To promote Macao’s convention and exhibition industry and attract more world-renowned events to the city, Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Executive Director Irene V. K. Lau visited Shanghai on 14 April to participate in the Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings China 2015 (IT&CM China 2015), jointly organised by TTG Events (a business group of TTG Asia Media), CITS International MICE Co Ltd and MP International.

IT&CM China is a major networking platform for Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) industry in China, and also a leading event for professional meeting and business travel sector in the Asia Pacific region. The exhibitors at IT&CM China 2015 included: tourism promotion agencies from Mainland China and abroad; hotels, convention and conference centre operators; information technology suppliers; exhibition centre operators; international trade associations; destination management companies; as well as public relations firms.

IPIM set up the ‘Macao Pavilion’ at the venue to promote its ‘One-Stop Service’ for MICE Bidding and Support in Macao, and answered enquiries raised by business visitors. IPIM representatives also joined more than 20 business-matching sessions to meet potential buyers and promote Macao as an ideal destination for conventions and exhibitions. It is worth mentioning that, through the promotion of its ‘One-Stop Service’ for MICE Bidding and Support in Macao during last year’s IT&CM China, IPIM successfully attracted an international conference of the insurance industry with 5,000 participants to be held in the city in 2016.

Other exhibitors at the ‘Macao Pavilion’ in IT&CM China 2015 included the Macao Government Tourist Office, local tourism agencies and professional conference organisers.