TCEB emphasises Thailand’s facilitation for deep impact meetings in Europe
Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TECB) has taken its latest destination branding campaign, MaxiMICE Thailand, to Europe, where it believes the focus on high-level support, exponential business outcomes and lasting event value will resonate...
Gold Coast secures historic SITE Global Conference for 2028
Experience Gold Coast has secured the rights to host the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) Global Conference in February 2028, marking the first time the event will be held in Australia and the...
EarthCheck’s new sustainability research takes Singapore Expo into focus
EarthCheck Research Institute and Constellar, the venue management group of Singapore Expo, have entered a new research collaboration that will define how meaningful impact looks like in sustainable events, and how that can be...
APAC business travel to surpass US$700 billion by 2026
Business travel across the Asia-Pacific is on a strong upward trajectory, with the region projected to surpass US$700 billion in spending by 2026.
Revealed at the GBTA APAC Conference at Marina Bay Sands by Suzanne...
Tourism Australia extends Bid Fund to 2032, introduces Green is Our Gold initiative
Business Events Australia announced an extension to its Bid Fund Program alongside the launch of a new nationwide sustainability initiative yesterday morning during a press briefing at IMEX Frankfurt 2026.
Robin Mack, managing director of...
New Zealand steps up pipeline strategy with Future Bid Champions programme
Tourism New Zealand (TNZ) rolled out a Future Bid Champions programme this year, an upstream pipeline initiative designed to empower local mid-career academics in securing high-profile international conferences.
To counter recent university and scientific institute...
Association meetings frequency, economic value on the rise: ICCA study
ICCA’s 2025 ICCA GlobeWatch report – which studies global meetings and events performance – has identified a transformed landscape where the number of meetings has increased, new meeting segments have been created, more congresses...
GCCEC surpasses sustainability milestones
The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) is tracking ahead of its five-year sustainability plan, reporting significant waste diversion and carbon reduction results at the end of year two.
By embedding a structured management...
IHG’s voco Scenia Bay Nha Trang woos planners with summer perks, double rewards
Planners looking to elevate their next corporate getaway can tap the 2026 Summer MICE Offer at the oceanfront voco Scenia Bay Nha Trang by IHG.
Located 40 minutes from Cam Ranh International Airport, this property...
Japan intensifies push to direct incentive trips deeper through the country
Japan Convention Bureau is drumming up attention on more of its destinations for international incentive travel programmes, with the hope of bringing reward winners a more diversified experience and driving tourism earnings to more...
