Hong Kong (24th November, 2016) – The Great European Carnival online ticketing went live today. Carnival’s fans can log on to http://tgec-en.ticketarena.asia/ to secure their spots at the Carnival.
Prices remain the same as last year: HKD125 (includes 10 tokens) for adult and HKD90 (includes 7 tokens) for both children 3-11 and concession. Free admission for age below 3, 65 and above. HKD35 entry fee (without tokens) for all.
The AIA Great European Carnival has received major awards including Marketing Magazine’s Best Event Consumer, Best Sponsorship Activation, Gold in Excellence in Event Marketing, Gold in Excellence in Best Partnership Awards in 2015 and Golden Globe for ‘Best use of Social Media in Marketing’ at the Golden Globe Tiger Awards for Regional Marketing Excellence (Asia) in 2016.
Please visit www.tgec.asia for further information.
Stock shots and footage of The AIA Great European Carnival 2015-2016 can be downloaded here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3-R3bsYyC8dbXVlRlVDQ3pXamM?usp=sharing
ABOUT THE GREAT EUROPEAN CARNIVAL (TGEC)
The Great European Carnival Ltd (TGEC) is the producer of the annual Hong Kong event called The AIA Great European Carnival. The Great European Carnival takes place between December and February each year, on the Central Harbourfront Event Space. The event features amusement rides, carnival skill games, seasonal markets and performances on a community stage. This year the Carnival will run at the Central Harbourfront Event Space from 16th December to 12st February, 2017.
The Carnival welcomed one million Hong Kong and international guests in 2015-2016 and has out-distanced internationally renowned brands to win Marketing Magazine’s Best Event Consumer, Best Sponsorship Activation, Gold in Excellence in Event Marketing, Gold in Excellence in Best Partnership Awards in 2015 and Golden Globe for ‘Best use of Social Media in Marketing’ at the Golden Globe Tiger Awards for Regional Marketing Excellence (Asia) in 2016.
ABOUT AIA HONG KONG and AIA MACAU
AIA Hong Kong and AIA Macau are subsidiaries of AIA Group Limited. AIA Group Limited established its operations in Hong Kong in 1931. We have approximately 12,000 financial planners*, as well as an extensive network of brokerage and bancassurance partners who serve more than 1.8 million customers*. Our products range from individual life, group life, accident, medical and health, personal lines insurance to investment-linked products with numerous investment options. We are also dedicated to providing superb product solutions to meet the financial needs of high net worth customers.
* As of July 2016
ABOUT AIA
AIA Group Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively “AIA” or the “Group”) comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group. It has a presence in 18 markets in Asia-Pacific – wholly-owned branches and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Macau, Brunei, a 97 per cent subsidiary in Sri Lanka, a 49 per cent joint venture in India and representative offices in Myanmar and Cambodia.
The business that is now AIA was first established in Shanghai almost a century ago. It is a market leader in the Asia-Pacific region (ex-Japan) based on life insurance premiums and holds leading positions across the majority of its markets. It had total assets of US$181 billion as of 31 May 2016.
AIA meets the long-term savings and protection needs of individuals by offering a range of products and services including life insurance, accident and health insurance and savings plans. The Group also provides employee benefits, credit life and pension services to corporate clients. Through an extensive network of agents, partners and employees across Asia-Pacific, AIA serves the holders of more than 29 million individual policies and over 16 million participating members of group insurance schemes.
AIA Group Limited is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code “1299” with American Depositary Receipts (Level 1) traded on the over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: “AAGIY”).
For The Great European Carnival Media Relations Enquiries：
Floria Wun
TGEC
+852 2524 6433
For AIA Enquiries:
Kevin Chan
Bentley Communications Limited
+852 3960 1903
