MICE

What is MICE Tourism?

The MICE Industry can be broken down into four big groups. Those groups sum up what the meetings industry is and, in general, have a similar overall purpose.

Meetings

Business meetings could be anything like any group of people gathering in a common location, for a common reason, is a type of meeting. Other examples include: strategic planning, shareholders meeting, management meetings, etc.

Incentives

Incentives are a way to motivate or reward associates, dealers or any employee of a company, according to their previous performance or as a way to build teamwork. Resort retreats, annual summits and familiarization tours or even a day trip are common examples.

Conferences

Corporate conferences usually gather a group of people by profession or personal interest in a specific field, looking for information exchange and discussion about a certain topic. These conventions require complex planning and itinerary organization well in advance. Annual gatherings of industry associations and organizations are a big component of this sector.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions are also known for their extensive planning. They usually are highly produced trade shows that bring products to their audience. They could be either businesses selling to other businesses (B2B) or straight to the final consumer (B2C) larger fairs, despite having a clear target, might combine both modalities in the mix.

A MICE Event can boost the economy of a whole city, country/region.

One of the main solutions for seasonality of destinations, MICE travelers are often keen to try a stay-cation, which means, after attending a corporate event, visitors and participants can dedicate some time to get to know more about the place and it’s attractions.

Tourism or Events Industry?

Buyers of MICE travelers usually are professional associations or corporations. MICE is a strong and inseparable intersection of the Tourism and Events industry.
In modern times, DMO’s (Destination Marketing Organizations) and DMC’s (Destination Management Companies) proved the power of MICE tourism. They generated long-term economic growth and development to their destinations.
Singapore has been continuously cited in the 1st position of Meeting City ranking of Union of International Associations (UIA). Over 800 conventions take place in the city-state every year, which represents 8.5% of all the top international events in the planet.
The beautiful and charming cities of Germany, generate an annual turnover of 290 billion Euros.
Spain generated 178 billion Euros in 2018, representing 14,6% of the country’s GDP. It’s an incredible growth rate that brought Spain to the Top 10 tourism market economies in the world!