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UFI’s Global Exhibitions Day 2024 focuses on sustainable futures

By TTGmice
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Exhibitions have transversal impact across multiple industries and economies, building communities to collaborate on solutions for global challenges

The ninth edition of Global Exhibitions Day (GED) will be held on June 5, 2024, under the theme Exhibitions are catalysts to sustainable futures.

Facilitated by UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry), the GED 2024 theme reinforces the role of exhibitions as platforms to bring people together face-to-face to connect, collaborate on global solutions aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and drive progress for economies worldwide.

Exhibitions have transversal impact across multiple industries and economies, building communities to collaborate on solutions for global challenges

Four key messages underpin this year’s theme, including how exhibitions drive progress, facilitate economic growth, are a sustainable way of doing business, and how it connects people.

The GED 2024 campaign is also collaborating with digital marketing partner Snöball and sustainability partner EcoMatcher to plant a “GED Forest” across the Philippines, Madagascar, and Ecuador. With every social share using Snöball, each participant will receive a tree planted in the GED Forest” provided by EcoMatcher.

UFI invites all professionals across the industry to amplify their support for GED 2024 and help grow the global GED Forest.

More resources and tools to celebrate GED 2024 can be found on the official event website, www.globalexhibitionsday.org. Some ideas on how to get involved include asking government officials for endorsement and recognition of the exhibition industry; sharing GED 2024’s theme and core messages with local media to increase awareness; organising a GED 2024 initiative and adding it to the GED World Map; or downloading the toolkit on the GED website and customise visuals using the GED logo or ‘Voices of the Industry’ card.

Conrad Bali celebrates 20th anniversary with 20 new sustainable experiences

By Mimi Hudoyo
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Conrad Bali’s 20th anniversary celebrations

In conjunction with its 20th anniversary, Conrad Bali has launched a series of 20 curated experiences, such as gastronomic journeys, cultural encounters, and wellness escapes.

The experiences are in line with the hotel’s programme to support local culture, community, and conscious living, which have increasingly become event planner’s requirements when deciding on an event venue.

Conrad Bali’s 20th anniversary celebrations

According to Kevin Girard, general manager of Conrad Bali, most of the business events the hotel handles – small- to medium-size groups of the C-suite level – are looking for venues that practise sustainable operations and support the local community.

Fortunately, with the new experiences, Conrad Bali can achieve 11 out of United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Girard shared: “We have a playbook with all of the elements that explain at what level event planners would like to be involved, or how they would like to source some of the elements that are suitable and relevant to their programmes.”

For instance, he shared, one of the 20 new experiences is called Gather Responsibly, which demonstrates what carbon offset practices the resort has in place.

“This package also elaborates how we manage food waste, including its separation and donation. Guests can also participate in this process. If they wish to make a food donation through the organisation we partner with, guests also have the opportunity to cook and prepare food that will be donated to the community,” Girard explained.

Another sustainable initiative is the Echo Printing activity. Here, the hotel’s discarded linen is repurposed and transformed into cloth with unique designs and colours. These are created by applying natural plant parts from Bali, such as flowers and leaves, onto the fabric. Guests can take home their designed cloths as souvenirs, along with the cultural knowledge and experience gained from the activity.

“We also collaborate with the Mountain Mamas, a local women’s organisation, to upcycle discarded linen. The linen is sent to them and repurposed into reusable bags, with the proceeds going directly into their personal bank accounts,” Girard shared.

In another example, another meeting planner sought to give unique trophies to their winners, so the hotel collaborated with a talented local sculptor who is differently abled. Together, they created Buddha trophies crafted from local wood.

GBTA launches Accessibility Toolkit

By TTGmice
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The online toolkit has been designed around industry best practices to help travel managers and suppliers implement more accessible business travel programmes

The charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), GBTA Foundation, has launched the GBTA Accessibility Toolkit, a guide to help travel managers and buyers create more accessible policies and practices in their business travel programmes.

The GBTA Accessibility Toolkit contains seven modules on industry best practices around travel policy, traveller communication, supplier engagement and point-of-sale, key challenges and opportunities in accessible business travel, a glossary of terms, and industry case studies.

The online toolkit has been designed around industry best practices to help travel managers and suppliers implement more accessible business travel programmes

For many business travellers, accessibility requirements may also be hidden, such as chronic pain, neurodiversity and mental health, and 70 per cent of travel managers do not know or will usually not estimate how many of their travellers have accessibility requirements. Adding to the challenge is the business travel industry lacks universal accessibility standards, therefore leaving many companies to address the issue in an ad-hoc manner.

