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Le magicien aux masques de France

February 02, 2014· Quick-change· tags: asia, changing face magic, china, chine, chinese magician, france, magicien aux masques, magicien chinois

A traditional Chinese magic act From France Ref: magie_174
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dusitD2 Shaoxing to Open in 2014, Targets MICE Market

September 24, 2013· · tags: asia, china, Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts, hejiang Guannan Property Development Co., incentive, Ltd., Mice Market, Shaoxing

The newly established joint venture hotel management company Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts has announced the management of a new hotel project in China, dusitD2 Shaoxing. The hotel is owned and developed by Zhejiang Guannan Property Development Co., Ltd. Scheduled for a soft opening in the fourth quarter of 2014, dusitD2 Shaoxing is located in the commercial center of Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. Shaoxing is located on the South bank of the Qiantang River estuary with various canals and waterways, giving it a Jiangnan style scenery. Read More
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Emerging markets visiting China

September 12, 2013· · tags: asia, australia, china, Emerging Market, Japan, Korea and Canada, Tourism, United States

Emerging markets are beginning to dominate China’s inbound tourism, according to new research. The National Tourism Administration revealed inbound tourists from emerging markets surged year on year in July 2013, while visitors from developed countries declined, China Daily reported. Visitors from Vietnam (+13.86 percent), Thailand (+11.29 percent), India (+10.78 percent) and Mexico (+6.42 percent) grew year-on-year for July 2013. Read More
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Novotel Barossa Valley Resort to introduce optimum service standards for Chinese visitors

September 06, 2013· · tags: asia, australia, china, Novotel Barossa Valley Resort, Tourism

The Novotel Barossa Valley Resort is Accor’s 50th hotel in Australia to be accredited to the hotel group’s Optimum Service Standards for Chinese Visitation program, paving the way for the hotel to attract greater numbers of Chinese visitors to South Australia and the Barossa region. Earlier this year, The South Australian Tourism Commission unveiled an ambitious plan to triple the number of Chinese visitors to the state from 18,000 to 57,000 by 2020 and fully capitalise on the emergence of this market said to be worth some $450 million to South Australia. Read More
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Australian business focuses on Chinese travel needs

September 05, 2013· · tags: asia, australia, Business Events Australia, china, China Incentive, Corporate Event Business, Sydney’s Darling Harbour

Business Events Australia, the business events marketing arm of Tourism Australia, will lead a delegation of 13 Australian businesses to the 2013 China Incentive, Business Travel and Meeting (CIBTM) Exhibition in Beijing to showcase the country’s latest developments in meetings, incentives, conferences and corporate events. Highlighting Australia’s ongoing investment in business events infrastructure and services is a key focus for the delegation, including the redevelopment of Sydney’s Darling Harbour precinct, which will be home to Australia’s largest convention and exhibition facility when it opens in 2016. “Incentive trips and corporate meetings have distinct needs that influence the choice of a destination. Australia is well placed to deliver in both respects,” said Penny Lion, head of Business Events Australia. “In addition to infrastructure and service features, Australia’s core strengths as an international business destination include thecapability for innovative team building and for delivering creative events.” In the last financial year, Asia delivered 50 per cent of the tourist market in Sydney and regional New South Wales, with half of that from China. Coming to Sydney in the next 12 months are 11 business events with 30,000 Chinese visitors from industries including direct selling, automotive, pharmaceutical and insurance. Read More
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Asia: Hangzhou to Draw 10 Million Visitors With West Lake Expo

August 21, 2013· · tags: china, China National Tourism Administration, General Administration of Sports of China, Hangzhou, West Lake International Expo, Zhejiang province, Zhejiang Provincial Government

The capital city of China‘s Zhejiang province will host the 15th West Lake International Expo this October, featuring a series of exhibitions, forums and leisure activities for an estimated 10 million visitors including 50,000 businessmen. Jointly organized by Hangzhou’s municipal government, the General Administration of Sports of China, the China National Tourism Administration and the Zhejiang Provincial Government, the event aims to promote economic and technological development in and around Hangzhou, and advance various key industries such as tourism, IT and real estate. Read More
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UK business travel poised for strong growth

