Business Travel Xclusives 2

8 October 2012

Business

Business Travel in singapore

Business travellers head to China

Fly to Melbourne with Sichuan Airlines

DemanDs for business hotels increase

Mercure Bali Nusa Dua

2 27 June 2012

ContentsBusiness travel up in Asia-Pacific, Singapore tops 4

Demands for luxurious business hotels increase 5

Sichuan Airlines to launch direct flights to Melbourne 6

More business travellers heading to China for meetings 7

Mercure opens yet another hotel in Bali 8

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In this issue of Business Travel Xclusives, Singapore tops the list for business travel in the Asia-Pacific region. Demands for business hotels have also increased, and business travellers are seeking more meetings held in China. Sichuan Airlines is also set to fly directly to Melbourne soon, and indulge in Mecure Bali Nusa.

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Business travel up in Asia-Pacific, Singapore tops

BY NATALIE CHEN

Latest Accor survey sees Singapore with exponential increase in business travellers


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SINGAPORE – An Accor survey revealed that the average number of trips taken by Asia-Pacific exec-utives rose by 67 per cent in the first half of the year. Executives took 10 trips in the first half of 2012 compared to six trips over the same period last year.

Singapore was the region’s most popular business destination for the first half of this year. Last year, Singapore and Hong Kong tied in the top three. Evan Lewis, VP, Communications Accor Asia-Pacific said, “In this year’s survey, business travellers have told us that Singapore is their top destination in Asia-Pacific and that they expect to continue travelling to the city-state in the second half of this year. The findings underscore Singapore’s importance as business gateway to Southeast Asia.”

The number of business visitors rose to 3.2 million in 2011, an increase of 2.6 per cent from 2010, and forming 24 per cent of total visitorship to Singapore. The expenditure by these business visitors also rose by 4.1 per cent to an estimated S$5.6 billion contributing 25 per cent of total tourism re-ceipts.

Added Shantha De Silva, Director of Operations, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia & the Philippines, InterContinental Hotels Group,

“For the purpose driven business traveller, we also have two new Holiday Inn Express properties launching in prime locations in Singapore next year, one at Clarke Quay and the other on Orchard Road. Holiday Inn Express is our fastest growing brand and we plan to roll out other Holiday Inn Ex-press properties across South East Asia in 2013.”

Singapore as a technological advanced and culturally diverse country continues to be the ideal place for business meetings, whilst also offering entertainment and leisure options.

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BY NABILA GOH

Demand for luxurious Business Hotels increasesCrowne Plaza is now opening their doors to target a growing number of business travellers in China.

Located just beside Beijing International Convention Centre, Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou Beijing is a five-minute walk from Olympic Green and the famous Bird’s Nest Stadium.

Set within spacious landscaped gardens, the hotel is also a mere 25 -minutes drive from Beijing International Airport. Its centralized location also gives guests easy ac-cess to a variety of locations such as Zhongguancun Sci-ence and Technology Park and the China National Con-vention Centre. There are also 3 subway stations nearby for the guests’ convenience.

Boasting 472 well designed guests’ room and 40 suites, there are a variety of rooms for guests to choose from. For the business traveller, the executive club level on the 15th- 17th floor has complimentary high-speed Internet, a spacious work desk, usage of the executive boardroom and complimentary evening cocktails.

For the health-conscious traveller, Crowne Plaza Beijing Park View has amenities like the 25-meter indoor heated pool, Health Club, fitness centre, sauna, steam bath, and beauty salon with massage treatments.

You will never go hungry at the Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou with the 24-hour Café Asia that serves a variety of Asian cuisine. There are also 5 other restaurants and bars that will leave guests spoilt for choice! For the hun-gry businessman working late into the night, room ser-vice is available 24-hours.

Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou also has a spacious ball-room that can fit up to 1,100 guests. The ballroom uses natural lighting and it is the largest pillar free ballroom in Beijing. For those who are interested in hosting events, Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou is equipped with the lat-est audio-visual equipment, on and off-site catering with menus tailored to suit guests needs and a professional support team.

There are also nine multi-function meeting rooms and the Meeting Success™, a programme that helps plan meetings. Guests will be able to work with the profes-sional Crowne Meetings team, and the Crowne Meetings director who will liaise with the guests. Crowne Plaza prides itself on its efficiency, their Two-Hour Response Guarantee ensures that they will respond to guests quo-tation request within 2 hours and provide a full proposal in 24 hours guaranteed. There will also be a Daily Meet-ing Debrief to ensure that guests are in control of every aspect of their event.

