Media Release
Borneo Convention Centre Kuching Awarded “M.I.C.E Venue of the Year” By MTC
25 October 2022
Kuching: Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) has been awarded “M.I.C.E Venue of the Year” by Malaysia Tourism Council (MTC) at the 6th Annual MTC Gold Awards at BCCK on 22 October 2022.
The 6th Annual MTC Gold Award was organised by MTC with the support of Sarawak Government through the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak (MTCP).
MTC Gold Awards pay tribute and confer the highest accolade to individuals and organisations whose outstanding contributions play a significant role in the success of Malaysia’s tourism industry. The awards celebrate and honour the tourism industry’s best achievers who have excelled in quality service and continuous growth, consequentially setting the benchmark for excellence and best practices for others in the Malaysian tourism industry to emulate.
The award was presented by Datuk Sebastian Ting, Deputy Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts on behalf of Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
BCCK Chief Executive Officer, Eric van Piggelen said “Since we started 2009, the centre has hosted over 2,015 events and welcomed over 3.4 million guests, through its doors. We constantly strive to give both our organisers and delegates the best experience when holding events with. We are thus extremely delighted to receive the honour to be named M.I.C.E Venue of the Year. This result is a testament to the commitment and hard work of our team here in BCCK, culminating in BCCK being accorded this award and setting global standards for the business events industry in Kuching Sarawak”.