Events organisers attending the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME 2014) that will be held during 18-19 February 2014 in Australia can add value for their MICE groups when booking selected properties within the five-star Grand brand portfolio of Centara Hotels & Resorts.

Groups of a minimum of 50 persons or 20 rooms will receive along with their accommodation a free 30-minute cocktail reception, a 15 percent discount on selected spa treatments, and a souvenir gift. 

Participating hotels are located in Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Samui, Krabi and Hua Hin in Thailand, and in the Azuri oceanfront village in Mauritius.

The offer is available for anyone booking until 31 March 2014 for a travel period up to 15 December 2015.

Under the terms and conditions, the offer applies to new bookings only, does not cover cancellation and rebooking of existing events, and does not apply to FITs.

Participating hotels are Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin, Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, Centara Grand Modus Resort Pattaya, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi, Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, Centara Grand West Sands Resort & Villas Phuket, Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui and Centara Grand Azuri Resort & Spa Mauritius.

Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand's largest operator of hotels and also of MICE facilities. The company operates three independent convention centres in Bangkok, and in addition has meetings and events facilities at each of the participating Grand branded properties. 

Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand's leading operator of hotels, with 47 deluxe and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the Kingdom. A further 18 resorts in the Maldives, Vietnam, Shanghai, Bali Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Mauritius Indian Ocean, Ethiopia brings the present total to 65 properties. Brands and properties within Centara ensure that specific categories such as couples, families, individuals, and meetings and incentives groups will all find a hotel or resort that is appropriate to their needs. Centara operates 27 branches of Spa Cenvaree, one of Thailand's most luxurious and innovative spa brands, together with its newly launched value brand Cense by Spa Cenvaree, which provides core spa services for busy travellers. The company's Kids' Club is available at all the family-friendly resorts to ensure that the youngsters and teens are taken care of. Centara Hotels & Resorts also operates three state-of-the-art convention centres in Bangkok, and two in northeastern Thailand, one being located in Udon Thani and the other in Khon Kaen. The latest Centara brand is named COSI Hotels, an economy brand designed for travellers who predominantly make their bookings via the internet and who want comfort and convenience at the most friendly prices available, which is under development with the first property due to open in 2016.

For more information and reservations, please contact tel. +662 101 1234 ext 1 or e-mail to reservations@chr.co.th or website www.centarahotelsresorts.com

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