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Features22 What’s In An Address?

Convention centres showcase city allure

44 All Hands On Deck It takes more than just cruise

operators to set off the next wave of MICE demand

Regulars12 On The Ground HKTB’s Top MICE Agent Awards,

Marriott’s 20/20 vision, MBS expansion

54 Venue Highlight Rosewood in Hong Kong, TaiNEX 2 in

Taipei, Infinity Convention Centre in Sydney

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Planner’s Portfolio16 Meeting Strategies Using social media to drive

event awareness

46 Hot Idea Whisk groups to the seaside town of Mornington in Victoria, Australia

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Aside from hosting the headquarters of corporate giants like Google, Microsoft and Facebook, Hyderabad is also home to HITEX, one of India’s preferred MICE venues. The venue recently saw the likes of Indywood Film Carnival 2018, IEIA Open Seminar 2018, and Asia-Oceania ORL-HNS Congress 2019. In addition, paying HITEX increasing attention are industries such as real estate, construction, industrial engineering and manufacturing, healthcare, and travel and tourism.

KEY UPDATES Hyderabad is seeing rising demand for world-class MICE infrastructure. HITEX has risen to the challenge by expanding their current

81,000sqm capacity with a new building. Currently in the works and slated for a September 2019 opening, delegates can expect cutting-edge audio- and video-conferencing systems, intelligent climate control system, Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) and anti-static �ooring, in addition to a medical centre, ambulance service and two VIP lounges. There will also be a 8,200sqm pillar-less Hall 4 and a massive 82,000sqm outdoor event space.

HITEX EXHIBITION CENTER

VICINITY ALLURE Nearby serviced apartments and hotels o�er over 6,000 keys, including The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace, Radisson Hyderabad Hitec City and Best Western Ashoka.

Within a 20-minute drive from HITEX are attractions like the Shilparamam Arts & Crafts Village, Hyderabad Botanical Garden and Durgam Cheruvu Lake. Farther a�eld is Charminar, or the Arc de Triomphe of the East.

The world’s �rst hybrid solar-powered convention centre features a 10,000-seat arena, aquatic and sports centre, plus a lifestyle and retail village (Setia SPICE Canopy). Their address in the Bayan Lepas District of Penang Island puts Setia SPICE as an attractive venue especially for electronics and engineering

SETIA SPICE CONVENTION CENTRESetia SPICE Convention Centre.

sectors, since companies such as Bosch, Motorola, Dell, Intel, BBraun, Hewlett-Packard and more are found at Bayan Lepas’ Free Industrial Zone, regarded as the Silicon Valley of the East.

KEY UPDATES Setia SPICE clinched the ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management Systems certi�cation in 2018, which will help pave the way for S P Setia Berhad’s plans to launch Amari Hotel Penang by 2020, the 453-room tower linked directly to Setia SPICE.

VICINITY ALLURE Apart from being a �ve-minutes’ drive away from Penang International Airport, Setia SPICE is in close proximity to multinational corporate o�ces, Penang Golf Club, shopping malls, entertain-ment areas and places of interest. For lodgings, over 3,000 rooms are located within a 3km radius from Setia SPICE, including Hotel Equatorial Penang, Eastin Hotel Penang and more.

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