http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx latest news en-AU Mon, 21 May 2012 06:31:23 GMT Mon, 21 May 2012 06:31:23 GMT BBS Elements 60 http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/507 TOKYO - Accor has opened Mercure Okinawa Naha, a newly-built hotel located in the city of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. brad foster Fri, 18 May 2012 05:15:00 GMT news http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/506 HONG KONG - Costa Cruises is assigning a second cruise ship to the region in May 2013. When Costa Victoria is joined by Costa Atlantica then, it will result in combined daily passenger capacity of 5,074. brad foster Fri, 18 May 2012 05:05:00 GMT news http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/505 HONG KONG - Inbound traffic continues to build with the Hong Kong Tourism Board HKTB reporting a year-on-year increase of 15.6 percent in the first quarter of 2012. brad foster Fri, 18 May 2012 05:04:00 GMT news http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/504 BINTAN - A ground breaking ceremony for the Bintan Resorts International Airport was held this week at Busung, Kuala Lobam, a 30-minute drive south-west of the increasingly resort enclave. When completed, it will improve the destinations capabilities as a brad foster Fri, 18 May 2012 05:02:00 GMT news http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/503 Melbourne is now Australias number one city for hosting international meetings, according to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). brad foster Tue, 15 May 2012 01:48:50 GMT news http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/493 The Aurora Festival of Living Music is set to explode across Sydneys western suburbs over nine days from this Friday until Sunday, May 13. brad foster Tue, 01 May 2012 05:40:30 GMT news http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/492 By Edwina Storie The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) kicked off on Monday in all the glitz and glamour that Dubai does so well. In a presentation by Dubai Tourism & Commerce Marketing (DTMC) that marked the event's opening, DTCM's deputy director of inward m brad foster Tue, 01 May 2012 04:46:00 GMT news http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/491 Winners in the Meetings & Events Australia 2011 Industry Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony held at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre on Tuesday night (April 24). brad foster Tue, 01 May 2012 04:42:21 GMT news http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/490 SINGAPORE - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts has taken over management of the Courtyard by Marriott at Kamala Beach, giving it its first property in Phuket and its first resort property in South-east Asia. brad foster Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:26:31 GMT news http://www.miceasia.net/161/section.aspx/489 BANGKOK - Sofitel Bangkok Silom has been rebranded Pullman Bangkok Hotel G, while Pullman Pattaya Aisawan is now called the Pullman Pattaya Hotel G. brad foster Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:25:34 GMT news