MICE Tourism in India

As twenty-two regional airports go through a facelift, and exclusive business hotels and exotic resorts spring up in new and established locations, choices for corporates to conduct meetings, incentives, conventions and events (MICE) within India are rapidly multiplying.

Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore, Noida, Gurgaon and Chennai are stiff competition for established destinations like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Goa, Kerala, Agra and Rajasthan are non-traditional business locations, but extremely high on the "wow" factor. Similarly, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mussoorie, Nainital, Bhubaneswar, Simla and Srinagar are catching the imagination of conference planners for the 'freshness' that they have to offer.

Choices for MICE in India will expand exponentially by 2010-12 when under construction projects by global hotel brands such as the Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, Sofitel, Aman, Marriott, Crowne Plaza, Novotel, Grand Hyatt, Shangri-La and Radisson are completed. A look at the meetings, incentives, convention and conference facilities available in India: