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Meetings AsiaPacific e-newsletter

Meetings Media is expanding into the next frontier of the meetings industry�the dynamic Asia-Pacific region. The Meetings AsiaPacific e-newsletter, the newest member of our family of award-winning meetings industry trade media, will give North American planners everything they need to master the region that's defining the future of business.

The Meetings AsiaPacific e-newsletter will offer in-depth destination coverage full of practical information, features on trends that are reshaping our world, and all the news that matters most to MICE planners.


Asia-Pacific News

Hilton to Manage Beijing Airport Property Singapore Sets March Arrival Record Unopened Melbourne Center Doing Big Business Malaysia Bets on Gaming Ho Chi Minh City's Caravelle Going Green Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Inks India Deal, Picks CEO Hilton to Manage Pattaya Property Beijing Putting on Games Face Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Ceases Operations IATA Praises Shorter China Route Hyatt Breaks Ground on Vietnam's China Beach Jet Airways Launches Shanghai, Mumbai Service from SFO Shangri-La Announces Southern Taiwan Hotel Asia-Pacific Tourism Revenue Set to Soar Pattaya Convention Center Completes Expansion Cathay Pacific Switches Terminals in Beijing Accor Announces Massive Vietnam Plans Delta to Launch Atlanta-Shanghai Service Ritz-Carlton Opens Another China Property Marriott Adding 140 Properties to System Outrigger Managing Phuket Property Shangri-La Gets Green Award for Cebu Property Air Canada Expands India Service January Singapore Arrivals Breaks Record Malaysia Tourism Praised by World Economic Forum Thai Airways Adds Samui Flights Issenberg Takes Reins of Accor Asia Pacific Air India Rolls out JFK-Delhi Flight Melbourne's New Convention Center Wins Greenest Rating Korean Air Announces Fourth Weekly Seoul-DFW Flight Challenges for Chinese Aviation Singapore Ups Tourism Ante in 2008 Carlson Hotels Set to Double China Properties Air Demand Surges to 18-month High Idenburg Leads Suntec Singapore Starwood Opens First India Westin AirAsia Adding Flights Melbourne CVB Head Leads Association Millennium & Copthorne Opens Second China Property PuLi Hotel and Spa Set to Open in Shanghai Ritz-Carlton Beijing Opens IATA Launches an Information Portal for Travelers Taiwan's China Airlines Expands Shangri-La Hotel, Chengdu Opens in Southwest China Visitor Arrivals, Hotel Occupancy Soaring in Hong Kong ASEAN Tourism Association Gets New Leader Three Gorges Airport Starts International Flights Melbourne's Barlow Captain of Convention Bureau Travelocity Business Expands to Asia-Pacific Viva Macau Wins Award, Adds Routes Island Hideaway Joins Small Luxury Hotels of the World Best Western to Open Borneo Property W Hotels Comes to Japan Hotel Nikko Shanghai to Open in March 2009 Low-Cost Asian Carrier Expands into Korea Thailand Tourism Opens Ho Chi Minh City Office MPI Opens Shop in Singapore 2008 Business Travel Costs Could Cut into Meetings TTG Readers Say Thailand Has Best Tourism Organization China, U.S. Eye Closer Tourism Cooperation Millennium Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel to Open Nov. 1 Vietnam Golf Association Tees Off Head of RIM Hospitality Steps Down to Form Hotel Company Best Western to Open Chiang Mai, Thailand Property August Air Traffic Sets Records Marriott Ramps Up Growth in Beijing Macau Gets PATA's Grand