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India is undoubtedly
a unique Conference Destination as it offers cultural and heritage
sites, the exotic and mystical, excellent facilities of beach and
adventure holidays which can be combined as pre and post conference
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Enchanting
India's image as a conference destination is also projected
through the chains of Hotels, providing international
standards in facilities and services. Exclusive business
hotels and exotic resorts, with meeting rooms of distinction,
spacious convention facilities, modern business centres
and a wide range of conference facilities.
India is in a continual process of upgrading its MICE
(Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)
facilities. There are multiple plans on the anvil for
more world-class convention centers, airports that contest
with the best in the world and efforts to team the famous
Indian hospitality with customisation as per a visitor's
requirement. You could also offer the credit to the world
class incentive programs, her ability to heal spiritually,
her unmatched offering as a health destination or continually
improved infrastructure facilities that over 3 million
foreign tourists thronged her this year generating over
US $30 billion as revenue, even as most other preferred
hotspots marked a decline in their tourism graphs.
The inbound MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and
events) segment is growing at 15 to 20% annually. It is
estimated that the total national and international MICE
meetings market all over the world is in excess of $270
billion. According to industry estimates, the Indian in-bound
MICE market in first seven months in 2004 was $20 million,
which is 40% more than the same period last year. India
ranks 27th in the Global Meetings market.
The Infrastructure - India provides
an impressive combination of accommodation and other conference
support facilities to hold a successful Conference. To
mention a few; Vigyan Bhawan
in New Delhi, Centre Point,
Renaissance Hotel and Convention
Center in Mumbai, the BM
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Birla
Science and Technology Centre in Jaipur, the Jaypee Hotels
& International Convention Centre, Agra and the Cochin
Convention Centre, Kochi etc together with facilities
in the business hotels and resorts at various centers
in the country.
India is going the global way and MICE is fast becoming
a major part of its travel and promotional budgets. In
the Indian context, incentives is at present the largest
component of MICE but in a maturing market, it's only
a matter of time before the entire gamut of MICE activities
are undertaken by the Indian corporate world.
With the expansion in the network of airlines operation
on the domestic routes, better tourist surface transport
systems including the Indian Railways, new centers of
information technology, many new convention centres, hotels
and meeting facilities, India is now an important MICE
destination. The Indian sub-continent is emerging as one
of the finest Incentive destinations in the world owing
to the diverse culture and geography. From the icy Himalayas
to the tropical islands and from citadels in the desert
to verdant jungles it is a world in itself. With the emergence
of exciting new destinations every year one has unparalleled
choices for the incentive operator here. The incentive
programmes are a combination of old world charm and tradition
interlaced with modern cosmopolitan sophistication.
Today, there are distinct travel divisions within tour
companies and airlines that exclusively target MICE movement.
Destinations have also begun to market MICE products to
specialised agencies and the corporate world at large.
The business of MICE holds enormous potential for any
country. It is estimated that a person travelling to a
country for a conference or convention spends anywhere
four to eight times more than a normal leisure traveller.
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India is globally connected to a network of over 50 international
airlines and several domestic airlines, which provide convenient
connectivity within India.
Added to this is an elaborate network of surface transportation
system. There is an excellent Railway system running through
the entire country. All-important cities are connected with
state-of-the-art 'Shatabdi & Rajdhani' Express trains. Special
trains like Palace on Wheels and Royal Orient Express, comprising
of air-conditioned saloons decorated in the old Maharaja style
offer guests a chance to stay on the train and visit colourful
Rajasthan and fascinating Gujarat. An excellent network of roads,
national and state highways, luxury coaches, Indian & foreign-make
vehicles add to the convenience and comfort of surface travel.
And, to add to this, India offers an educated manpower base
where fluency in English and other official international languages
can be expected.
A large number of Convention Centres are available in India
with a seating capacity of up to 1700 persons. The important
conference centres in the country are at New Delhi, Mumbai,
Agra, Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur &
Kolkata. Some important hotel chains like the Taj Group, ITC-Welcomgroup,
the Oberoi's, Meridien Hotels, Marriott Hotels etc. also have
excellent conference facilities.
The exhibition industry has also gained fresh impetus with exhibition
centres like Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, the Nehru Centre in
Mumbai and the Chennai Trade Centre in Chennai amongst several
other options.
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Facilities
available at all the Recommended Venues |
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• Convention Centres,
Conference & Banquet Halls
• Exhibition Centres
• Auditoriums & Stadiums for hosting opening/closing
ceremonies & other events
• Accommodation in good 5-star and 4-star hotels
• Restaurants & Bars
• Recreation activities like Golf Course, Yoga &
Ayurveda Centre, Discotheque, Sports like Tennis, Squash,
Badminton, Health Club with Spa facilities
• Easy accessibility in terms of domestic and international
flights |
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