than a Venue and deliver a world class Sydney experience – from its Legacy Program, which provides clients with a platform to give back while enriching delegate engagement, to its industry-leading Feeding Your Performance culinary philosophy, its spectacular collection of artworks and its reach into the creative, education and innovation hubs of the city.
New Zealand on show at CINZ Meetings
International business event organisers will be converging on Auckland this week for New Zealand’s biggest showcase of conference and incentive products, on 29 and 30 May at ASB Showgrounds.
CINZ MEETINGS, organised by Conventions and Incentives New Zealand, is the largest annual event for connecting influential domestic, Australian and international buyers with New Zealand’s key regions, meeting facilities, accommodation, off-site venues and activities.
CINZ Chief Executive Sue Sullivan says New Zealand is moving up the ranks of global conference destinations and punching above its weight on the world stage, and interest from international buyers for MEETINGS reflects this.
“We are now number 12 in the Asia Pacific and number 46 in the world on the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) listing for 2018, up five places worldwide from 2017. We’re being talked about in the global arena, and it’s great to be bringing many of these of these influential decision-makers here to experience New Zealand for themselves,” Sue Sullivan said.
Gold Coast to host IASP
The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) has announced the Gold Coast has been selected to host its 31st World Congress in 2021.
The Congress will bring together around 800 mental health professionals, academics, crisis workers, teachers and suicide survivors from around the world. Destination Gold Coast CEO Annaliese Battista said it was the first time the global congress would convene on the Gold Coast.
“Securing this event is a testament to the capabilities of the city to deliver world-class, large-scale business events in the heart of Australia’s playground. It also highlights the appeal of Gold Coast’s growing health and innovation sector,” Annaliese Battista said.
