Incentives and meetings

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On 14 November, Pullman revealed its new concept for meetings in London: the Pullman St Pancras hotel is the first to be equipped with the "business playground" room, dedicated to boards of directors, before it is rolled out across the network in 2014.

According to American Express Business Travel's Meetings & Events department, 2014 will see a stagnation in the MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Convention, Events) segment.

A workshop to promote Tenerife as a MICE destination will be held on 3 December in Paris. The event, organised by the Tenerife Convention Bureau, will bring together hoteliers and incoming agencies at the Spanish Embassy.

Convention centres are places where people meet and exchange ideas, and they are real vectors of economic development. The sector is staying on course in France - a tour de force at the moment - despite three penalising factors: the effects of the crisis, aggressive competition and unfavourable legislation.

Smiling people, beaches hemmed in by luxury hotels, lush green rice paddies and tea plantations that stretch to the horizon, not to mention temples galore, symbols of an extraordinary culture that is still very much alive... Sri Lanka, the former Ceylon, has done away with the demons of civil war and can finally reveal all its treasures. With no limits.

Michel Bensadoun is Chairman of ANAÉ and Associate Director of Agence La Fonderie.

Map of identity Sri Lanka looks like a large blob detached from the Indian subcontinent, from which it is separated by just 48 km. 21 million inhabitants...

Sculpted by the sun and Art Deco, tropical and wild Miami is the most Latin of the great American cities. While South Beach cultivates its glamorous hedonism, Downtown refines its skyline and the Design District is given a new lease of life by the grace of fashion. The warehouses of Wynwood are being colonised by art galleries. Miami is a party.

Contact Singapore Tourism Board, France - Axium Marketing 11 Quai de Dion Bouton - 92806 Puteaux Sissel Thorstensen : Director - MICE and Trade...

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Singapore's reputation in the MICE market has been built on a number of international events. Here's a look back at two recent success stories from 2012.

Singapore is constantly reinventing itself to offer meeting venues and team-building activities that rival each other in originality. With one objective: to get off the beaten track.

This peaceful island - the meaning of Sentosa in Malay - covers 3.5 km² and is home to a host of activities devoted to entertainment,...

Singapore's dynamic hotel scene and high-quality convention centres have made it the MICE capital of Asia. Business travellers and event organisers can count on quality infrastructures capable of hosting all types of events.

Often regarded as a stronghold of Asian gastronomy, Singapore has taken advantage of its cultural richness to play the culinary diversity card. Enjoy it without moderation, in the refined surroundings of top restaurants or in local food courts.

It's impossible to visit Singapore without exploring its fashion temples, from Orchard Road to Marina Bay, before heading to the Lion City's trendy spots.

A change of scenery is guaranteed as the "ethnic districts" take business travellers between India, Malaysia and China, without leaving Singapore. And even in the vegetation from all over the world that the "Garden City" aims to promote and protect.