Dubai's MICE bid wins up 24% from 2017
The business event wins in 2018 will deliver an estimated US$326.75m to the city over the next few years
Region urged to lift profile of industry
The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC), the international industry organisation, urges the Middle East to help raise the profile of the meetings industry within the region.
United Abu Dhabi triumphs once again
Abu Dhabi secured the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) 2012, because of its united approach, according to leading medical council directors.
South African convention bureau joins elite following audit
South Africa's Cape Town Convention Bureau has received a feather in its cap following a stringent international auditing process.
Luxury begins at Forte
The Rocco Forte Collection is coming to the Middle East so MIME showcases some of the brand's best meetings worthy properties.
Best of British
MIME ventures to Britain, home of the 2012 Olympic Games, to uncover the jewels in its meetings and incentives crown.
An address with a difference
Hotelier Middle East checks out the hotly anticipated new hotel on the block, The Address, Down Town Burj Dubai.
All set for ADIPEC
The "world is ready to come to Abu Dhabi to do business", ADIPEC organisers dmg world media told MIME.
Great green expectations
Fairmont Dubai's eco-champion Alka Patel explores the merits of hotels offering green meetings, and offers hoteliers some handy hints on how to go about implementing an eco-meetings strategy.
Wedding costs rise but demand remains strong
Properties around the Middle East agree that the cost of catering weddings is rising in line with inflation, but continued demand means that banqueting and events departments are still turning a tidy profit.
Siji marks Fujairah as alternative conference destination
Al Diar Siji Hotel is to promote Fujairah as an emerging banquet and conference destination at the Gulf Incentive Business Travel and Meeting Exhibition 2008.
Banquets without boundaries
As competition intensifies among properties eager to clinch shares in the region's banqueting boom, concerted efforts have resulted in diversification strategies and world-class services.