Secure Wi-Fi, better acoustics, and less alcohol: IACC report captures shifting meeting demands
The global meetings sector is investing heavily in experience, connectivity, and sustainability, while continuing to prioritise foundational elements like natural light, acoustics, and F&B quality, according to International Association of Conference Centres' (IACC) 2026...
Global socio-political instability disrupts international MICE industry: IAPCO
Global conflict and socio-political instability have surged from background concerns to major operational disruptors for the international business events industry, according to the recently-released 2026 Global Socio-Political Impact Survey by the International Association of...
Vast majority of SE-Asia business travellers seek a unified platform for transport and meals:...
A new study by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and Grab For Business reveals that companies in South-east Asia can significantly improve the business travel experience by aligning their business travel programmes with employees’ actual behaviours...
Business travel sentiment slides as global tensions rise: GBTA
Global business travel is continuing at a steady pace into 2026, but with significantly more caution, less confidence and more operational complexity than at the beginning of the year.
Organisations are still pressing forward with...
Canada emerges as incentive travel leader as Gulf States sentiment plummets
Canada has emerged as the clearest winner from current geopolitical disruption in incentive travel planning, while the Gulf States is seeing the sharpest fall in confidence, according to the latest SITE Pulse Survey.
Canada recorded...
Asia’s business events sector shifts to disciplined, tech-enabled growth: Cvent
Asia’s events industry is shifting toward a disciplined growth model, prioritising high-tech integration over rapid expansion, according to the Cvent Event Industry Report 2026 – Asia Edition.
While regional budgets and programmes continue to climb,...
SE Asian corporates are increasingly prioritising trip value: SAP Concur
As companies scale across borders, a new SAP Concur study reveals that South-east Asian corporate travel management is moving from simple cost control to total trip value.
The 2026 Southeast Asia Business Travel Pulse Survey, which...
Transportation and health risks top business traveller concerns, BCD Travel finds
Transportation incidents and health-related risks rank as top concerns for business travellers worldwide, according to BCD Travel’s Research & Intelligence's survey of 1,284 business travellers conducted last November.
Crime and natural disasters followed as other...
Employee engagement is key driver for meetings and events in Asia: FCM M&E
Three in four businesses across Asia (74 per cent) now cite employee engagement as their primary reason for hosting meetings and events, according to new research from FCM Meetings & Events (FCM M&E).
The finding comes from FCM...
Rising costs, GST pressures drive tighter controls: Thomas Cook (India), SOTC Travel report
Thomas Cook (India) Limited, and its group company, SOTC Travel, have released the inaugural edition of their Business Travel Report 2026, offering insights into the evolving priorities, patterns and pressures shaping business travel across...
