UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, will stage its 17th UFI Asia-Pacific Conference in Macau from 7-8 March 2024. The event, which welcomes exhibition industry professionals, will be hosted by the Macau Fair & Trade Association (MFTA). Synthia Chan, council chairperson for the MFTA, was delighted with this announcement: “It has been a [...]

The latest passport index by British consulting firm Henley & Partners ranked Taiwan as having the 31st most powerful passport globally in terms of the number of countries that provide its holders visa-free access. The Henley Passport Index ranks 199 passports based on the extent their holders can access 227 travel destinations without a prior visa. The [...]

BTN Group’s first Business Travel Trends and Forecasts conference in Asia Pacific, which took place in Singapore at Swissotel The Stamford on 17 July 2023, attracted 85 corporate travel managers and procurement professionals during the one-day conference.

Following the news of its selection as the host venue for the inaugural Super Terminal Expo in 2024, AsiaWorld-Expo has also successfully secured the opportunity to host the UFI Global Congress in Hong Kong in 2025.

Everyone’s dream destination is different, based on what activities they enjoy and what they have already seen. For example, luxury resorts quickly become “been there, done that, for repeat winners. This does not mean you have to scour the globe for hidden gems. Instead of focusing on finding a destination that is truly unexplored, there are other ways to add novelty to create memorable events.

Incentive cruises are gaining traction among Indonesian MICE planners as corporate groups seek unique and immersive experiences, according to industry speakers at CruiseWorld Indonesia 2023. The event, recently held in Jakarta and hosted by Travel Weekly Asia, shed light on the rising interest in cruise incentives in the Indonesian market.

The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, also known as Weiwuying, is planing a series of events later in the year to mark its five-year anniversary, Chien Wen-pin (簡文彬), the center’s general and artistic director, said on Tuesday.

Taiwan International Ports (TIPC) announced that the Costa Serena, which returned to sailing in Asia this year, will offer cruises to Japan in the fall of 2023. The Costa Serena will sail three cruises to Okinawa, Japan from the Port of Kaohsiung in time for the mid-Autumn and National Day holidays in September and October.

At the recent MICE & Luxury Forum hosted by Sands China at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, delegates learnt how meeting planners’ new demands will affect the roles of CVBs. The session on June 8, 2023 was entitled Meetings & Events in a Post Pandemic World: Status Quo or A New Game?

Leading meetings and events specialists recently shared how the post pandemic world is changing the values of attendees and what must be done to help them. The session, Meetings & Events in a Post Pandemic World: Status Quo or A New Game?, took place on June 8, 2023 at the recent MICE & Luxury Forum hosted by Sands China at Sands Expo & Convention Centre. Panel speakers for this session were Dan Rivlin, executive chair and chief vision officer, The Kenes Group; Maureen Rogers, director, Global