SAN FRANCISCO – PCMA, the world’s largest platform for business events professionals, and the Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA), a premier global community of corporate event marketers, announced a strategic alliance that will introduce each organisation to new audiences.

NEW YORK – Sports and entertainment content company Endeavor Group Holdings is carving out a space in the tours and activities sector after buying a majority stake in experiential hospitality provider On Location Experiences.

ABU DHABI – Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau (ADCEB) has inked a strategic training and partnership agreement with PCMA on Monday (Jan 6) as it works to raise the emirate’s position in the international associations sector.

KUALA LUMPUR – This year, travellers from China and India will be able to visit Malaysia without a tourist visa.

DUBAI – Taiwan is on a charm offensive in the Middle East, concluding a multi-city roadshow in Dubai last month in its bid to attract more MICE and business travellers from the Gulf.

SINGAPORE – The global MICE industry is enjoying significant growth, with projections to reach US$1.439 trillion in the year 2025. And Asia-Pacific will be the main beneficiary of this boom, so said an industry report.

BANGKOK – The MICE market will be one of the key strategies adopted by hoteliers in Thailand as they plan to battle the gloomy economic forecasts this year.

HONG KONG – Hyatt Hotels has announced the opening of Grand Hyatt Hefei in Anhui Province, China.

SINGAPORE – The recent pneumonia outbreak from Wuhan in China has prompted Hong Kong and Singapore to step up its temperature screenings at its borders.

BANGKOK – Delegates travelling to Thailand for business events will do well to bring a reusable and environmentally-friendly bag with you on the trip.

TEXAS – Air India has ended its working relationship with technology firm Sabre Corporation, it was announced on Jan 2.

HONG KONG – Hong Kong Disneyland is going on a charm offensive to attract more MICE planers to hold their events at the self-proclaimed “happiest place on earth”.

MACAO – A total of 341 meetings, conferences, exhibitions and incentives (MICE) were held in China’s Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) in the third quarter of 2019, according to the city’s statistic service.

SHANGHAI – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will be bringing two hotels to Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport’s newest Terminal Complex, giving one of the world’s busiest airports its first international branded hotels.