News this week: According to the Malaysia
Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), the economic impact of
international events in 2013 increased 21% compared with 2012.
During the period from January to October 2013, the bureau
revealed it successfully won 118 event bids which contributed a total estimated
economic impact value of US$140 million. MyCEB revealed 42 of the bids won were
convention bids – up 62% compared with the full year of 2012.
MyCEB reportedly secured the visit of 40,000 delegates to
Malaysia over the next eight years. The total number of delegates for the corporate
meetings and incentives sector from January to October 2013 was up 18% from
25,604 to 30,318.
This post is excerpted from BSG's weekly e-newsletter
which is part of our subscription research service, BSG Tracker. Visit our website
to find out more about this service. You can also follow us on Twitter
for all the latest updates.
No comments:
Post a Comment