After a trio of terrorist bombings rocked the Belgian capital, two at Brussels’ airport and another at a metro station, the city’s main exhibition venue – Brussels Expo – announced several shows scheduled in the building were canceled. A note on the venue’s Web site stated: “Due to the exceptional circumstances in Brussels, the PRS…
Feedback from Hosted Buyers and exhibitors who attended ibtm arabia 2016 (www.ibtmarabia.com) has indicated that the event was a success, delivering maximum ROI through a combination of networking events, a one-to-one ratio of international and regional buyers to exhibitors, and a mutual match appointment system that allowed both exhibitors and Hosted Buyers to create a…
Tourist arrivals into the coastal Indian state of Goa crossed the five million mark in 2015. Of the 5.30 million tourists, 541,000 were foreigners, the state government said in a statement on Tuesday. The numbers mark a 30 percent increase over the previous year, the statement added. Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) into Goa remained unaffected…
The Narendra Modi government has extended the e-Tourist visa facility to 30 more nations, taking the total number of countries availing the scheme to 150. The e-Tourist visa scheme, launched in November 2014, is aimed at simplifying the lengthy procedures for international travellers who visit India for sightseeing, medical treatment, short business trips or to…
The Centre becomes first venue in Malaysia to install state-of-the-art laser technology projector 17 March 2016, Kuala Lumpur : The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) recently became the first facility in Malaysia to install the 6500 ANSI Lumens laser technology projector as part of her RM3.1 million investment to upgrade the audio-visual (AV) capabilities…
The swish South Mumbai commercial nucleus known for its British lineage and architectural magnificence has created history of sorts by turning into an open-air event venue for the first time. Moreover, this venue is the actual streets of Mumbai with a stunning backdrop of heritage buildings – what better way to experience the maximum city…
13 March 2016, Hyderabad : More than 200 global majors will participate in the civil aviation show, India Aviation 2016, to be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee here on March 16. Arrangements are almost complete at the Begumpet airport here for the five-day biennial civil aviation event. Leading aircraft and helicopter manufacturers such as Boeing,…
10 March 2016, Bangkok : The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), in an exclusive partnership with TripAdvisor®, is looking for new and emerging destinations to take part in the PATA CEO Challenge 2016. TripAdvisor will once again work with the two winning entries in developing and creating a digital marketing campaign to showcase their destination…
Diversified Communications announced today the sale of their Good Food & Wine Shows and Fitness & Health Expos in Australia to their International Director, Matthew Pearce and Finance Director, Steve Malbourne. 9 March 2016, Portland, Maine, USA : Diversified Communications announced today the sale of their Good Food & Wine Shows and Fitness & Health…
9 March 2016, Kuala Lumpur : The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) has promoted Ms. Kwok Wai Kay to Sales Manager – TenOnCall from her previous role as the Centre’s Assistant Event Coordination Manager. In her new role, Wai Kay will be responsible for implementing an effective sales plan that will maximise occupancy, revenue…
