Starting April 10, 2025, this initiative will provide promotional discount codes for Uber rides to organizers and attendees of qualifying international conventions, domestic conferences, and incentive tours in Osaka, aiming to enhance attendee convenience and accessibility. This partnership is a first for Japan in terms of strategically bringing in more MICE events to a destination. Leveraging the momentum of Expo 2025, the partnership aims to encourage even more meeting and event organizers to choose Osaka as their next host destination.
Establishing Osaka as a leading Asian MICE destination
Driven by the upcoming 2025 World Expo and the development of an Integrated Resort (IR), the OCTB is committed to establishing Osaka as a leading MICE events destination in Japan and Asia. They have established a MICE promotional body with stakeholders from across Osaka, aiming to attract and create MICE events that foster new business and innovation as well as drive global investment into Osaka.
Hiroshi Mizohata, President, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (OCTB), said: “We are thrilled to announce this new support initiative in collaboration with Uber Japan. The OCTB is committed to positioning Osaka as Japan’s premier and Asia’s leading MICE destination. To achieve this, we have established an all-Osaka MICE promotional body, dedicated to attracting and developing exceptional events, and are determined to implement increasingly innovative strategies. Leveraging Uber’s global reach with services available in over 70 countries and supporting 50 languages, we aim to promote the Uber app’s use in Osaka as well as foster a seamless and accessible experience for participants from around the world at international conventions, incentive tours, and more in Osaka. The OCTB remains dedicated to providing comprehensive support for all MICE events hosted in Osaka.”