With plenty of experience in the MICE industry, Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou is proud to successfully host big events like IMB Global Partner Conference, Lenovo Sum-mit 2012 and Copenhagen Leather Exhibition.

For more information, please visit www.crowneplaza.com/beijingwuzhou.

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Sichuan Airlines to launch direct flights to Melbourne

BY NABILA GOH

Premier of Victoria announced new measures to promote tourism in Australia among the Chinese Nationals

China’s Sichuan Airlines is launching a service to con-nect Chengdu, China to Melbourne, Australia. Sichuan airlines would now be flying from Chengdu to Mel-bourne three times weekly, said Ted Baillieu, Premier of Victoria. The Chinese airline is also looking to establish their headquarters in Melbourne too. Established in the late 1980s, Sichuan Airlines launched its first international route in June this year.

Currently, only China Eastern, China Southern and Air China has direct flights from China to Melbourne.

“Direct air services between Melbourne and Chengdu will increase business, education and tourism ties be-tween Victoria and China,” the Premier said at a trade mission to China.

Chengdu, a key force in China’s economic growth, is one of the largest cities in Western China with a popu-lation of 14.7 million.

According to tourism Victoria, Australia is getting in-creasing popular with Chinese Tourists as the number of Chinese Tourists has increased by 27%.

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More business travellers heading to China for meetingsWhy China tops the list for business travellers

While the global economic climate worldwide remaining challenged with the Eurozone crisis and the fluctuations in the US economy, statistics from the Chinese meetings in-dustry seem to indicate otherwise.

Over the last twelve months the meetings industry in China has continued to grow with high numbers of events being organised by all buyers. Nearly two thirds of buyers saw an increase in the volume of events they were involved in over the last twelve months. 72% also predict use of new des-tinations over the next 12 months although the countries with highest volume of events for the next 12 months are identical to those for the last 12 months.

The rapid development of cities and regions throughout China seems likely to influence the range of destinations being used for meetings and events in future with 72% of buyers predicting use of new destinations next year. This also applies to the outbound business from China.

Although Asian countries continue to attract the greater proportion of the events business, many other countries worldwide have realised the valuable potential in China’s expanding number of business visitors and are focusing their marketing strategy in order to attract them further afield.

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Mercure opens yet another hotel in Bali

BY NABILA GOH

The newly opened hotel, located at Nusa Dua is more serene as compared to the party scene at Kuta

The 201-room Mecure Bali Nusa Dua opened its doors on September 23rd. The hotel is located near Bali Tourism Development Complex (BTDC), Bali Interna-tional Convention Centre and the Bali Collection Shop-ping Mall. It is a 25 minutes drive from chic areas like Kuta, Legian and Seminyak . It is also a mere14km away from Bali International Ngurah Rai Airport. The hotel’s centralized location also makes its ideal for business travellers and tourists alike.

Mecure, a member of Accor already has 4 hotels in Bali itself. The hotel features 150 superior rooms, 43 de-luxe rooms and 8 junior suites. The hotel’s restaurant serves both tantalizing Indonesian and international fare to satisfy your appetite. You can also chill with a drink at the hotel’s lobby or pool bar. There’s a fully –equipped fitness centre and a duo leveled swimming pool adorned with a waterfall for you to burn the extra calories. For those travelling on business, there are 3 meeting rooms that can fit a maximum of 200 people. The hotel also has a Business Centre and an Internet corner in the lobby.

The design of each room are a mix of the traditional Balinese culture and the modern style of Mecure . The rooms are all equipped with international cable televi-sion channels and complimentary WiFi.

Peter Stolk, General Manager of Mercure Bali Nusa Dua commented, “The right location and contempo-rary design make this hotel an attractive destination for both business and leisure travelers looking for slice of paradise on Bali.”

In celebration of its opening, Mecure Bali Nusa Dua is having a special promotion where rooms can go as cheap as IDR 690,000( S$88) per night. This promotion is valid until December 20th 2012.

To learn more about Mecure Bali Nusa Dua, you can visit http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-activities/package-5837-mercure-bali-nusa-dua-special-open-ing-offer.shtml.

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