Event organisers in Australia and New Zealand are not hanging their hats on a reopening of the international borders between Australia and New Zealand. At least not yet.

MICE industry players in Macau are investing in digital tech solutions to spur the recovery of meetings and events amid the re-opening of borders with China.

CWT Meetings & Events has launched CWT easy meetings, a direct booking platform that grants meeting organisers access to over 250,000 hotel rooms and events venues in across 90 countries, while simultaneously booking AV equipment and F&B at once.

Tightened movement restrictions have been put in place in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya amid a third wave of Covid-19. This is in addition to restrictions placed in Sabah as the recent state election contributed to a spike in cases.

Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry will hold the virtual New Normal Travel Fair from 7 to 15 November, in collaboration with virtual exhibition platform Fairtual.

DBS Asian Insights Conference (AIC) began in 2011 as a market-focused banking event. Held biennially, it has grown over the years to feature a global panel of notable speakers sharing their views on the future across a multitude of sectors, markets and demographics.

As meeting and event planners across the globe examine new ways of working, in Singapore, event professionals have embraced the new norm by reinventing their business, embedding new digital skills, and forming new, creative partnerships in order to emerge stronger from Covid-19.

Industry stalwart Francis Teo has taken over leadership reins from Dato’ Vincent Lim, who has served as the president of the Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (MACEOS) for the past three terms.

Tourism Australia has launched an 8D immersive campaign featuring six videos highlighting some of down under’s most iconic spots, in a move to inspire event planners exploring incentives ideas for when travel is possible once more.

Trials have started for CommonPass, a digital health screening tool that may eliminate the need for quarantines and provide confidence for governments to open borders that are now sealed by the pandemic.

As Singapore’s MICE industry continues to creak open, a new guidebook has been launched to help event planners, venues and suppliers de-code the government’s new safety measures and offer advice on how to monetise hybrid events.

Following months of industry speculation, Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has rolled out a set of standardised hygiene protocols for tourism and MICE-related businesses in an effort to restore confidence among travellers.

In the presence of an audience nearing 100 pax, Dusit International demonstrated the new ways of enhancing hybrid meetings' experiences in its properties throughout Thailand, including Dusit Thani Hua Hin where the showcase was held.

A study released FCM Travel Solutions in September has revealed a steady rebound for corporate travel, with 50 per cent of surveyed organisations already travelling or booking reservations in the near future.