New MICE centre for Chiang Mai

The privately-owned Khum Kham MICE centre will be in Chiang Mai town, on the same grounds as the 85-key Khum Phaya Resort and Spa and Khum Khantoke-Lanna dining and shows, which Tantranont also owns. 

 According to Olivier Petit, general manager of Khum Phaya Resort and Spa, the two-storey venue designed Lanna-style will be able to accommodate a 2,000-pax meeting, 1,500-pax banquet and 100-booth exhibition. It will also be fitted with modern audiovisual systems and latest meeting and conference facilities. 

Petit said the venue would be managed by the resort, which was opened in June 2009 and which joined the Centara Boutique Collection in October last year. “Marketing has started for (Khum Kham), which is expected to be featured in all MICE brochures by the opening date,” he said. 

 Khun Kham will be joining The Empress Convention Centre, as well as a host of existing MICE venues at Holiday Inn Chaingmai, The Imperial Mae Ping Hotel Chiang Mai, Le Meridien Chiang Mai, Shangri-La Hotel Chiang Mai and Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai. 
 (Sources: Sirima Eamtako, Chiang Mai, TTGAsia)