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Showcasing the true spirit of the city of Bangkok, a truly pulsating metropolis celebrating its recent arrival at the peak of ‘most visited cities of the world’, the hotel owners, the renowned singing Sukosol family, filled a packed ballroom of delegates with musical ballad after ballad that genuinely thrilled and delighted their audience. On this special evening Bangkok had really fulfilled its number one city status.

Whilst Bangkok was busy singing of its successes, much of the news coming out of the event was swinging towards Japan. The recent visa waiver for Thai and Malaysian nationals was making news as a smart move to attract much more visitors to Japan as an incentive destination and to position it as a stronger competitor to both South Korea and China. This is also supported by new air routes into Japan, such as from Bangkok to Hokkaido with Thai Airlines, by Japanese incentive destinations coming more strongly on to the radar, such as Okinawa and Fukuoka, by the relative affordability of the Japanese yen against the strengthening euro (taking business from Europe), and by the recognised diversity of the Japanese offer. All of this was supported by the largest Japanese presence at IT&CMA since 2010, with a Japan cluster at the event consisting of CVBs, DMCs and hospitality chains such as the Sapporo Convention Bureau, the Fukuoka CVB and Fujita Kanko Hotels and Resorts.

“With TCEB as our new MICE partner, we are pleased to launch joint promotion efforts and announce exciting business opportunities for buyers all over the world,” said Marico Ogi, Deputy Director of the Sapporo Convention Bureau. “IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific presents a vital opportunity for us to experience and engage potential buyers through the event’s official and social programmes.”