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New Website for MICE Australia from TCI
TCI (Travel Corporation India Ltd) India’s premier inbound travel organisation has created a dedicated website solely for the MICE Market of Australia.
TCI’s offerings feature the finest properties and experiences across the subcontinent - from royal stays at award winning palaces and private havelis, rejuvenating Ayurveda and yoga at the foothills of the Himalayas, trekking with Sherpas against the breathtaking beauty of mountains and monasteries, decadent indulgence at uber deluxe resorts, bio-diversity tours and safaris with trained naturalists, to spiritual journeys into serendipitous Sri Lanka and more.
Re-Entry of Hilton Hotels & Resorts Brand in Okinawa
Hilton Worldwide signed a management agreement with Chatan Hotel and Resort Corporation, a subsidiary of Orix Real Estate Corporation, to manage Hilton Okinawa Chatan in central Chatan, Okinawa, Japan. Scheduled to open in 2014, the 346-room, Hilton Okinawa Chatan is located in Mihama. It is approximately 20 km away from Naha International Airport.
The hotel will offer a 530 sqm function room and a 120 sqm meeting room, a business centre, retail shops and car park facilities.
Throughout the year, Okinawa enjoys a stable inflow of domestic leisure and corporate travellers. It has also seen increasing incentive trips from mainland Japan and surrounding countries thanks to strong support from the Okinawa government for the promotion of the prefecture as a meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) destination, as evidenced by the recent establishment of the Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Zurich opens its First Casino
Zurich is all set to open its very first casino, Swiss Casinos Zurich, in November 2012 in the Haus Ober building (Upper House), located in the downtown area of the city. Under the artistic direction of Steelman Partners, a well-known architect and design firm in the casino business, the Zurich casino features a sleek, contemporary look and feel with warm earthy tones running through the establishment.
Offering first class facilities, bar and dining options, entertainment as well as more than 26 gaming tables and 400 slot machines across 4,000 sqm of space, the casino will largely cater to the high-end and corporate markets.
Regent Phuket redefines luxury experience in Asia
Located in the secluded bay of Cape Panwa next to its own private beach and looking out to the Andaman Sea, Regent Phuket Cape Panwa offers a new luxury experience in a breathtaking location in Southern Thailand. A result of Regent’s vision for establishing attractive and personable resorts in the most beautiful parts of the world, the resort will present a superb private retreat, sensitively designed to harmonise with one of the most enchanting locales on Earth. Regent Phuket, the first of Regent’s several new concepts for forwardthinking luxury lifestyle destinations, is to open 1 December 2012.