The fifth edition of Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau's (PCEB) annual event, BE@Penang, took place virtually last week (10-11 December) and saw industry peers from Malaysia and across the globe come together to explore new ways of doing business in 2021.

The Hong Kong Government announced its latest social distancing measures on 8 December as a result of the city’s fourth wave, including restrictions on restaurant hours and closures of bars and fitness centres.

Bali is on track for a much-anticipated open to international tourism — and that might come as soon as Christmas this year, according to The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) following a visit to the Indonesian destination last week.

This time of year is always an occasion for reflection — and in a year as extraordinary as this one, there’s a lot to think about.

Diversification, digitisation and duty of care will be the three key trends influencing business travel recovery in Asia Pacific (APAC), according to a new Amadeus report.

For the first Dolce hotel in Asia, owner Hoa Binh Group and management group Wyndham Hotels & Resorts sought to raise the gold standards — literally.

The global MICE industry gathered in full force at the recently concluded IBTM World Virtual, which saw nearly 8,300 industry professionals attending the three-day event.

Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) recently concluded its 10 November hybrid event, held at the ICC Sydney and live-streamed across the region to more than 500 people across 20 countries.

Covid-19 has undoubtedly impacted the airline industry due to the collapse of international travel. What about travellers' first point of contact before flying: the airport lounges?

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will convene the Special Annual Meeting 2021 in Singapore from 13-16 May, marking the first time the global leadership summit will be held in Asia and only the second time that it will take place outside of Switzerland since its establishment in 1971.

Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has launched an 'Ease Up' grant to woo the Singapore MICE market with a slew of new incentives. This is the latest in a series of initiatives to kickstart regional events, including a recently proposed alliance among Asia's convention bureaus.

Seoul Convention Bureau (SCB) has spun a new definition for MICE: Meet Innovatively with Cooperative Energy — to reflect the destination's relative success in restarting events during Covid-times.

“It’s going to take longer than we think to get through this,” cautions risk-management expert Bruce McIndoe. Even with three promising vaccines on the horizon, the dramatic rise of Covid-19 cases in the U.S. isn’t expected to wane before March at the earliest, he says. “We're just going to have to deal with it.”

As Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths continue to rise in markets across the globe, Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson warned that the hospitality industry's near-term outlook "has gotten a little bit worse," though he added that encouraging news about vaccines has meant "the medium to long-term [outlook] has gotten a bit better."