IT&CMA set for Pattaya show

PATTAYA The Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMA) trade show will welcome 1,600 visitors from almost 40 countries at Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall (PEACH) on October 10-12.

Under the banner 'Pure Magic! A World of Incentives', IT&CMA will be held simultaneously with Corporate Travel World (CTW) Asia-Pacific, which is aimed at the corporate travel management and entertainment industry. Participants will arrive at Bangkok's newly opened Suvarnabhumi International Airport, which cuts transfer time to Pattaya by up to an hour. IT&CMA is organised by TTG Asia Media and is supported by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), Thailand Incentives and Convention Association and Thai Airways. Familiarisation trips to Cambodia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka as well as destinations within Thailand will be available to accredited buyers. There will be pre-show tours and a friendly golf tournament. The show will end with the 17th TTG Travel Awards. At the Future Leaders Forum (FLF), a joint effort supported by IT&CMA, IMEX and TCEB to encourage a new generation within the industry, up to 60 selected students will have the opportunity to discuss key issues with some of the most respected industry veterans. For the third year, IT&CMA and CTW will champion the 'Carry for Kids' Charity Drive at the show. IT&CMA and CTW will return to Bangkok in 2007, to the new Central World Hotel & Convention Centre. For more details, go to www.itcma.com.sg