{"id":226250,"date":"2023-09-14T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=226250"},"modified":"2023-09-14T06:23:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T23:23:13","slug":"penang-showcases-its-events-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2023\/09\/penang-showcases-its-events-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Penang showcases its events business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GEORGE TOWN, 14 September 2023: The Penang Convention &amp; Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) hosted the Network of Indian MICE Agents (NIMA) during their recent visit to strengthen business relations between Penang and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India delivers significant business for Penang&#8217;s tourism and events sector, according to Gajesh Girdhar, National Coordinator of NIMA, and&nbsp;Rakesh Arora, Convention Chairman of NIMA who led the delegation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"379\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226251 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3-5.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3-5-300x236.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 482px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 482\/379;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit PCEB. Travel agents check out the town on trisaws.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Penang partners and NIMA agents established valuable connections. 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