The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released further details of its Travel Pass, which it hopes will gain universal acceptance as a means of safe travel during and long after the age of Covid.

After the unexpected passing of former CEO Arne Sorenson, Marriott International has formally appointed Anthony Capuano as new CEO and Stephanie Linnartz as president.

After a bumpy takeoff for the most of 2020, virtual team-building events are now becoming part of the norm as traditional event suppliers bring all-important learning opportunities to online gamification.

MICE and tourism stakeholders have welcomed extended government support, following the latest 2021/22 budget announced by Hong Kong financial secretary Paul Chan on 24 February.

Accor has launched its new hybrid meeting concept powered by Microsoft Teams, touted to reset the bar on the event experience.

A travel industry roundtable in Sydney has urged governments to learn to live with Covid-19 and accept a higher risk threshold for the virus.

After announcing in January that it would provide Covid-19 vaccinations across its workforce in the UAE, the Emirates Group hit another milestone this week: operating its first flight serviced by fully vaccinated frontline teams.

The first group of golf quarantine visitors has arrived in Thailand, marking the start of a villa quarantine scheme that allows pre-approved foreign visitors to enter the Kingdom and move freely about a resort as part of a travel "bubble".

The pilot facility is the first to be appointed under the Connect@Singapore scheme, which exempts approved business travellers from the 14-day quarantine in Singapore by keeping them in a “bubble” where they are regularly tested and safely distanced.

Come 2023, Southeast Asia's first Mondrian hotel will debut in the heart of Singapore's prominent Duxton Hill neighbourhood.

The pandemic may rage on with new permutations, but Thailand's business events community is determined to find a way forward — kicking off 2021's calendar with the Thailand MICE Virtual Expo.

SIGGRAPH Asia — the region's conference and exhibition focused on computer graphics and interactive techniques — has chosen Sydney as host city for its 2023 meet, happening from 12 to 15 December.

Arne Sorenson, who led Marriott International to become the world's biggest hotel chain after the US$13 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts in 2016, has passed away unexpectedly on 15 February following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Global convention industry consulting firm, GainingEdge, has launched a new division, GainingEdge Analysis & Research (GEAR), investigating destination competitiveness, new forms of market intelligence and insights into the dynamics of the global meetings industry.