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CONTENTS 2 Jan-Feb 2016 meetings & conventions • mcmag-asia.com REGULARS 04 EDITOR'S NOTE Asia increases meeting spend 05 NEWSLINE Statistics round-up and the lure of loyalty programmes 59 CALENDAR Upcoming highlights and post-event news on ibtm world 2015 60 PEOPLE A chat with Karen Tan, SVP, sales & revenue management of Pan Pacific Hotel Group PLANNER'S PORTFOLIO 14 BACK TO BASICS + Five rules to break in 2016 + 5 new ideas for brilliant breaks 16 CHECKLIST + Amping up attendee engagement 17 MANAGING CORPORATE TRAVEL + Understanding Uber: Pros and cons VIEWPOINT 44 AROUND THE WORLD: Selina Chavry, global managing director, Pacific World 47 RICH THOUGHTS: Elizabeth Rich, a business events specialist DESTINATIONS 32 BANGKOK Dusit Thani Bangkok, Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok 37 BALI Mulia Resort, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort, Grand Nikko Bali INSIGHT 48 VENUE SHOWCASE Grand Hyatt Incheon, Taipei Marriott Hotel, ME@OUE 52 EVENT HIGHLIGHT teamtravel premium GmbH's deugro global meeting 2014 ENTERTAIN 54 TECH TALK A selection of high-performance microphones 56 ON LOCATION Osaka makes bold plans for MICE 54 PHOTOS: ©ISTOCKPHOTO Jan-Feb 2016 Cover 37 32 56