This Week's Headlines
Malaysian hoteliers report uptick in interest from Singapore corporates
Corporate bookings and enquires from Singapore are going strong, Malaysian hoteliers indicate, buoyed by the ease in travel regulations, as well as the strong...
Myanmar reopens e-visas to tourists
After a two-year hiatus, Myanmar resumed the acceptance of tourist e-visa applications on May...
Bahrain takes MICE approach in tourism ambitions
Bahrain has her eyes firmly set on key Asian markets as part of her...
STB celebrates 17 MICE organisations in awards ceremony
A total of 17 MICE organisations were recognised at the Singapore Tourism Awards 2022...
Speciality & Fine Food Asia organises mega F&B tradeshow in June
Speciality & Fine Food Asia (SFFA), organised by Montgomery Asia, will return to Singapore...
Q&A
While Hilton has braced its team for a rapid tourism rebound once the conditions are right, the pace of recovery today in some parts of Asia-Pacific has come as a surprise, which Ben George, senior vice president & commercial director for the region, likens to catching a helium balloon
The business climate is improving as borders reopen, and René de Monchy, Tourism New Zealand’s chief executive, is certain that business events will help ignite the country’s recovery, with a projected rebound to pre-pandemic levels by 2024
Event Technology
Interprefy brings translated captions and subtitles to business events
Interprefy has launched its new AI-driven live captioning technology for multilingual meetings, webinars and conferences.
The new technology will provide scalable and automated live translation...
Mark Breakspear leads Interprefy’s push into audiovisual market
Remote simultaneous interpretation (RSI) platform, Interprefy, has created a new division aimed at providing...
Accor sharpens hybrid meetings solution across the Pacific
Accor has launched ALL CONNECT, a hybrid meetings concept supported by a range of...
From brick-and-mortar to metaverse
Even as tradeshows, corporate meetings and exhibitions make a face-to-face comeback, the popularity for...
Intelligence
As travel resumes, travellers can expect to face a broader set of risks, beyond those associated with the pandemic, according to BCD Travel’s latest...
Two-thirds of venues say they will recover to 2019 meeting revenue levels in 2022 or 2023, with Danish and Australian venues predicting the fastest...
GBTA notes double-digit surge in business travel since February
Business travel is surging forward, international travel is returning, and despite new challenges, industry...
Business travel to play a central role in the future of...
American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) and cultural analysis firm CULTIQUE, have teamed...
Editor's Pick
Catch up with Inaho Hamaguchi
The Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau (TCVB) staff member is one of the few certified Digital Event Strategists in Japan. She recalls her pursuit of the Professional Convention Management Association certification
The tides are turning
The Philippines is brimming with optimism as travel restrictions to the country have finally been lifted, opening the door wide for international business events and bringing relief to the battered hospitality sector.
18 Inspiring rewards
Incentive travel has made a comeback, with island buyouts, adrenaline-fuelled activities and the promise of fresh sunshine. TTGmice reporters sniff out some of the most exciting rewards available on the market.
Incentive travel update: Incentive cravings
With travel becoming the forbidden fruit for many, the value of incentive trips has sky rocketed over the past two years, observes Aoife Delaney, president for the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence.
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Reviews
Oakwood Premier Melbourne
The striking 40-storey new-build stands in an enviable corner of Southbank, and effortlessly combines the luxury of a hotel with the conveniences of serviced apartments
Voco Orchard Singapore
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ youngest brand, voco, has made landfall in Singapore, injecting a youthful charm into a landmark property
SentoSights Tours
A wilder side of Sentosa awaits discovery, where corporate groups get up-close with a diversity of wildlife from sea creatures to nocturnal creepy crawlies like glowing scorpions.