Award for Heritage PATA Bullish on New Passport Rules IHG Announces First Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hanoi Asia-Pacific's Aviation, Hotel Markets Flying High Quakes Continue to Rattle Sumatra; Tsunami Warning System Passes Test Date Set for Flight of the A380 Suntec Center Wins Twice at Inaugural Awards Ceremony Shangri-La to Open Mumbai Hotel in 2009 W Plans First Property in Indonesia Venetian Macau Has Glitzy Opening Hawaiian Airlines to Launch Manila Flights Beijing Marks One Year to Olympics; Visitors Up Starwood to Launch a W Hotel in Macau Lau Takes Reins of Hong Kong Tourism Board Four Points by Sheraton Announces Tibet, Two China Properties MPI Announces Singapore Office Vietnam Sees 16 Percent Rise in Visitors Air Traffic Strong, More Planes Coming Singapore Air Auctions Seats on Inaugural A380 Passenger Flight Thailand Enjoys Continued MICE Growth Starwood "aloft" Hotels Coming to Asia-Pacific Airlines Scramble for China Routes Bali Tourism Surges Despite Warnings Ho Chi Minh Trail for Golfers PATA and The Nielsen Company China Forge Alliance Continental Partners with India's Kingfisher Airlines, adds Mumbai Flights Korean Air and Delta Add Atlanta Flights Tourism Australia Appoints New Marketing Head Airline Industry Profitability Improves Tibet Tourism Arrivals Mounting Christchurch Conventions Double Marriott to Debut in Macau at Studio City Complex United Starts Direct Taipei-SFO Flights HKTB Appoints Regional Director Carlson Hotels Continues India Expansion U.S.-China Flights to Double King's Anniversary Boosts Thai Tourism South Korea's Incheon Lauded as World's Best Airport China to Become 3rd-Biggest Travel Destination Forecast: $110 Billion in Tourism to Asia-Pacific New PATA Chair Takes Helm Doubletree Blooms in China United Adding Hong Kong-LAX Flight Thailand to Get Internationally Branded Golf Resort Starwood to Enter Tibet Singapore Gunning for Big Mice U.S. Working on Open Skies Agreement with China Upcoming Melbourne Center Designed to Take Green Lead Qantas Launches Tour East Australia Asia Biggest Air Transport Market by 2010 Vietnam Airlines Announces Expansion AMEX: Rising Biz Travel Costs in 2006 Outrigger Adds Another Bali Property KL Convention Centre Gets Green Status IATA Urges Asia to Participate In Environmental Debate Chinese to Have Big Impact on Asia Travel Vietnam�s Tourism Head Sets Sights on MICE Outrigger Adds Palau to Asia-Pacific Expansion India Forecasted as Big Driver of Asia-Pacific Travel PATA Gold Awards Accepting Nominations Starwood Inks Deal for Two Cotai Hotels Tourism Indonesia to Step up Marketing New Faces in Fiji, Vietnam Tourism Air Passenger Demand Starts Year Strong United Announces Capital-to-Capital Launch Date AIME Wraps Up Down Under Las Vegas Sands Corp. Sees Big Gains; Cotai Strip on Track Appointments in Asia-Pacific Hospitality Singapore Breaks Tourism Record Raffles Da Nang Resort and Residences Announced Trade Tower, Convention Center Hotel Break Ground in South Korea Starwood Introduces Aloft Hotel Concept to Beijing ASEAN Summit Wraps Up Budget Airline To Link Hong Kong and Oakland Vietnam Welcomes Planes, WTO Membership Best Western Grows by 50 Percent in China Thailand Announcement from U.S. Department of State Carlson Wagonlit Pegs Popular Emerging Destinations Boeing Breaks Order Record Second Year in a Row Beijing Tourism Surges Westin Opens First Malaysia Property Singapore Buys Nine More Super-Jumbo Jets American Airlines Changes China