The World Economic Forum (WEF) has cancelled its Special Annual Meeting in Singapore, due to take place in August, amid a spike in local community cases of Covid-19 in the Lion City, and “uncertainty around new variants”.

American Express Global Business Travel is to buy Expedia Group's corporate travel division Egencia.

The inconsistent and often high Covid-19 testing fees around the world is a significant impediment to international air travel, said top aviation executive speakers at the three-day Virtual PATA Annual Summit 2021, which wrapped up on 29 April.

Creative Travel's Rajeev Kohli remains positive about the future of incentive travel, and encouraged by community response in India.

To celebrate Global Wellness Day on 12 June, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will run a series of live-streamed events online.

The Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) is in the midst of hosting its inaugural virtual tradeshow, targeting the mainland Chinese market's top tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

Some 30,328 attendees gathered from all over Queensland and Australia, with masks off, at the in-person Brisbane Truck Show 2021 (BTS21) — which rolled into town from 13-16 May at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC).

Hybrid is the way — but nothing beats face to face as of yet, said Freeman APAC managing director, Debbie Evans, about the future of international conferences during a hybrid event in Singapore last month.

Cebu will be a key focal point of Accor's expansion in the country as the French hospitality group will be launching two new builds as part its larger 18-hotel pipeline over the next five years.

Clarence Tan has begun his role as senior vice president, development – Asia Pacific from 1 May.

Singapore, Brunei and Australia are among the 12 countries and territories that British travellers can now visit without quarantining on their return to England, as the 'Stay in the UK' regulation is lifted today, 17 May.

The outright cancelling of 200 international meetings because of Covid-19 has cost the country upwards of AUD$300 million (US$155 million) in delegate spend alone.

More than 100 business leaders in Hong Kong have joined forces with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) as local Convention Ambassadors, tapping on their individual networks to promote the city as a destination meetings and events.

The latest Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble is set to take off on 26 May 2021, so here's what event planners on either side of the bubble need to know.