SINGAPORE – The airline industry is undergoing a major shift in how it conducts business as it aligns itself with the global mandate for stricter health safety rules and travel restrictions.

PENANG – The International Convention and Congress Association (ICCA) has elected Mr Ashwin Gunasekeran as its new chairman for the ICCA Asia Pacific Chapter Executive Committee (EXCO). His term will last from now till 2022.

SINGAPORE – Inbound MICE planners who are seeking to stay connected with clients through a cultural tour of Singapore will find some help from Singapore’s latest free digital exhibition which went live on 15 April 2020.

ASIA-PACIFIC – As the business and incentive travel landscape becomes more complex, travel management company (TMC), Egencia, is promoting its global and scalable capabilities to manage travel in crises.

SINGAPORE – For the first time in its history, Singapore’s four wildlife parks have closed their doors to visitors, joining the nation to activate the COVID-19 circuit breaker on 7 April 2020.

MASSACHUSETTS, USA - Ms Nancy Settle‐Murphy, Guided Insights founder, is an organisational development consultant and designer/facilitator with 15 years of experience training and coaching organisations to lead virtual meetings.

USA - Virtual events have come a long way since they arrived on the scene two decades ago. Platforms today offer many tools to improve ROI.

SYDNEY - SKYE Suites is fast-tracking the opening of its third hotel within the iconic $575 million architectural precinct, Infinity by Crown Group, due to a surge in demand from the long-stay market.

KRABI – As Krabi continues its lockdown since early April, secluded resorts such as the 121-room Pimalai Resort & Spa, have made it a priority to keep staff.

HONG KONG – The Greater Bay Area is expected to resume its first travel fair as early as August as organisers of International Travel Expo (ITE) Hong Kong unveiled plans to stage a recovery event in Hong Kong.

VIRGINIA, USA - Business travel has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic by coming to a halt across the globe, according to the latest research conducted by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).  GBTA’s 9,000-plus members manage more than US$345 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually.

LONDON - A new report has revealed the vital contribution that travel & tourism will make to Asia-Pacific’s economic recovery, once the COVID-19 pandemic has been combatted.

GENEVA – In an extraordinary time when many exhibitions and conferences are being cancelled and revenue losses are growing daily, one PCO has managed to turn a catastrophe into a revenue generating event.

ADELAIDE - One of South Australia’s largest venue management organisations, Adelaide Venue Management (AVM), will produce up to 18,000 three-course meals each week to support community catering organisations, enabling them to continue delivering food for the state’s most vulnerable and keep staff employed.