Route Bid Anantara Resorts Names PR Manager Conrad to Manage Koh Samui�s Newest Resort Cebu ASEAN Summit Delayed by Weather Indonesia Coins Tourism Slogan Antara Resort Hua Hin Finalizes First Renovation Phase W Hotels to Debut Retreat Property in Thailand Hong Kong Tourism Board Leader to Step Down U.S. Makes Up Most Overseas Visitors to Shanghai South Korea Tourism 'ROK' for China Aussie Tourism Campaign Comes to North America First Partially Submerged Hotel Comes to China Mega-Jumbo Jet to Start Asian Airport Tests Vietnam Readies for APEC Accor to Renovate, Rebrand Busan Property Singapore Gearing up for ASEAN Shanghai Airlines Announces Shanghai-Hong Kong Flight Amex Predicts Steep Rise in Asia-Pacific Travel Costs Marriott Launches Global Expansion Aeromexico Starts Mexico City-Narita Flight Golden Tulip Launches Meetings Website Christchurch Breaks Meetings Record Ritz-Carlton Reports Unprecedented Growth Unique Dining Option at Royal Orchid Le Royal Meridien Shanghai Debuts Pan Pacific Singapore Honored Singapore Sets Tourism Record MCVB Appoints Director of Sales Development InterContinental Enters Vietnam BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Says Thailand Safe for Travelers New Options for BKK-Bangkok Trips Announced PATA Annual Statistical Report Launched Four Seasons Property in Maldives Reopens Indian Travel to Asia-Pacific Surges Australian Tourism Community Mourns �Crocodile Hunter� Four Points by Sheraton Makes Beijing Debut Airline Profitability Climbing out of Red Thailand Launches �E-nitiative� PATA President Renews Contract New Airport Set to Open in Thailand Singapore Embarks on Long-term MICE Hunt Cebu CC Will Open in Time for ASEAN Summit Raffles Beijing Hotel Reopens United Announces Major Asian Push Deal for 151-Story Tower and Multiple Hotels Signed for Incheon, South Korea Doubletree Moves into Asia American Airlines Applies for China Route Air New Zealand Cancels Singapore Service Orient-Express Buys Southeast Asian Hotel Group International Air Traffic Grows in May Alila Jakarta Gets in Touch with Feminine Side China Southern Airlines Expands L.A.-China Service Singapore Auctioning Land for Hotels Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur Changes Management Crystal Cruises Returns to Asia Construction Starts on Sarawak Center China Leading Asia Hotel Boom Industry Giants Plan Joint Cotai Complex Sands Wins Bid for First Singapore Casino Complex Wynn Macau Opens Beijing Office South Asian Countries Come Together Celebrity Sails to Australia, New Zealand ICCA Publishes Country and City Rankings 2005 Starwood Announces 50th China Hotel Macau Tourism Center Opens India Blossoming for Golden Tulip Group Shangri-La Voted Best International Brand in China PATA Scuttles Annual Conference Pan Pacific Chiang Mai Set for October Opening Maldives: Islands for Sale Conrad to Manage Shanghai Luxury Hotel Cell Phone Service Aids Staying in Touch Sands Submits Singapore Bid China�s Largest Airline Set to Offer Daily LAX Service IHG Establishes Crowne Plaza in New Delhi AsiaWorld-Expo Center Wins Aerospace Show InterContinental Hotels Group Inks China Deals PATA Takes Travel Mart 2007 to Bali China Southern Airlines Plans Marketing Blitz Tourism Australia Launches Events Site Le Meridien Planned for Pattaya Ritz-Carlton Continues Expansion IATA: Asia Poised for Air Growth Four Seasons Plans Three Properties in Asia United Celebrates Transpacific Service Sands Wins Singapore Bid ASEAN Summit Wraps Up

