MICE
MICE - Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions
India is not just one of the world’s oldest civilizations, it is also the world’s largest democracy, and has made stupendous progress among developing nations. India’s impressive variety of history and culture, from the ancient Gangetic Kingdoms to the present state, harmoniously blend to form a unique atmosphere in over a million square kilometers of scenic sights. A continent-sized country, India possesses an amazing wealth of sights and sounds, tastes and textures. You will find a fascinating amalgam of tradition & culture, beauty & nature, style & splendour, warmth, feelings & courtesies, comfort & convenience virtually everything the modern conference organiser or delegate could expect. From a bustling cosmopolitan city to the quiet countryside, beach resort or a hill station, India has destinations, which offer a backdrop of unmatched beauty for a business meet. Conferences here bring fresh meaning of the concept of combining work with pleasure.
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.
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, Agra, Jaipur & KolkataBangalore,Mumbai, Chennai, Cochin, Goa, Hyderabad,. Some important hotel chains like the Taj Group, ITC-Welcomgroup, the Oberoi’s, Meridien Hotels, Marriott Hotels etc. also have excellent conference facilities.
Facilities available at all Venues :
- Exhibition Centres
- Convention Centres
- Restaurants & Bars
- Badminton Club, Health Club & Golf Course
- Yoga & Ayurveda Centre
- Conference & Banquet Halls
- Easy accessibility in terms of domestic and international flights
- Stadiums & Auditoriums
- Accommodation in excelent 5-star,4-star hotels & 3- star hotels.