Another Award For Manager Of Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

By Neville D'Cruz MELBOURNE, May 4 (Bernama) -- AEG Ogden, which manages the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), has won another international trophy when the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) was judged "Middle East's Leading Convention and Exhibition Centre" at the 2012 World Travel Awards in Dubai. The annual World Travel Awards acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry. The QNCC was officially opened last December and debuted by hosting the 20th World Petroleum Congress. Since then, the venue has hosted 112 events attended by more than 128,000 visitors including the high-profile United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, AEG Ogden said in a statement. In March this year, KLCC was named "Best Convention Centre in Asia" in the 2012 MICE Report Awards. The KLCC opened in 2005 and now features an impressive annual international event profile. It has won a number of industry awards including Travel Weekly's Best Exhibition and Convention Centre in Asia for two years running. The awards to the Qatar and Kuala Lumpur centres followed other significant recognitions of a number of Australian venues managed by AEG Ogden. AEG Ogden Director of Convention Centres, Geoff Donaghy said the company highly valued the international and national awards bestowed upon its venues. "They are recognition of the commitment, dedication and hard work that our management and staff put into making their venues stand out from the pack in what is a very competitive industry," he said. -- BERNAMA