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The Indonesian island hosted last November’s Asean summit, which was attended by United States President Barack Obama and other world leaders, and will stage the Bali Democracy Forum in November and the Apec summit next year.
Most of the action is centred on Nusa Dua, home to many of Bali’s four- and five-star hotels, a golf course and other facilities. Work starts this month on stage two of the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre to satisfy burgeoning demand. The Bali International Convention Centre at the Westin Resort Nusa Dua is also under renovation. The venue can handle conferences with up to 1,000 attendees.
Kempinski, Mulia, Shangri-La and JW Marriott are among the top brands building international hotels and resorts on the island.
“We are catering to this situation perfectly with up-to-date products and small conference rooms as breakouts for main meetings, offering an international product with well-known standards,” says Nicolas Reschke, director of sales and marketing at the newly opened Courtyard by Marriott Bali Nusa Dua.
The hotel has two large function rooms that are surrounded by a landscaped garden which can be used for breakouts, team building and cocktail receptions.
Situated amid the rice paddies of Ubud, Como Shambhala Estate offers a different kind of MICE experience. The estate has a meeting room for up to 40 people, two residences that have communal areas for breakout sessions, and outdoor spaces for smaller sessions. There is also an amphitheatre.
“Bali is becoming ever more popular as a MICE destination because of the broad choice of activities available on the island, from visiting temples and watching traditional dancing to climbing volcanoes and white water rafting,” says John Halpin, Como Shambhala’s general manager.
“The MICE sector is going from strength to strength in Bali. This is in part due to its easy accessibility, with direct flights out of Hong Kong, Singapore, mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia and Australia.”
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