New faces at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
MELBOURNE Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has welcomed new hires across various departments, including operations, event planning and F&B.
Samantha Kent, who was from Sofitel...
Global Exhibitions Day to highlight industry’s benefits
THE inaugural Global Exhibitions Day will be staged on June 8 this year, to commemorate the people working in the exhibitions industry and display...
RWS takes S$10 off event rates
RESORTS World Sentosa in Singapore is offering a S$10 discount per person on its meeting and dinner packages for events booked before June 1,...
Conrad Manila expects to do well with MICE crowd
THE 347-key Conrad Manila expects to generate a “pretty substantial” one-third of business from MICE when it opens in March or April, said its...
Philippines whet tourists’ appetite with food festivals
APRIL is dubbed “food month” in the Philippines as it readies to host two international culinary events – Madrid Fusion Manila and World Food...
Best Western upgrades loyalty programme
BEST Western Hotels & Resorts has unveiled two new membership tiers for its loyalty programme and removed expiration dates for its reward points.
With the...
Indonesia, Malaysia share strengths in halal tourism
INDONESIA and Malaysia have come together to leverage each other’s expertise in developing Muslim-friendly products to draw more Muslim travellers to both destinations.
The way...
New awards lend power to homestay experiences
THE inaugural ASEAN Homestay Standards Award to be presented this Friday will honour 40 quality homestay operators from South-east Asia who will be able...
ASEANTA aligns itself for global impact
ASEANTA, which is expected to play a bigger role in the AEC, has mapped out several initiatives, including having a wider membership base and...
SIA first to operate international flights from Canberra
FROM September 2016, pending regulatory approval, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will ply the Canberra-Singapore and Canberra-Wellington routes four times weekly each, making it the first...
