The next ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), originally scheduled for 17 to 23 January 2021 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, will be postponed until 2022. To date, there has been no official news on the event’s status and especially TRAVEX — the main component from 19 to 21 January — less than three months away.

From creative event design to project budgeting, culinary connoisseur to logistics head honcho, impressing your MICE delegates is a constant challenge. So let Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong (MEHK) lend a hand in dazzling your delegates in vibrant Hong Kong – voted as the ‘Best Business City in Asia’ at the Business Traveller Asia Pacific Awards for 10 consecutive years and ‘World’s Leading Business Travel Destination’ at the World Travel Awards 2017.

With hotels continuing to invest and revamp meeting programmes, planners can expect that incentives and benefits will continue to be a crucial consideration in the event planning process.

SINGAPORE – Travel trade show ITB Asia and global corporate travel firm, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership that will run from 2020 to 2022.

VIENNA – The Lufthansa Group will cut up to 800 jobs at Austrian Airlines and centralise its operations solely from its Vienna hub in an effort to trim 90 million euros (US$99.2 million) in costs from the carrier by the end of 2021.

Of Scents and Senses Natalie Chen Think comfort food and very likely, Jamie Oliver's rustic Italian dishes come to mind. Whether it's penne pomodoro, truffle tagliatelle or the British classic fish and chips, he whips it up with that homely touch we all love. Then there's Gordon Ramsey

Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality has appointed Ronald Kang as the area vice president of Bellagio by MGM Shanghai in China.

The power of cruising Esther Faith Lew If you run a tight ship, you may want to consider a cruise for your company. It may inspire swashbuckling ideas and bring out a delegate's explorer instincts. Gone are the days when a cruise is about just lounging around or playing deck shuffleboar

Video highlights from the inaugural Asia Business Meet 2017 in Singapore

Newly-formed China Council to replace IAEE Asia Council.

Will APAC seize more events as US destinations lose appeal among planners, APAC? Find out more in the latest Northstar/Cvent PULSE Survey.

Longer stays and lower daily rates are boosting the appeal of corporate travel to Asia Pacific.

Dusit debuts in Malaysia with one of Melaka’s largest event spaces.

Planners discuss how to avoid burnout pre-, during and post-event.