Stepping out of Bali’s airport, one immediately sees an ongoing construction for the Ngurah Rai International Airport expansion. Driving out…

BUREAU BRIEFS
MEHK Oxfam Trailwalker 2012 promo campaign HONG KONG The MEHK (Meetings & Exhibitions Hong Kong) Oxfam Trailwalker 2012 promotion campaign,…

NEWS
Chiang Mai’s Year of MICE Three-phase master plan for Chiang Mai to be a Global MICE City CHIANG MAI A…

NEWS: Event tragedy highlights real risks
STORY BY GRAEME KEMLO A recently released report into bushfires that tragically injured ultra-marathon competitors in the Kimberley last year…

EDITORIAL BOARD for micenet ASIA
micenet ASIA magazine established its first Editorial Advisory Board in a move to continuously improve its content offering and relevance…

GLOBAL WATCH: A container of ideas
BY ROB COTTER Remember the last time an attendance confirmation fax slowly ground itself from the machine to land on…

VITAL MATTERS: Industry Insider Insights
Strengthening business relationships and convening for a kinder world. Magnetic resonance association chooses Singapore SINGAPORE The International Society for Magnetic…

Q&A: Top of mind at Phuket
Accor group’s Pullman brand eyes on becoming a major player in the upscale market of Phuket. Pullman Phuket Arcadia general…

Q&A: Make best practices resonate
STORY BY SANDRA HERNANDEZ Hilton is a global company that leverages and exports great ideas in every part of the…

Q&A: Strong touch points
STORY BY SANDRA HERNANDEZ Capri by Fraser general manager, Raymond Howe, has an abundance of energy in his work and…

COVER STORY: Best of both worlds
STORY BY SANDRA HERNANDEZ Where business meets leisure at The Stones Hotel Legian, Bali – Asia’s debut of Autograph Collection.…

BALI: Reconstructs
STORY BY SAMANTHA COOMBER On the road to APEC 2013. Bali is experiencing dire traffic and congestion problems as the…

BALI MEET & EAT
COMPILED BY SANDRA HERNANDEZ Japanese cuisine with an ocean view Benkay Japanese Restaurant at Nikko Bali offers classic Japanese cuisine…

BALI: gets MICE-ready
STORY BY SANDRA HERNANDEZ There’s no question that the investment that The Mulia and Mulia Resort & Villas have put…

SOUTH KOREA: Getting Through
STORY BY SAMANTHA COOMBER Banishing the barriers to communicate and move around Seoul. Through the “Korea Convention Year” 2012 campaign…

SEOUL MEET & EAT
COMPILED BY SANDRA HERNANDEZ Enjoy ancient Korean recipes Observe the unique culture of Korea from its antique buildings and dine…

SINGAPORE MEET & EAT
COMPILED BY GINA SIN Wooing palates True blue foodies should already know this. Tucked away in a lane of hidden…

SUPPLEMENT: Singapore Revealed – Your choice business events destination
As Asia’s leading destination for MICE, Singapore offers plenty of solutions to cater to incentive groups and large scale conventions…

WE ARE Y: Take them to the Top
STORY BY LEILA BOTHAM Surging through the ranks of the MICE industry with tenacity, ambition, and unrelenting energy, Gen Y…

MALAYSIA: Nu-KL
STORY BY TAN HEE HUI Get clued-in on the Malaysian capital city’s constantly changing landscapes and new highlights. Malaysia is…

CASE STUDY: Delivering a stroke of hope
Name Of Event: Stroke 2012 Conference Organiser: The Association Specialists, Australia Type: Combined Annual Conference Client: Stroke Society Of Australasia…

VENUE UPDATES
COMPILED BY SANDRA HERNANDEZ Centrally yours Carlton Hotel Singapore, centrally and ideally located in Singapore, is minutes away from Raffles…

CAREER STRATEGIES: Move forward
ANDREW CHAN CEO, ACI HR SOLUTIONS There is no place for boredom or frustration at the workplace, if you know…

PROFILE: Women of inspiration
COMPILED BY ANGELA BLARDONY URETA _ PAULINE CHEUNG PARK HOTEL GROUP GROUP DIRECTOR OF SALES Keeping the team spirit alive…

HOW TO: Discover what you are made of
DAVID LIM EVEREST MOTIVATION SPEAKER AND LEADERSHIP COACH Lessons from Qinghai’s Mystery Mountain reveals how leaving the comforts of home…

PEOPLE
COMPILED BY GINA SIN JOY CARTWRIGHT DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING NIKKO BALI RESORT AND SPA AUSTRALIA Nikko Bali Resort…

TASTE MAKERS: Wowed over
STORY BY LEILA BOTHAM Quickly earning a reputation as South East Asia’s definitive haute cuisine event, Chefs with Altitude staged…

CURTAIN CALL: Getting personal
COMPILED BY SANDRA HERNANDEZ Meet our editorial advisory board members, minus their high-powered suits! Behind the highly demanding jobs that…