based on the book MICE by Ms Chloe Lau School of Hotel & Tourism Management The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

1. INDUSTRY SECTOR INVOLVED –
TRANSPORTATION

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Describe transportation management in
relation to MICE
• Outline the roles of different types of
transportation

3. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
• Transportation • For incentive
management covers trips, transportation
routing, vehicle management is
use, staff crucial, as most trips
requirements, maps, sig will involve large group
nage and preparation. travel.
• The cost of • Group air tickets and
transportation will also ground coach bus
have an impact on the tickets are also
number of attendees. frequently used.

5. 10.1. International
• Cities located near major air or land transport
hubs have the advantage of being able to draw in
more attendees.
• While travellers can fly directly from New York to
Hong Kong on a direct flight using Cathay
Pacific, they will need to tack on a ferry trip to
reach Macau.
• Hong Kong is more convenient due to its
sophisticated and well-developed transportation
network.

6. 10.2. Local
□ from the airport to the hotel
□ from the hotel to MICE event venues
□ from venues to various site visit spots
□ from the hotel to the different attractions
□ from the hotel to the client’s office
□ from the hotel to the centralbusiness district
□ from the hotel to the airport

7. LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT
□ Water – cruise ships, ferries
□ Land – limousines, taxis, buses, shuttle
buses, trains, trams, cable cars