This Week's Headlines

IBTM Asia Pacific switches from Singapore to Hong Kong

The inaugural Asia-Pacific edition of IBTM will now take place in Hong Kong in spring 2025, following a failed 2020 take-off in Singapore due...

Thailand Mega Fair 2023 makes landfall in Saudi Arabia

The first edition of Thailand Mega Fair 2023 will be held at The Arena...

Riyadh wins World Expo 2030 bid

Saudi Arabia has beaten Italy and South Korea in the final rounds of bidding...

Italy increases presence in SE Asia’s MICE arena

Italian flavour and flair are increasingly evident at business events in Singapore, with an...

Trip.Biz advances globalisation plan

Trip.Biz, powered by Trip.com Group and headquartered in Singapore, is banking on technology and artificial intelligence...

Q&A

Hong Kong’s heated race

Hong Kong may be among the last in Asia to reopen, but it is making up for lost time with generous subvention schemes, destination advocacy by business leaders across industries, and intensified marketing, details Kenneth Wong, general manager of MICE & cruise, Hong Kong Tourism Board

More buzz on the block

There is new life in this galaxy – Galaxy Macau, to be exact – as the integrated resort opens two additional hotels and rides high on an event boom that has resulted from Macau’s reopening. Joey Pather, senior vice president at Galaxy Entertainment Group, shares more

Event Technology

1000meetings unveils tool to simplify RFP process

Technology platform 1000meetings has launched an RFP tool that simplifies the process for buyers and sellers featuring an inventory of 20,000 hotels in more...

MCA, AV1 make major investment in venue tech

Live event production company AV1 and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia)...

The Arinex Group introduces Arinex Live technology services

Australia-headquartered The Arinex Group has officially unveiled Arinex Live, which specialises in event management...

Interprefy further enhances speech translation solution

Multilingual meeting technology and services provider Interprefy has made improvements to its speech translation...

Perspectives

Intelligence

Business travellers ready to hit the road, but on their own...

Corporate travellers in Asia-Pacific are exhibiting a greater willingness to travel for business, but not without higher expectations to prioritise safety, flexibility and sustainability,...

Corporate travel rebounded in 2023, optimistic indicators for the year ahead:...

The majority of professionals in the global business travel industry say the sector has reached near-full recovery this year since the pandemic days of...

APAC’s M&E sector resurges strongly amid soaring inflation rates: BCD M&E

In most regions, face-to-face events have returned to pre-pandemic levels, with hybrid and virtual...

Internal meetings, AI to drive growth in M&E industry in 2024:...

Internal meetings are expected to continue to significantly drive growth within the meetings and...

Editor's Pick

Transform the future

Taiwan demonstrates its commitment to business events by developing more world-class facilities for event organisers

Avoid these 9 corporate travel mistakes made by SMEs

Staying within corporate travel budgets has never been more challenging with increasing costs. FCM lists out several ways corporate bookings can go haywire.

Dual fulfillment

The Maldives has made strides in positioning the island nation as an enviable destination that perfectly balances work and play

5 tips for enhancing event accessibility while on a budget

Patricia Magaz Fernández, content strategist at Interprefy, shares five ways planners can improve event accessibility without breaking the bank.

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