As provincial and central governments focus on restoring Bali’s economy — the hardest-hit in Indonesia due to Covid-19 — harnessing the MICE sector’s potential to contribute to recovery has emerged as a priority.

It is good news in dark times for the Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), which has announced 46 event wins clinched in the third quarter of 2020.

As countries continue to grapple with controlling the spread of Covid-19, the meetings and events industry has begun the long and challenging road to recovery. Around the world, including parts of Asia Pacific, restrictions are being eased and face-to-face meetings and events are gradually being allowed to resume.

Breakbulk Middle East (BBME) will return to Dubai for a third consecutive year from 9-10 February 2021, where this year's edition welcomed 3,444 visitors coming from 72 countries.

Following our earlier story on how CommonPass, a digital health screening tool might just eliminate the need for quarantines and give governments confidence to reopen borders - good news has arrived as the pass has just cleared its first transatlantic test.

Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar has announced two new hotel developments as part of the destination’s tourism development plan to diversify its travel offerings to attract visitors.

While the meeting experience as we know it will be considerably transformed, what will not change is the core skills that meeting planners need to navigate these new norms.

The resilience and leadership of the MICE industry in Asia was recognised this week at the M&C Asia Stella Awards 2020, which was hosted via a virtual setting and broadcast live across the region.

As business events slowly return to Singapore, a pilot for pre-event rapid testing will be introduced to identify a model that can be widely implemented to aid the safe return of large-scale meetings and events.

One of the most successful stories in the technology realm in the wake of Covid-19, Zoom has stepped into the events and ticketing space with OnZoom, giving paid users the ability to monetise events for up to 1,000 attendees.

With thousands of events cancelled worldwide, ongoing disruption to business travel and uncertainty as to when physical meetings can safely resume on a global level, Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on the events industry.

This year's edition of advanced manufacturing trade show, Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific (ITAP), marked two firsts: one in its new hybrid format, and also as the first in-person event held at Singapore Expo after the venue was repurposed as a Covid-19 Community Care Facility.

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has once again been named Employer of Choice for the fourth year running in the annual Australian Business Awards 2020.

Months after initial talks of a travel bubble, Singapore and Hong Kong residents will soon be able to resume flights without serving quarantines or stay-at-home notices — a positive step forward to reigniting their MICE sectors.