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Niccolo & MAQO Changsha welcomes new area GM

Wharf Hotels Group of Hong Kong has appointed Henrik Iversen as area general manager of Niccolo & MAQO Changsha. He spent 12 years working for Hyatt Hotels, seven years for Rosewood Hotel Group, and five...

Four Points by Sheraton Palawan appoints GM and DOSM

The 168-key Four Points by Sheraton Palawan, to debut in Puerto Princesa in 4Q2023, has appointed Dietmar Platz as the general manager and Amie Villena as director of sales and marketing. Platz has extensive experience...

Collective cadence

Vietnam Events Group (VEG) has been designing and delivering top-notch experiential events in Vietnam since launching in 2016, with its team core to operations. “Our vision is to create a creative ecosystem and development of...

Former STB marketing chief joins Resorts World Sentosa

Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has named Chang Chee Pey as its new senior vice president and chief experience officer. Chang joins from the Singapore Tourism Board, where he had an illustrious 26-year career. He was...

Oakwood Hotel & Apartments Saigon celebrates its birthday with stay specials

The Oakwood Hotel & Apartments Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City is offering 35 per cent off stays in celebration of its first birthday. From now to October 31, enjoy the Funtastic One Birthday Promotion...

Insightful ventures

From conservation efforts to learning about vanishing trades, here are some enlightening tours for corporate groups to consider

Manish Nambiar takes up dual role at Kempinski Hotels

Manish Nambiar has been appointed as the new managing director of Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok and vice president operations, South-east Asia. Manish will be responsible for the execution of operations, including service, operational brand standard...

JNTO welcomes new executive director for Singapore

The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has appointed Takuya Shiraishi as executive director for the Singapore market. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of strategies to promote Japan...

New Thai cabinet rolls out measures to stimulate the inbound MICE sector

The recently inaugurated Thai government, led by prime minister Srettha Thavisin, has turned to the business events sector to drive tourism revenue, unveiling a slew of initiatives to attract more business events travellers –...

New Zealand to host ICCASkills Hub in 2024

New Zealand will continue its work in supporting the professional development of the business events industry by hosting an in-person ICCASkills Training Hub in 2024. International business events professionals can now apply to take part...