CEI Summit bound for Shanghai
Event buyers representing brands ranging from Coca-Cola and Fancl to Standard Chartered and State Street will be gathering at the CEI Summit Shanghai next month to learn of the latest trends in the meetings industry. The event at The Peninsula Shanghai on March 13 will also feature networking in a relaxed setting where speakers […]
Asia: IT&CM China 2014 lends support to Future Leaders Forum
Students aspiring for a career in the meetings and events industry will get to rub shoulders with industry professionals at IT&CM China in Shanghai this April. The programme, put together by IMEX Group, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and MCI, will see 50 students from Shanghai-based universities attending a day of presentations led by leading […]
IT&CM China Returns in 2014 With Strong Business Generation
According to a 2011 Global Meetings Procurement Agency HelmsBriscoe report, the value of China’s conference and events industry was estimated at $150 billion, with tens of millions of conferences held every year. The Chinese MICE industry itself is increasing at 20 percent annually. Meanwhile, a 2012 study by PhoCusWright reveals doubling of China’s travel gross […]
AsiaWorld-Expo chief hails ‘bridgehead’ boost
Leaders of the conference, exhibition and tourism sectors on Hong Kong’s largest island have welcomed policies announced by the special administrative region’s government to boost economic development in the area. Hong Kong’s chief executive CY Leung’s 2014 Policy Address promised a Lantau Development Advisory Committee to develop a ‘Bridgehead Economy” based around the island […]