Not afraid to wade into uncharted waters, Melissa Lou and Jacqueline Ye founded Delegate in 2015, an online marketplace that automates the event planning process.

Right in time before Phuket's adamant push for a July reopening, Four Points by Sheraton Phuket Patong Beach Resort has unveiled its MICE-enhanced property, now boasting two ballrooms, seven meeting rooms and an alfresco event space.

As of 21 May, just 15 people out of 60,000 tested positive for Covid-19 following attendance at one of nine Events Research Programme pilot events.

Video calling app Zoom plans to break into the conferences and events industry with a new all-in-one platform.

Travel management app uses chatbots and human travel concierges, while assisting with cancellation and compensation issues too.

Swire Hotels has announced new members to the hotel management team across The House Collective and EAST brands.

To mark Global Exhibitions Day this year, happening on 02 June, the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) is planning a half day in-person and live streamed event at the International Convention Centre Sydney.

Travel management company FCM, the flagship global business travel division of Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG), has appointed Henry Jones as the new head of marketing for Asia.

Transparency and access to testing are key to keeping people healthy, but governments need to remove travel uncertainty, says Global Rescue CEO.

Reed Travel Exhibitions has added a permanent event to its global IBTM portfolio — IBTM Wired, happening from 28 June – 1 July 2021.

The Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble may have burst for now, but the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is forging ahead with a renewed perspective and strategy in anticipation of the return of global travel.

On 20 May — the same day Malaysia's MICE leaders gathered virtually to discuss the feasibility of restarting business events with vaccine passports — the country announced a record of 6,806 new Covid-19 and 59 deaths, bringing about a fresh conundrum for the industry.

The Victorian Government has pumped fresh funds of AU$42.913 million (US$33 million) into the destination's existing Business Events Program — launched in April — underscoring its support to the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) and Business Events Victoria to acquire business events for the state.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), organisers of the Shangri-La Dialogue, has announced the cancellation of the upcoming security summit in singapore, which had been scheduled to take place on 4–5 June 2021.