The aviation sector in 2009 was considered to suffer its greatest turbulence as a result of the global financial crisis. Enterprises were cutting down business travel costs to streamline the total budget, which resulted in a decrease in the number of business travelers. With the rebound in the economy, enterprises are now making changes to [...]
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Meetings Go Green In Post-Copenhagen China
February 23, 2010The most direct effect on China of the recent and inconclusive Copenhagen Climate Conference is that carbon reduction has become an an issue in every aspect of economic and social life, including the hospitality and travel industry. >>
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Key Focus For China's Outbound Business Travel In 2010
February 5, 2010The global financial woes and H1N1 swine flu were the two key issues for the outbound tourism market in 2009, and tourism operators are thinking what impact these key issues will still bring to the outbound business travel market. >>
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Kempinski Introduces Its "Lady In Red" Brand To Beijing
December 23, 2009Recently Kempinski Hotels held a brand promotion meeting in Beijing at which Reto Wittwer, the president and CEO of Kempinksi Hotels, reviewed the history of the group, as well as outlining its future plans to the attendees. >>
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Huizhou Potentially Strong In MICE Development
December 21, 2009For the meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and exhibitions sector, Huizhou offers hotel bookers and meeting planners a new destination for travel-related activities in China. >>
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Guiyang: The Green MICE Destination
November 18, 2009The ancient Chinese called the northern side of mountain "Yin" and the southern side "Yang", hence Guiyang has got its name since the city is located to the south of Guishan Mountain. Ancient Guiyang was rich in bamboo and the musical instrument called a Zhu is quite similar in pronunciation with the Chinese word for Bamboo. So Guiyang is also called "Zhucheng", or simply Zhu. Nowadays "green meetings" are quite popular in international market. What could make Guiyang a fascinating meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and exhibitions destination and what surprises can people expect from the city? >>
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Ningbo: Competitive Industries Foundation For Branded MICE Travel
November 4, 2009Ningbo's meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and exhibitions industry saw a resurgence during the 65th China Automobile Parts Fair in April 2009 that swept away the shadow of the financial crisis and brought exciting news to the industry. With more than 1,800 exhibitors, over 2,100 exhibition booths and over 50,000 clients, the event was a great success in Ningbo. >>
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Planning MICE Travel Events In Beijing
October 19, 2009Speaking about this year's inbound incentive travel, Yao Hong, deputy general manager of the Inbound Travel Department of the International MICE Division of China International Travel Service, says that due to the financial crisis, many foreign companies are reducing their budgets for meetings, incentive travel, conventions and exhibitions, some have canceled their events while others have reduced the number of people attending events. >>
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Post-Olympic MICE In Beijing
October 12, 2009As the host city of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Beijing attracted the attention of the whole world and increased its fame in the international community. It could be said that the Beijing Olympic Games was not only an international sporting event, but also the largest exhibition ever held in Beijing. >>
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New Tourism Developments For MICE In Sanya
September 14, 2009With the aim of enhancing its appeal to the meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and meetings sector and making Sanya a truly international destination, the government and the travel industry are constantly looking for new ways to promote the region. Two recent developments are the emergence of pleasure boating and the focus on environmental issues. >>
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Sanya: Creating A Paradise For MICE
September 7, 2009Du Liyin, the director of Sanya Tourism Development Bureau, comments that Sanya is not only a paradise for holiday makers, but is also a popular destination for meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and exhibitions. >>
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High-end Travel In Britain, Japan And Hawaii
August 24, 2009Despite the impact of the financial crisis and A (H1N1) influenza, there is still plenty of room for growth in the high-end travel market. For many enterprises MICE is a management tool that can showcase corporate culture, strengthen corporate unity, motivate staff, and build teams. >>
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Wuxi And Kunshan: MICE Markets On The Yangtze River Delta Region
August 7, 2009The economy of Yangtze River Delta is one of the most dynamic and competitive in China. The 2010 Shanghai Expo will not only bring opportunities to Shanghai, but also to all the other cities in the Yangtze River Delta. >>
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Travel Management: The Art Of Spending Wisely
July 23, 2009Travel management companies may be relatively new in China but they are rapidly helping organizations across a wide spectrum of industries to manage their travel budgets and get the best possible value during the current global economic downturn. >>
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CIFIT Lifts Xiamen's MICE To New Heights
July 2, 2009The 13th China International Fair for Investment & Trade will be held in Xiamen from September 8 to 11, 2009. Compared with former ones, the 13th CIFIT is expected to be much better in terms of scale, program, and effects. >>
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Branding Nanjing In The Exhibition Economy Year
June 3, 2009A strong exhibition industry is an important criterion in measuring a Chinese city's internationalization and economic and social development level. Much attention bas been paid to the exhibition economy in recent years for its positive effect on dining, lodging, transportation, tourism, advertising, decoration, and shopping. >>
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Meetings And Exhibitions Advance Side By Side In Dalian
June 1, 2009The Third Summer World Economic Forum will be held in Dalian on September 10, 2009, and the Dalian Municipal Government said it would spare no efforts to ensure the success of the forum and strive to make it a permanent event in the city and a new platform for international community to learn about the city. >>
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Developing Business Travel With E-commerce
May 6, 2009The global financial crisis has put business travel into an embarrassing situation with expenditure cuts or reduction by many companies as a way to save costs. In this situation, it is necessary for travel service providers to consider how to re-plan and adjust their operations to meet increasing demand in the future. >>
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Incentive Travel With Inner Mongolian Characteristics
May 4, 2009Inner Mongolia is one of the major birth places of prairie culture in China. With its rich culture resources and long history it has attracted wide attention. In recent years, more featured travel products have been developed based on the prairie culture and this has greatly boosted the region's tourism. >>
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A New Chapter For Hangzhou's Exhibition Business
April 1, 2009Hangzhou is famous around the world for the West Lake, while the exposition which was named after the West Lake caught the attention of Zhejiang province and China and attracted the eyes of the whole world as soon as it was launched in 1929. >>
