SINGAPORE– Informa Markets, organiser of mega trade show, Food&HotelAsia (FHA), has decided to postpone one of two events to July 2020 citing the “evolving novel coronavirus situation”.

KUALA LUMPUR - AC Hotels by Marriott has arrived in Malaysia with three new hotels.

USA - Concerns about the spread of the coronavirus and its effects on business travel are widespread among travel managers, according to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). In a flash survey the organisation conducted last week, 80 per cent of the nearly 250 respondents said it was likely their travellers will change plans to avoid flying and travel, while just 1 per cent said it is not at all likely their travellers will avoid travel. Nearly 90 per cent of the survey respondents have employees who travel to China and other international destinations.

Following the opening of the CIDB Convention Centre Sarawak last year, 2020 will see the state’s first ‘smart building’ – the Hikmah Exchange – expected to open this year with a new convention centre.

SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have signed a joint venture, targeted at providing seamless connectivity between the two airlines and access to a wider network.

MELBOURNE - Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) has secured two new incentive groups in a very short lead time of a month for a group that will arrive this February, joining another nine groups already confirmed for this quarter.

SINGAPORE - Tourism New Zealand is increasing its visibility by its presence at the inaugural IBTM Asia Pacific this April.

SINGAPORE - The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (SACEOS) have rallied members to promote an integrated response to the coronavirus outbreak.

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has urged planners to read the website of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) (www.chp.gov.hk) for the latest updates on the coronavirus.

MELBOURNE - Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) AIME 2020 will continue as planned at the Melbourne Convention and Centre despite the global coronavirus pandemic.

BARCELONA – Reed Travel Exhibitions has launched a two-day conference, Exceptional Experiences, dedicated to experiential marketing and live events.

ADELAIDE - Australia’s cruise industry is celebrating its return to the bushfire-affected communities of Kangaroo Island after the arrival of Sun Princess at the port of Penneshaw in late January.

MALDIVES - Raffles Maldives Meradhoo has launched a four-night, five-day, all-inclusive island rental deal costing US$1million. The You Run Raffles Maldives deal includes Raffles butlers, an additional ‘deserted island’ that can be transformed into a celebration or adventure space. The resort sits on the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, one of the most remote and unblemished corners of the Maldives.

TOKYO - Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo Otemachi is now open for reservations for arrivals starting from July 1, 2020.