Sudesh Sharma has been promoted to Director of Operations at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).

Young event management platform Xventor is now part of Fast Start – a joint initiative that brings together SAP (Systems Applications and Products) technology and Apple design capabilities.

Florence Chua has replaced Karen Bolinger as Managing Director, APAC at PCMA, as part of the association's efforts to establish dedicated leadership in regional markets.

In Australia, Tourism Whitsundays has launched virtual reality (VR) tours complete with headsets to attract domestic business events.

Expo 2020 Dubai participants are the latest addition to the country's list of eight categories exempted from travel bans, but here's the catch.

Cvent has confirmed plans to go public by the fourth quarter of this year through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp, II.

This year MEET Taiwan is bringing its circle of trusted suppliers directly to Asia's top planners at the virtual Taiwan Incentive Talk.  

Singapore is aiming to gradually reopen borders and allow vaccinated residents to travel quarantine-free by early September.

The proportion of exhibition companies reporting normal activity has increased from 12% to nearly 50%, according to the latest research by UFI, which shows companies in the APAC being in a less dire but more uncertain situation than other regions.

As part of a package catering to the post-pandemic set, 137 Pillars House is offering a buy-out of its 30-suite boutique hotel in Thailand's northern town of Chiang Mai.

The 20th annual Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) opened live this week in the US, bringing together the largest number of hospitality industry professionals since the beginning of the pandemic.

APAC decision makers expect full recovery only in two years, but there are bright spots.

Business Events Perth has announced an extension of the Event Here Now funding scheme by six months.

The city of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory will host the World Conference on Ecological Restoration in 2023.