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Event companies look East as tech gravity shifts towards China
Best tips: how travel planners use generative AI
Best tips: how travel planners use generative AI
Despite challenges, such tech is already proving to be useful to advisors.
By Jamie Biesiada | September 19, 2023
Looking towards your long-term goals? Beat procrastination
Looking towards your long-term goals? Beat procrastination
Five strategies for event planners to overcome this short-term mood.
By Patricia Wee | September 19, 2023
How to hear and honour feedback
How to hear and honour feedback
SITE Chapter Leaders learn tips from Tim Mousseau.
By Patricia Wee | September 19, 2023
Meeting planners are still skeptical of AI use
Meeting planners are still skeptical of AI use
Latest Northstar/Cvent survey shows rising costs, uncertainty around AI tools at work as top concerns among planners.
By Patricia Wee | September 14, 2023
Sustainability in MICE: Inside the mind of a DMC chief
Sustainability in MICE: Inside the mind of a DMC chief
Budi Tirtawisata, CEO of Panorama Group, stays ahead of the curve with a strong focus on sustainability.
By Rin Hindryati | September 14, 2023
Unbroken Emergency Summit: An urgent call for action
Unbroken Emergency Summit: An urgent call for action
The meetings industry calls on associations to help rebuild Ukraine.
By Meetings & Conventions Asia | September 14, 2023
V-Convention 2023 gathers global entrepreneurs in Penang
V-Convention 2023 gathers global entrepreneurs in Penang
Some 12,000 delegates from over 50 countries descended on Setia SPICE Arena Convention Centre.
By Meetings & Conventions Asia | September 14, 2023
Marina Bay Sands’s precinct strategy takes shape
Marina Bay Sands’s precinct strategy takes shape
Ong Wee Min shares how the cross-sector alliance has led to a richer ecosystem of experiences for events at the iconic venue.
By Patricia Wee | September 14, 2023
Wellington markets its uniqueness to meeting planners
Wellington markets its uniqueness to meeting planners
Its strong links with government agencies, research institutions and associations give it an edge for drawing new events.
By Patricia Wee | September 14, 2023
Kenes Group’s pilot project measures carbon emissions
Kenes Group’s pilot project measures carbon emissions
Its sustainability measurement platform, Trace by Isla, takes paediatric conference ESPID 2023 to the next level.
By Meetings & Conventions Asia | September 14, 2023
BESydney makeover propels a modern outlook for MICE
BESydney makeover propels a modern outlook for MICE
Its new identity will communicate sustainability, diversity, equity, inclusion, and deliver CSR outcomes.
By Meetings & Conventions Asia | September 12, 2023
Anything but small: Are micro events still big for planners?
Anything but small: Are micro events still big for planners?
Event planners and venues share their insights on the future of small, curated events.
By Kim Benjamin | September 12, 2023
It’s raining cats and dogs for pet shows in Asia
It’s raining cats and dogs for pet shows in Asia
Pet-themed events are showing a paw-sitive upward trend across Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
By Patricia Wee | September 12, 2023
From waste to wow: How Asia’s hotels reduce food waste
From waste to wow: How Asia’s hotels reduce food waste
A new crop of sustainability conscious hotels are now tackling the mounting problem of food waste.
By Xinyi Liang-Pholsena | September 12, 2023
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