Since reopening its borders to international travellers in July 2020, only good news has come forth. 

JW Marriott Singapore South Beach has added another arm to its JW Connects business events portfolio: Studio Britannia, a fully equipped broadcast studio for virtual and hybrid event needs.

Seoul Convention Bureau has found a new way to up engagement in the virtual team-building world: the Virtual Seoul Playground.

FCM has unveiled a new brand identity, fronted by a fresh "ground-breaking proprietary technology platform" aimed at solving customers’ pain points as a result of changing travel needs influenced by the pandemic.

Genting Malaysia's Resorts World Genting (RWG) is gearing up to launch its US$800 million movie-inspired theme park, Genting SkyWorlds, in mid-2021.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) recently announced some details of its MICE revival plan after receiving almost HK$765 million (US$1 million) from the government as part of the 2021-22 Budget.

Singapore's mission to become Asia's greenest city has taken a leap forward, with Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) this month laying out plans to transform the island into a carbon-neutral destination by 2030.

Web in Travel (WiT), the Singapore-based content and conference producer focused on travel technology, is introducing a Travel Roadshow event series. 

With business events finally allowed to resume in Malaysia, Sarawak has moved swiftly to launch various support packages to encourage local planners to hold more homegrown events.

Business Events Perth is urging more event owners to take advantage of the AU$50 million (approx. US$37 million) fund set aside for Australia's business events industry since November last year, with just 20 local events approved so far.

After three decades, Las Vegas Sands Corp is selling off its Las Vegas holdings, including the Venetian Resort Las Vegas and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, for a combined purchase price of US$6.25 billion.

While waiting for the various travel passes to be sorted out, FCM Travel Solutions Asia has launched its own digital health wallet, an app aimed at helping its customers back on the road, specifically travellers out of and into Singapore, when the time is right.

Meetings and events professionals in Malaysia are rejoicing following senior security minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's announcement that business events will be allowed to resume in Movement Control Order (MCO) regions from Friday, 5 March.

In a time when events can happen anywhere and anytime, we can breakdown traditional barriers — like language and location — and bring more people together.