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Yogyakarta hosts two MICE events
Another MICE event is Asian Youth Day that runs from August 2 to 6 at Jogja Expo Centre building.
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Beautiful view of Siung Beach in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. (Shutterstock/File)
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ogyakarta has been kept busy with two MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) events recently. The first MICE event was 11th International Congress of Tropical Pediatrics held on August 5 at Alana Hotel which was joined by 539 delegates, with half of the participants coming from countries such as Australia, China, Switzerland, Thailand, Pakistan, Netherlands, Malaysia, Germany, Kenya and Turkey.
Another MICE event is Asian Youth Day that runs from August 2 to 6 at Jogja Expo Centre building. The event attracts around 3,000 people from 22 countries.
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Yogyakarta appeals as the perfect destination for MICE tourism due to its facilities and heritage sites such as Prambanan Temple and Borobudur Temple in Magelang.
Thousands of guests from both events visit plenty of wonderful tourist spots including places that were visited by the former United States President Barack Obama during his recent trip to Indonesia, as well as exploring culinary and shopping scenes in Yogyakarta.
“I’m very impressed with Yogyakarta. After the congress I’ll visit Borobudur and Prambanan temples,” said Rajesh Mehta, Regional Adviser WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia. (asw)