Asia-Pacific Tourism Bureaus

Destinations:
- India: A World of Wonders Awaits
- Malaysia: Many Slices of Asia
- Hong Kong: The Sweet Smell of Success
- Australia: What's Up Down Under
- Australia: Oz Fests
- Singapore: Unique Events
- Macau: Culture�s in the Cards
- Macau: 'Tis The Season!
- Macau: Cotai Report
- Thailand: A Land of Meetings Options
- Thailand: Eight Things You Gotta Try
- China: All Roads Lead From Here
- China: Travel Tips
- Pitched Battle For China Route
- Malaysia: Meeting—and Beating—Expectations
- Malaysia: Travel Tips
- Malaysia's Top Five Must-Sees
- Japan: Main Island Events
- Japan: Seven Things You Gotta Try
- India: Tips for Smooth Sailing
- India: Luxury Train Tips
- India: Bangalore Becomes Bengalooru
- South Korea: A Meetings Smorgasbord
- South Korea: The Most Wired Place on Earth
- South Korea: Travel Tips
- Indonesia: A Lot Under Many Roofs
- Indonesia Set to Launch New MICE Effort
- Indonesia: Travel Tips
- Taiwan: Fast-Paced, with Grace
- Taiwan: Travel Tips
- Taiwan: A Natural Choice
- Melbourne Getaways: Great Ocean Road
- Melbourne Getaways: Yarra Valley
- Melbourne: Victoria's capital means buisiness—and pleasure
- Beijing: United Snares Capitals Routed
- Beijing: Travel Tips
- Beijing: Ready for Its Close-up
- Singapore: All Diamond, No Rough
- Singapore: Island Time
- Singapore: Travel Tips
- Kuala Lumpur: The Heart of Malaysia
- Malaysia: Do's and Don'ts
- Kuala Lumpur: FastFacts
- Tokyo: City of Contrasts
- Tokyo: Japanese-Style Spa
- Tokyo: Out-of-the-Box Venues
- Hong Kong: Going Strong
- Hong Kong: Travel Tips
- Hong Kong: Surf's Up for Off-Sites
- Australia: Wonders Down Under
- Australia: Only in Oz Experiences
- Australia: The Magical Land of Oz
- Bangalore: City of the Future
- Bangalore: High Tech A-List
- Bangalore: Getaways
- Shanghai: Star of an Awakening Giant
- Shanghai: All the Best Tea in China
- Shanghai: Get Out of Town
- Indonesia: A World Unto Itself
- Indonesia: The Wild World of Borneo
- Indonesia: Must-Sees in Bali
- South Pacific: Heaven on Earth
- South Pacific: Shopping in Tahiti
- South Pacific: Diving Fiji
- Macau: Big Things in a Small Package
- Macau: Cultural Heritage Sites
- Macau: Of Booms & Visas
- Sydney: Bright Side of the Rainbow
- Sydney: Eight Must-Do's
- Sydney: Travel Tips
- Taiwan: Night Markets
- Taiwan: Making Good Meetings
- Taiwan: Mountain Majesties
- New Zealand: Middle Earth Anything but Middling
- New Zealand: Four Auckland Maori Musts
- New Zealand: Travel Tips
- Vietnam: A Rising Star
- Vietnam: Planner's Perspective
- Vietnam: Travel Tips
- Seoul: Got Seoul?
- Seoul: Only in Seoul
- Seoul: Going Green
- Mumbai: Travel Tips
- Mumbai: Sights to Behold
- Mumbai: Hurray for Bollywood
- Bangkok: Must-Sees
- Bangkok: A Meetings Kingdom
- Thailand: Travel Tips
- The Philippines: Fun and Sun for a Song
- The Philippines: Manila Day Trips
- The Philippines: Travel Tips
- Malaysia: Many Faces of Culture
- Malaysia: Open for Business
- Malaysia: Incentive Heaven
- Singapore: What's Cookin'?
- Singapore: Future Development
- Singapore: Singing the Lion City's Praises
- Japan: Kyoto Culture Programs
- Japan: Heart and Soul of Kyoto
- Japan: Kyoto Off-Sites
- India: A Passage to India's Landscape
- India: A Taste of the Subcontinent
- Inida: Expect the Unexpected
- Hong Kong: Asia's World City
- Hong Kong: Ethereal Experiences
- Hong Kong: Must-Sees
- South Korea: Top Tourist Sites
- South Korea: Seoul Food
- South Korea: Where Business Is a Pleasure
- Macau More Fun with Your Games
- Macau: Outside Casino Doors
- Gaming In the Cards for Aisa
- Beijing: After the Olympics
- Beijing: Olympic Improvement
- Beijing: Finding a Room During the Olympics
- Singapore: For Kids of All Ages
- Singapore: Changi's Amazing Terminal 3
- Singapore: Thinking Big
- Kuala Lumpur: Celebrate!
- Kuala Lumpur: Get on the Green
- Kuala Lumpur: A Fushion of Flavors
- Tokyo: Season's Greetings
- Tokyo: Skip the Sushi
- Tokyo: In With the New
- Hong Kong: In Tune with Planner Needs
- Hong Kong: Sights to See
- Hong Kong: What's Happening
- Osaka: Cultural Immersion
- Osaka: The business of Meetings Is Good
- Osaka: Theme Dreams Come True
- Bangalore: City of a Thousand Names
- Bangalore: Spiritual Side
- Bangalore: Airport City
- Shangai: Pearl of the Orient
- Shangai: Serious Shopping
- Shangai: Must-See Sights

Expert Advice:
- A Key to Culture

Business Resources:
- Etiquette Tips
- Holidays
- Asia Pacific Bookmarks
- A 'Dream' of a New Airliner
- Japan Bookmarks

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