Companies can now offer carbon offsets via Lufthansa start-up Lufthansa has developed a sustainability solution for the travel and transport industry as part of its...
AirAsia fuels superapp ambitions with Gojek Thailand buyover AirAsia is revving up the expansion of its superapp footprint in ASEAN with the acquisition of...
IATA Travel Pass enters vaccine integration phase Qatar Airways has become the first airline to trial Covid-19 vaccine authentication via the IATA...
Penny Lion exits Tourism Australia amid business events restructure A re-organisation of Tourism Australia's business events operations has seen the departure of Penny...
Malaysia’s convention centres at the forefront of pandemic battle As Malaysia went into full lockdown starting yesterday to 14 June, leaving just 17 essential services...
Strong showing at Penang's inaugural virtual China roadshow The Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau has successfully completed its inaugural Penang Virtual...
Google and UNWTO join forces to aid travel recovery Google and the United National World Tourism Organization will work together on a multi-pronged...
Ready Player One: Team-building events enter virtual arena After a bumpy takeoff for the most of 2020, virtual team-building events are now becoming part of the...
Pacific World announces global shutdown SINGAPORE – Destination management and events company, Pacific World, this week announced it will...
Covid travel and events: country updates from A to Z A comprehensive list of the latest re-opening statuses round the globe.
Perth extends business events funding Business Events Perth has announced an extension of the Event Here Now funding scheme by six months.
Sri Lankan event association pleads for equal treatment Sri Lanka’s Event Management Association (EMA) is making a plea for the government to extend sectoral...
Confidence for incentives takes off with Trans-Tasman bubble There were plenty of smiling faces at the first Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE)...
Landmark incentive travel study shows increased spending, shifting priorities North America – Companies are spending more money on incentive travel in 2019 than they did in 2018,...
A deeper dive into Thailand Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau wants to promote 25 MICE routes for the country’s top five...
When will travel return? Industry insiders predict 2023 APAC decision makers expect full recovery only in two years, but there are bright spots.
When vaccines spell closed doors in travel The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is warning that a lack of one universally accepted list of...
Virtual events could be a US$701bn industry by 2028 The global virtual events industry, valued at an estimated US$57.71 billion in 2019, is expected to...
Pact to harmonise ASEAN tourism workforce expands to MICE An ASEAN agreement to harmonise the region's tourism workforce has been expanded to cover MICE and...
There’s no going back to pre-Covid events The conversation has to move away from when the events industry can revert to its pre-Covid heyday,...
Introducing CTM's post-acquisition structure Corporate Travel Management (CTM) has introduced three new global business units to enhance its value...
Edward Snoeks takes the helm at new Chiang Mai hotel Edward Snoeks has been appointed General Manager at the soon-to-open Meliá Chiang Mai.
Mandarin Oriental makes leadership movements in Greater China Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has appointed Richard Langonne as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental...
Rebranded MCI appoints Chief Strategy Officer Oscar Cerezales, MCI Group's former Global Executive Vice President Corporate Division, is now the...
Measuring the success of a sustainable travel programme No more shooting in the dark. If companies want to make progress with sustainability, they must start...
Update: new rules on event attendance in APAC Here are some of the latest developments affecting event planners, as the Covid-19 situation...
Book an event and become a certified digital strategist Marriott International and the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) have partnered to...
Kayak for Business is now live Kayak is fully launching its free corporate travel solution, Kayak for Business.
Virtual event explosion spawns data hotbed New digital footprints can reveal which booths, networking connections and speakers are valued by...
Online marketplace for meeting planners gets an upgrade After a recent expansion to Asia, Groups360 has rolled out multiple currency display and other...
New operator bails out Auckland conference venue after bankruptcy scare The show will go on at ASB Showgrounds for now, with NZ Exhibition and Events Company (NZEEC)...
Taipei Expo Dome transforms into city's first big vaccination site Taipei Expo Park's latest transformation will see its Expo Dome turn into a massive COVID-19...
AsiaWorld-Expo's HK$600million upgrade Expect robot cleaners, the first Wi-Fi 6 in Hong Kong's MICE sector, modular hybrid equipment and...
Mandarin Oriental marks Global Wellness Day with 24-hour virtual event To celebrate Global Wellness Day on 12 June, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will run a series of...
Beware of the 'infodemic' A leading medical director has forecast that Covid-related mental health problems will overtake the...
MCEC named Employer of Choice despite Covid closure Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has once again been named Employer of Choice for the...
Phuket to host region's first boat show in two years Southeast Asia will have its first boat show in two years with the Thailand International Boat Show...
International Travel Expo and MICE show returns onsite Following the cancellation of its 2020 edition, the Hong Kong International Travel Expo (ITE) and ITE...
Seoul, Taiwan make massive return to M&C Asia Connections M&C Asia Connections Virtual (MCAC) is back this year with a strong showing from Taiwan, Seoul, Hong...