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GBTA introduces Global Sustainable Procurement Standards for responsible business travel

GBTA Foundation, The charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), has launched GBTA Sustainable Procurement Standards, an educational resource that corporate travel...

ASM Global to manage KAFD Conference Centre in Riyadh

The King Abdullah Financial District Development and Management Company (KAFD DMC) and ASM Global...

Melbourne to host 2025 UFI Asia Pacific Conference

Melbourne, Australia has been confirmed as the host of the 2025 UFI Asia Pacific...

Zadro Agency secures IAPCO advocacy project

Zadro Agency, an integrated branding and communications agency based in Sydney, has been selected...

Singapore Airlines enhances Premium Economy Class offering

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has revamped its Premium Economy Class inflight experience, which comprises an...

Q&A

Sarah Goldfinch, Adelaide Convention Centre’s new general manager, is all geared up and ready to bring about a wave of unforgettable events to South Australia's thriving business events sector
Kaye Chon, dean and chair professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, advises how academia can collaborate with the industry to attract and train talent

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...

Intelligence

Revenues for the exhibitions industry for 2024 are expected to reach 115% of pre-pandemic level on average globally, and more than 52% of companies...
The global business travel industry has put the pandemic behind it and is riding a wave of momentum at the start of 2024. A majority...

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...

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...

Editor's Pick

More than just venues

Asia-Pacific’s top convention centres are proving to be more than just spaces for hire, as they play a bigger role in connecting event organisers and attendees with meaningful experiences in the destination. By Karen Yue, Rachel AJ Lee, and S Puvaneswary

All that glitters

Hong Kong’s arsenal of generous subvention schemes, destination advocacy by business leaders across industries, and intensified marketing are working in unison to bring the sparkle back to Asia’s events city

Strike up the brand

Adelaide seizes the opportunity to showcase its finest to international incentive planners, and rebuild relationships in a fiercely competitive industry

Penang’s big plans

Industry sentiment in the Malaysian state is at an all time high, with stakeholders optimistic that there will be significant growth

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