[SINGAPORE] A new hub for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) in the downtown area could be in the works, as Singapore aims to capture a larger share of the valuable sector.
Grace Fu, the minister in charge of trade relations, said at the annual Tourism Industry Conference on Friday (Apr 11): “To boost Singapore’s global competitiveness, we are studying the development of a new Mice hub in the downtown area of Singapore that can leverage the synergies of existing Mice venues and attractions located in the city.”
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) aims to treble tourism receipts contributed by the Mice sector by 2040.
On average, a Mice visitor spends twice as much as a leisure tourist, making it “an…