“Addressing accessibility challenges needs to be a priority for the business travel industry, as there is still a significant gap in understanding business traveller differences and how these translate into various needs,” said Delphine Millot, managing director of the GBTA Foundation and senior vice president for sustainability and advocacy at GBTA.

“Our GBTA Accessibility Toolkit is designed to help companies address this issue, in turn enhancing the business traveller experience, maximising the ROI of business travel, and supporting the delivery of travel services from across the supplier landscape.”

As part of the GBTA Accessibility Toolkit, the GBTA Foundation has introduced five Calls to Action aimed at creating a more accessible business travel industry. These actions urge suppliers and travel managers to perform an accessibility self-assessment to identify areas for improvement.

Additionally, travel managers should enhance their systems to transparently collect and confidentially store accessibility information from travellers. They should also establish a proactive and transparent support structure for responding to travellers who disclose their accessibility needs.

Moreover, the business travel industry should work together to develop a universal coding system that provides detailed accessibility information commonly required by travellers.

The Accessibility Toolkit is available at https://gbtafoundation.org/accessibility/.

Pullman Saigon Centre launches new meeting package

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Meeting rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and high-speed Wi-Fi

The five-star Pullman Saigon Centre has rolled out a Meeting Offer starting from just VND 890,000++ per person.

The Meeting Offer includes rental of the meeting room with floral decoration, high-speed Wi-Fi, coffee breaks featuring locally-sourced snacks and beverages, and a lunch buffet or Asian set menu with free-flow drinks.

Meeting rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and high-speed Wi-Fi

Perks also include the offer of one complimentary guest for every 20 paid attendees, as well as four hours of event pre set-up.

The offer is valid from now until September 30, 2024.

Pullman Saigon Centre’s event spaces include a 420m2 Grand Ballroom with 4.2m ceilings and a 300m2 pre-function area accommodating up to 300 guests, and five meeting rooms on the second floor with natural daylight for smaller events of around 20 to 50 people.

Minor Hotels appoints Puneet Dhawan as head of Asia

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Puneet Dhawan has been named the head of Asia for Minor Hotels, and will be based in the group’s Bangkok Corporate Office when he joins the company in July.

He will be responsible for the performance of all Minor Hotels properties in Asia, working in close collaboration with the Minor Hotels senior leadership team.

A seasoned professional with a 30-year hospitality career spanning Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, Dhawan was previously senior vice president of operations – India & South Asia at Accor.

Leslie Thng helms as EVP of Singapore Airlines

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The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has promoted Leslie Thng to executive vice president, effective July 1, 2024.

He first joined SIA in 1999 and served as senior vice president sales and marketing at the airline before his current role.

He remains the CEO of Scoot, SIA’s low-cost carrier subsidiary.

Crowne Plaza Changi Airport welcomes Greg Gubiani as GM

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Crowne Plaza Changi Airport has named Greg Gubiani as its new general manager.

He brings 25 years of extensive experience in the hospitality industry to his new role, Gubiani will take charge of the strategic management and operations of the 575-room Crowne Plaza Changi Airport.

He most recently served as the general manager of The Westin Kuala Lumpur.

dnata names new Singapore MD

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Global air and travel services provider dnata has appointed Neo Su Yin as the company’s managing director in Singapore. She will report to Charles Galloway, dnata’s regional CEO for Asia-Pacific.

In her role, Neo will oversee dnata’s ground handling and cargo operations at Changi Airport, and will manage a team of more than 1,500 employees.

A Singapore national, she was most recently CEO, Singapore, Singapore Post, and had also worked as General Manager at Changi Airport Group.

Subin Dharman joins W Bali – Seminyak as GM

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W Bali – Seminyak, the flagship W Hotels in Indonesia has named Subin Dharman as general manager.

With over two decades of leadership experience in luxury hotels across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, the US and Europe, Dharman will champion W Bali – Seminyak’s ongoing initiatives aimed at addressing global environmental concerns, underscoring the hotel’s steadfast dedication to sustainability and social impact.

He was previously the general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Bali before joining W Bali – Seminyak.

Conrad Koh Samui makes two leadership appointments

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Conrad Koh Samui Resort & Residences has made significant additions to its executive team with Brent Assam as the director of operations and Marco Araujo as its new general manager.

As the new director of operations, Assam will oversee the daily operations at Conrad Koh Samui. Boasting an extensive background in F&B management and operations, his 20-year career in hospitality includes a notable tenure at Hilton Adelaide, where he served as director of operations.

From left: Brent Assam and Marco Araujo

With over two decades of experience in the luxury hospitality industry, Araujo brings with him a wealth of expertise and leadership capabilities to the team. In his new role, he will oversee the commercial and operational performances for Conrad Koh Samui.

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