MiCE jewel of Jaipur:
The MiCE market is one of the fastest growing segments in India and Jaipur, as one of the favourite tourist hotspots, provides everything a business traveller wants. In conversation with AashishVyas, General Manager, Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre(JECC), on the finer points of the exhibition centre. Q Please tell us about the MiCE facilities available at JECC.
Spread across 42 acres, JECC consists of two air-conditioned exhibition halls with columnspace of 1,00,000 sq ft each, an exquisite convention centre featuring a ballroom of 12,000 sq ft along with 14 break-away rooms split across two levels. This facility also has open-air venue options of 50,000 sq ft lawn, an expansive outdoor exhibition area. The ballroom and halls are equipped with avant-garde sound acoustics that solves noise and sound related issues and gives optimum clarity. Hi-speed internet offers seamless connection while the high-end AV setup supports every meeting’s aspiration.
Q Which major MiCE events did you host in 2018? Any projects in line for 2019?
JECC has been able to establish its identity on a national level by hosting some of the biggest exhibitions and conventions such as 12th Jewellery Association Show, Smart City Expo, Federation of All India Caterers, 15th Jaipur Jewellery Show, CORCON, Unveiling Infinity by Art of Living, GrainEx Expo, 67th Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India (NSICON), Bacardi NH7 Weekender and Sunburn Arena concerts, and many other government and private events. 10th India Stonemart 2019, Great Indian Travel Bazaar 2019, Crossblade, IPF Kurti Expo, 13th Jewellery Association Show, 16th Jaipur Jewellery Show, Decor India, 15th Asia Pacific Congress of Clinical Biochemistry (APFCB) 2019, Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) 2019, etc, are few of the events that will be organised at JECC in 2019.
Q How do you bid for major national and international conferences and events?
We have been associated with all the major PCOs and exhibitors at both international and national level. JECC also keeps an eye on international RFPs that come from time-to-time. Since JECC is equipped to handle and cater to all kind of international events, we at JECC leave no stone unturned to bid for them.
Q What are the challenges for MiCE in India?
Lack of world-class exhibition and conference infrastructure are the key challenges. In order to attract MiCE business and promote their respective cities, governments of many countries offer subsidies to exhibitors and conference organisers which is widely absent in India. Another major challenge is the higher taxation policies, which has led to loss of MiCE business to the neighbouring competitors. India surely needs to develop itself as one of the most lucrative destinations.