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Marriott International
introduces reward point
offer to promote MICE
Marriott International
has introduced an offer
wherein, booking a
meeting between Sept.
1, 2011, and March 31,
2012, and holding the
same between Sept. 1,
2011, and Dec. 31, 2012,
could earn up to 150,000
Marriott Rewards bonus
points. Marriott Rewards
points can be earned
at over 3,400 hotels at
participating Marriott
Rewards brands.
These reward points
are applicable only to
individual members of
the program and not
to corporations and
organizations. Bonus
points will be awarded
up to six to eight weeks
after the conclusion of
each qualifying event.
Beginning with the second
meeting, an unlimited
number of triple points
can be earned on all
events ranging from social
gatherings and guest
rooms to conferences and
trainings.
These triple points cover
50,000 points base and
100,000 points bonus on
qualifying charges per
meeting or event.
Crowne Plaza Adelaide to Expand
Conference Facilities
From its inception in
May 2010, Crowne Plaza
Adelaide has become a
popular venue for meetings,
events, conference and
social gatherings. Based on
the success of the hotel’s
current meeting facilities,
the hotel will be expanding
its conference offering and
adding two new conference
rooms to its portfolio.
Each room will be able to
accommodate 50 guests
with theatre style seating,
and 30 guests for banquet
seating. The facilities
will be ideal for training
sessions, cocktail parties
and boardroom meetings.
The rooms will be able
to be used together or
independent of each other.
Brendon Meppem, General
Manager, Crowne Plaza
Bali’s pride – the Bali
International Convention
Centre
The Westin Resort Nusa Dua
and the Bali International
Convention Centre (BICC)
offer Bali’s most extensive
conference facilities.
With events ranging from
international conferences
and world summits to
corporate conventions
and exhibitions, the BICC
and The Westin Resort
have facilities and services
that rival any hotel in the
world. At the resort, the
17 meeting rooms can
be configured for events
hosting 25 to 2,500
people. Adjacent to the
resort, the BICC boasts
more than 26,000 sq ft,
while Nusa Indah Hall can
Adelaide said: “We’re
looking forward to adding
two new ground floor
conference rooms to our
already strong meetings,
events and conference
offering. The demand for
our conference facilities
over the last 15 months
has demonstrated the need
to further expand in this
area to create additional
conference spaces.”
Philippines catches the attention of global hotel brands
In the recent past, the
Philippines has been
enjoying a steady increase
in tourism and is becoming
a sought-after MICE
destination in Asia. This
has caught the attention
of global hotel brands
who want to be a part
of the trend, resulting in
an increase in properties
willing to cater to the
ever-growing demands of
corporate guests.
New openings across the
city include Resorts World
Manila’s Maxim Tower, a
six-star all-suite hotel,
as well as the soon-to-
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open Remington Hotel.
The SM Bay City Arena, a
multipurpose entertainment
venue with a capacity of
up to 18,000 people, will
open in late 2012. The
Aseana Business Park is a
1,300-hectare site designed
for business, tourism and
entertainment facilities.
host conferences or trade
gatherings with 30,000 sq
ft of indoor exhibit space
and an additional outside
exhibit area of 22,000 sq
ft.
The BICC has hosted
many large scale events
in recent years including
the Blackberry Group
Meeting in January 2011,
the Indonesian Palm Oil
Conference and Price
Outlook 2010, and the
2007 United United Nations
Framework Convention
on Climate Change
Conference, attended
by more than 11,000
participants.
Nature meets
high tech at
Sarawak
Sarawak has been taking
advantage of the known
fact that wherever they
are, conference delegates
love ditching their suits and
ties for unique experiences
outside their meeting
rooms and convention halls.
‘Nature meets high-tech’
has been Sarawak’s selling
point since the state began
focusing on developing the
MICE sector.
Jill Henry, CEO, Sarawak
Conventions Bureau said:
“We are still very new in
the international market
but we are in the right part
of the world, as the old
bastions of the conventions
industry in Europe and the
US are slowly losing market
share to destinations in the
Asia Pacific such as China,
South Korea and India.”