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_2020-09-07
The Singapore Tourism Board has said it will start accepting applications for MICE events that can host up to 250 people from October, significantly expanding the current 50-person limit.

_2020-08-26
The number of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibition Events (MICE) held in Q2 in Macau dropped by 89.4 percent to just 38 due to Covid-19 cancellations.

_2020-03-08
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that although a total of 1,536 MICE events were held over the course of 2019, the

_2019-10-11
Japan has made MICE business one of the key pillars of its integrated resort policy, though it’s unlikely to topple Singapore as the regional leader.

_2019-08-30
Landing International Development swung to a loss in the first half due to an 80 percent drop in gaming revenue.

_2019-05-28
Macau saw a rise in MICE events during the first quarter of 2019, increasing by 49 percent year-on-year to 377, according to data from the Statistics

_2019-04-18
Las Vegas Sands President and Chief Operating Officer Robert Goldstein spoke enthusiastically about his companies prospects and plans in Japan on an investor call on Wednesday.

_2019-04-03
Singapore has allowed the first major expansion of its integrated resort industry since its two IRs began operating, involving S$9 billion ($6.65 bill

_2019-03-05
The Japan IR Association (JIRA) held its second event within the Diet Building complex on March 5, this time focusing on MICE and the role they are ex

_2019-01-09
Hard Rock International presented its master plan for Hokkaido at the Hokkaido IR Showcase on Wednesday, including mention of NEC for their facial recognition technology and luxury hospitality brand Four Seasons for their high-end hotels.

_2018-11-15
The ninth meeting of Osaka’s IR Promotion Conference was held on November 14, and it was agreed that the prospective Yumeshima IR should include an international conference center that can host more than 5000 people, which is nearly double the size...

_2018-11-15
Hiroyuki Hosoda, a senior ruling party politician, publicly pushed Okinawa to make an IR bid in spite of the fact that the newly-elected Governor Denny Tamaki has stated repeatedly that he opposes such a bid.

_2018-07-26
Sands Resorts Macao has taken six prestigious accolades at the 2018 Marketing Events Awards recently held in Hong Kong, including two gold awards, a s

_2018-07-17
Caesars Entertainment Corporation has broken ground on its newest development, CAESARS FORUM, a $375 million, 550,000 sq ft conference center in Las V

_2018-07-13
Sands Resorts Macao in June hosted a four-day, three-night “familiarization” tour for 120 international convention and exhibition professionals an

_2018-05-28
Spending by visitors to Macau was up 22 percent in the first quarter, with the biggest amount spent on shopping, according to figures from the Statistics and Census Service.

_2017-12-11
Sands China is bolstering its offerings for the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) industry with the launch of a new promotional

_2017-11-13
While Macau’s rich cultural history will be key to turning the city into “must-see” tourist destination, there is also an opportunity to improve

_2017-09-04
Last Friday, Tokoname city held its groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Aichi International Exhibition Center, which the municipal aut