ITCM interviews

Istanbul recommended as a group destination

Details: Category: ITCM interviews; Published: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 09:30

Verdict of UK event agents after a 3-day trip

A party of eight UK event agents, all representing different companies, have just returned from an educational visit to Istanbul. They were the guests of Jumeirah Pera Palace Hotel and MEP Destination Business Solutions. ITCM has been able to talk to two of the delegates about their impressions of Turkey’s capital city.

Incentive destinations and growth economy attract groups to Turkey

Details: Category: ITCM interviews; Published: Friday, 14 November 2014 16:30

Eda Özden of MEP Destination Business Solutions talks to Sydney Paulden

’Turkey is now offering more destinations for incentive groups and is the chosen venue for more corporate meetings.’
This is the message that Eda Özden was able to give in a discussion with Sydney Paulden of ITCM.
Eda was speaking on behalf of MEP Destination Business Solutions (MEP DBS), part of the MEP Group, which has been in the forefront of the MICE sector in Turkey for nearly 40 years. Founded and managed by Eda’s parents, Birgül and Tomruk Özden, the company is based in Istanbul and operates destination management services throughout Turkey

New hotel experiences in India

Details: Category: ITCM interviews; Published: Friday, 07 November 2014 16:15

Park Hotels introduce new brand The Zone

India is such a huge and varied landscape, that it is possible to overlook some of its areas of quality. This is also true of the hospitality scene. One group of quality properties that may not have had as high a profile as it deserves is The Park Hotels. It was the first to introduce the 5-star boutique style and now has a presence in the most important centres in the country.

The New Moscow welcomes international events

Details: Category: ITCM interviews; Published: Thursday, 16 October 2014 15:00

Anna Ivanko talks to Sydney Paulden

Anna Ivanko was in London and ITCM was pleased to be able to meet her. She was here to promote the Moscow Convention Bureau. The organisation was founded in August 2013 and is therefore just over a year old. Anna is the Head of its International Marketing Department.
‘We were established’, she explained, ‘by Moscow City Government represented by the Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship.’

Momondo’s Flight Insight can assist group organisers

Details: Category: ITCM interviews; Published: Tuesday, 15 April 2014 15:53

Hugo Burge, CEO of momondo, tells Sydney Paulden how much can be learned from analysis of millions of flight prices

I have been the first to stress that MICE business is very distinct from consumer travel. However, there are areas where the interests of individual passengers and group organisers are beginning to overlap.
The common factor is the need to keep down costs. Where the consumer area can be of assistance is in the huge quantity of data that can be collected relating to general air passenger traffic. The findings based on these data can feed into organisers’ decision-making and steer them towards decisions that can achieve economies.