August 07, 2013· · tags: Brazil, Business travel, business travel market, china, england, Europe, india, London, United Kingdom

The UK’s business travel market is likely to grow by 1.9 per cent this year to around $41 billion before picking up speed in 2014 and 2015, according to the latest forecast from GBTA The association is predicting that global spending on business travel will increase by 5.4 per cent to $1.12 trillion in 2013 compared to last year. The figures are included in its latest BTI Outlook – Annual Global Report & Forecast GBTA said that business travel spending was “stabilising” in 2013 before seeing stronger growth in the following four years with predictions of increases of 8.2 per cent in 2014 followed by 7.6 per cent in 2015, 7.2 per cent in 2016 and 7.1 per cent in 2017. This growth will mostly be driven by the continued economic strength of countries such as China, India and Brazil. For the UK, which saw spending of $40.2 billion in 2012, the association said that corporate travel spending would go up 3.7 per cent next year followed by 8.1 per cent in 2015 and then 7.5 per cent and 7.9 per cent in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Read More
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Germany: Lions Convention was Hamburg’s Biggest International Meeting

July 09, 2013· · tags: Chair of the Lions Organisation Committee, china, Congress Center Hamburg, Convention, Event 2013, france, germany, hamburg, international congress, Japan, Lions Club, Nigeria, USA

On Saturday, July 6, Hamburg experienced a major public event of a very special kind and a real highlight, when more than 10,000 Lions Club members from 131 countries paraded round the Binnenalster. The parade marked the high spot of the Lions convention from July 5 to 9 – the biggest international congress that Hamburg had ever seen. Hamburg was not just the venue – as Convention host it also delivered services on a grand scale. For this purpose a Steering Committee under the aegis of the Hamburg Convention Bureau und Matthias Rieger had been set up, already beginning with its preparations in 2009. Read More
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Intercontinental to open ‘cave’ hotel in China

June 27, 2013· · tags: china, china entertainment agency, intercontinental, intercontinental entertainment

A £345m conference hotel is being built in a quarry near Shangahi with two of its 19 storeys underwater. The two underwater floors will have an aquarium with glass walls that look out onto an underwater restaurant and the other 17 storeys will be built inside a cave at the base of the Tianmensham Mountain in the Songjiang District. Guests at the Intercontinental Shimao hotel will be able to do watersports on the lake and use the cliffs for rock-climbing and bungee jumping. The resort is expected to open in 2015 with 380 rooms, banqueting and conference rooms, as well as a swimming pool and sports centre. Rooms are expected to start from £200 a night. Source: http://www.citmagazine.com
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Emerging Meetings Markets

June 04, 2013· · tags: asia, Brazil, china, germany, imex frankfurt, india, Meeting Industry, Rio, south america

Here’s how key developing destinations such as China, Brazil, India are changing the landscape of the meetings industry. What constitutes an “emerging market”? By definition, it is a country whose economy is just beginning to grow. But as it pertains to the meetings industry, the term can apply to any of the following: • A destination that is just discovering how meetings, incentives and exhibitions can further boost its economy; • A country with a newly developed infrastructure (e.g., hotels, convention facilities, airports and destination management firms) for hosting events; and • A country that, due to its strong economy, is developing domestic meetings markets and even expanding its group business regionally and overseas. A number of nations have met some or all of these criteria in recent years, including China, India and Brazil, which leading hospitality companies such as Starwood Hotels and Resorts consider some of the fastest-growing hotel markets in the world. And where hotels sprout, meetings are sure to follow. China, for example, was cited as the most popular country in Asia for meetings, according to a fall 2012 research study conducted by Reed Travel Exhibitions, organizers of the annual China Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition […]
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