Rethinktmvel risk By Karen Yue v!t ien il lrn tei trt {l gi:rls t tg ctlt ;-rorate everts ;rl,rnterr : lre ptltting tlte c:rt br:lore tJ re hor.re, ;t:cordtrlg to lrrtertle' tic.rnal S[]S. l le. drrrgprovidt-'t of lled - i:lrJ lssistlnce . rtrter rratiotral lre-'althcare. sL.allt\/ ser vlce:t lncl outsoLtrcecl rttrstorrter Lttte. Trlve l sr'cL.t r ttr,r 5E 1-1r i6i1-s l\s t r - P.lc l ic i-lrrlc|.r Mr li,trr,, Rrdlr:y. '.,lt11 e,relltpl;rll itr]':.!'/11i.r !.r.r r! i li.veloll 1l!, pl.lll: i-ralseo f rt:,ll',, liI r-lttr crt tri i li:st Il;tlirltl. r-:ilst allcl fir Ltgr'.illrl te l.!l lir'ltt i ri:t''- ttl,-lh |g platts tl t{-r lvt'0ng trr'fi'r'. H€r t-{:rtort rlt tr:tttJs ev-otll pllntlers ',i', rtlr travel ilsl. tllarlaget s to assess tureto sripltott tislt t'rrlcual ott I'lr Rtcllety poilted oL.rt tlrater,'el'1i desttrratlLrr I hacl lts 5t.rrr.e, r'lrilc :Ltpportrrtg the Beiltng O ytrrflr: f-iatrtes rn (-roil[)ar! L.Jt:.cr-rve':Tt:ti tlratChirra clrd l.rot allo'r't' heltcoptet ,1 , "1 lr.uif iL. L:lrii]tro;s. l.tcli of ira l ng .lltol rg pararledics .tiltl tile ptll,ri c. s l(ilo\vlt-rcllli-- ol lii:.i ;ttcl ip tltl ilet:;ltrt,rttor r rtrtlld alsit bi: tlre cltlference ltetwee.rt 1ti,.: ttrrddelth tl ltnlr:sol i:lrli '1 .i.' i'iesAr---c;otL:]itl'gi1lltl|ertlltrc,rla]SOS.,l]S|.leV.]t]uattotlfor|rr.lo-1lr:i-l1l1c..coLl1cl5e]tli,.:r-,,tll;:l..:ll', lrach bv betwerelLiS$50 tlOLl lid US$100 0tl0 \i'/tl ract:; rrl t!.rt-ot-r:ln rt.tlLrrrl tlrststers and politr-aJ itrlle-'sl rrllL.Llrf lllg 1'1 11 p 6fl6-11 lir,,r lt-ofore. evenl r-,r!r-Jlt:el':t r.illt li) lc,nger ltJorclto et irlvt:l ri:l<t'tl,,ttlilgelllellt talii.e il l.)irlr'i' A-s rnor'a, ci-intl-ri-tlrii::, take ii rlrr-busrness Lrvertts il\itrlsLr::s,rtld exllose thalt rtaff lrlr-i f.ir-rn to l,rossible secLiIty artr-J rt-rr.-.ilrLtll rSl\S. €lverll p1.'intlers tltlsi :to1l gl lLltlilgl tlle ilL-:r'rri I lr-t\,,1.1 |sl\ flitTt.U,efir-.|r rtr rele-,glt ttg it to tilose"tr'llo llt,lv lilcli tllp ilttertlltr0l lill {rxlii,rl il s;tle!t| I i l l-tl I I I:J, tl I Tl l--r I o\rel es. GmndHyatt Bali upsizes GrandHyatt Bali has completed its US$35 million renovation of roomsand suites, the GrandClub,the lobby and threef&b outletsand the additionof facilities includingKriya Spa and a second GrandBallroom. The second Grand Ballroom, offeringwi-fi connectivity' now is the largest hotel convention facility in Bali. The 1,200m2 venue, which has a 10m high ceilingand a six metredeepstage with dressing rooms,canbe subdivided into threeseparate sound-proofed function spaces, each with its own entrance and individual controls for lighting and audiovisual equipment. TALKING NUMBERS f rr:t to t'ut't throtrgh potentta busttrr:ss i:verirt destltratlotls the risk rltrirgof ihe cJtlstrrr:rtrotr .tndavlrlall e trft'astt.Llr:- ov/n e\/acllaltlotl lltlltations. Fot itl- travel rsh i|3rlcluetrL'lrt last yc;rt tlrtr 'evacLntions rrhile r:redtt c;lrtJs v/elc 1.7 billion The economic contribu- tion in ringgit (or US$SOO million) by Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre to the citysince it opened in June 2005, it said 51,OOO The number of pre- scheduled appoi ntments over three days lastDe- cember at EIBTM, it said ClCl The amount in J J pouno sterllng (or US$148) to fly from London to Kuala LumPur on AirAsia X Shanghai expo chooses MGI Global association, communi- cation and eventmanagement company, MCI, is the officiallY assigned andrecommended service partnerof the 2010 World Expoin Shanghai. MCI,which setuP an office in Shanghai in 2006, is alsorepresented in Hong Kong andwill also be present in Beijingby March. The expowill be held between May and October, and 70 million visitorsfrom around the world are expected to visit the exhibitionpavilions of the 206participating nations. Cor- porations and associations are expected to hold nationaland international MICE events in Shanghai duringthe exPo. ri'.ri L1.. t.: 8 ttcmice February/March 2009