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Pleasure islands The possibilities are endless as more businesses are renting private islands for employee events, writes Ed Peters Some meetings, incentive, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) events take over a hotel. Others might charter a cruise ship. But hiring an entire island doesn’t just up your game – it rates an automatic entry to the Olympics. 22 MICE BIZ SEPTEMBER 2014
There’s an amazing range of choice in the Asia-Pacific, with MICE-friendly islands in the Seychelles, Fiji, Australia, Indonesia and beyond. One of the world’s leading letting operations, Vladi Private Islands, has
more than 200 properties on its books, all around the world. “We’re witnessing a huge increase in businesses looking to hire the ultimate meeting location to impress their most important clients,”