In 2014, there was a distinct growth in the demand for MICE services in Thailand, with an increase in MICE related travel from Australia to Thailand of 38% from 2013. In order to support the demand from this market, Centara Hotels & Resorts has created an offer to promote and entice our Australian clients to our hotels as a destination for MICE events.

Events organisers attending the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME 2015) that will be held during 24-25 February 2015 in Australia can add value for their MICE groups when booking selected properties within the five-star Grand brand portfolio of Centara Hotels & Resorts.

With incentives trips on the rise, Centara Hotels & Resorts can complement these demands with their properties in hubs favored by the Australian market such as Bangkok and Phuket, while also exposing clients to new incentives destinations such as Hua Hin and Samui.

Whether it is an event based on a corporate meeting, CSR initiative, team building activities or an incentive with an adventurous touch, Centara Hotels & Resorts has a property that can fit all the components you're looking for, at moderately short-haul distances from Australia.

With direct flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Bangkok daily on Thai Airways, Emirates and Qantas, as well as direct flights to Phuket 3 times per week with Virgin and Jet Star, Thailand is opening up for the Australian market.

With its accessibility and increased demand as a destination, Thailand is playing a key role in the MICE market for Australian consumers. To support this growth, Centara Hotels & Resorts is offering the following initiative

Book a group at one of our participating Centara Hotels & Resorts listed below before July 1, 2015 and choose two of the four following upgrades for your event and quote the promotion code AIMEPROMO2015.

• Half hour welcome drinks reception
• Complimentary Wi-Fi in main meeting room
• One upgraded themed coffee break
• One complimentary room night for every 20 paid room nights

For more information on this offer and for full terms and conditions, please contact eventsalesgroup@chr.co.th

* Offer is not valid for existing groups received before 20th February 2015

Hotel brands within the Centara group that are participating in this offer include: Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin, Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi, Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui and Khum Phaya Resort & Spa, Centara Boutique Collection.

Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand's largest operator of hotels and also of MICE facilities. The company operates three independent convention centers in Bangkok, and in addition has meetings and events facilities at each of the participating Grand branded properties. 

Centara Hotels & Resorts currently has 48 deluxe and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the Kingdom of Thailand.  A further 26 resorts in Maldives, Vietnam, Bali, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Ethiopia, Qatar, Laos and Oman brings the present total to 74 properties. Brands and properties within Centara ensure that specific categories such as couples, families, individuals, and meetings and incentives groups will all find a hotel or resort that is appropriate to their needs. Centara operates 30 branches of Spa Cenvaree, one of Thailand's most luxurious and innovative spa brands, together with 7 branches of the value brand Cense by Spa Cenvaree, which provides core spa services for busy travelers. The company's Kids' Club is available at all the family-friendly resorts to ensure that the youngsters and teens have their own leisure zone. Centara also operates three state-of-the-art convention centres in Bangkok, and two in northeastern Thailand, one being located in Udon Thani and the other in Khon Kaen. The latest Centara brand is named COSI Hotels, an affordable lifestyle brand designed for travelers who predominantly make their bookings via the internet and who want comfort and convenience at affordable prices; the brand is under development with the first property due to open in 2016.    

For more information, please contact tel. +662 101 1234 ext 1 or e-mail to eventsalesgroup@chr.co.th or website www.centarahotelsresorts.com. 

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