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A holistic eco-tourism destination located on eight acres of jungle in Penang, the Tropical Spice Garden contains hundreds of varieties of flora and fauna which make for a stunning setting for meetings, exclusive gatherings or team-building activities. Offering a seminar room, a water garden, bamboo garden and pavilion, the Tropical Spice Garden can cater to a wide variety of events.

GEORGE TOWN – Pulau Pinang mampu dibangunkan sebagai sebuah destinasi pilihan bagi pelbagai acara dan kegiatan perniagaan di peringkat global menjelang 2021.

More details of Penang's largest convention and exhibition venue has been revealed as its opening draws closer. The RM350 million (US$78.78 million) Setia Subterranean Penang International Convention and Exhibition Centre (Setia SPICE), which will open in March 2017, will be the first solar hybrid convention centre in the world, have a seven-acre park on the rooftop which will...

The newly formed Penang Convention And Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) has laid out its two-year plan for 2017 and 2018 in a bid to attract more business events to the state. Its CEO, Ashwin Gunasekeran, shared that PCEB will continue to use its three-year brand campaign, Experiences Unfiltered, that was conceptualised in 2016.

Malaysian inbound MICE players and suppliers have seen a further spike in business due to the weakened ringgit in light of the US election results last month. The currency has fallen nearly seven per cent since November 9, 2016, and today, the ringgit is trading at RM4.43 against the US dollar.

The newly formed Penang Convention And Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) has laid out its two-year plan for 2017 and 2018 in a bid to attract more business events to the state. Its CEO, Ashwin Gunasekeran, shared that PCEB will continue to use its three-year brand campaign, Experiences Unfiltered, that was conceptualised in 2016.

（槟城）槟州国际会议及展览局（PCEB）首席执行员阿斯威英指出，商务旅游是国家关键经济领域（NKEAs）看重的经济项目之一。商务旅客每人平均的出行消费是7000令吉，明显高于休闲度假旅客的2000令吉。

The future of business tourism is in the hands of the newly formed Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau. At the Ninth China MICE Industry Golden Chair Awards ceremony held in Beijing in April 2016, Malaysia was voted among the top 10 best international destinations for business tourism. According to Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz, Malaysia is targeting...

Malaysia’s Penang government finally succeeded in setting up a convention bureau. The Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) has been launched to tap into the lucrative business tourism industry that has earned Malaysia RM11.3bn (US$2.53bn) over the last five years. The new bureau is charged with bringing in more meetings and events to the island state and realises an...

The Welsh word "hiraeth" has no equivalent in the English language. Simply put, it means "the longing for a homeland that is no longer there".