Perth Convention Bureau gets funding support from opposition party
WESTERN Australian Labor Party (WA Labor) will invest A$5 million (US$3.7 million) per annum in the Perth Convention Bureau (PCB) to boost the hospitality...
ICCA, MCI launch global destination sustainability index
ASSOCIATION, event and communication management company MCI has partnered ICCA Scandinavian Chapter to launch the Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index.
The index, which is the...
Revamped Dorsett to target more business travellers
THE RM30 million (US$7.2 million) total overhaul of Dorsett Kuala Lumpur, scheduled for completion this July, is likely to stand the hotel in good...
ICC Sydney to feed delegates’ performance
ICC Sydney's executive chef Tony Panetta with Pambula Oysters from the south coast of NSW
STARTING from December 2016, delegates attending a conference at the...
Gold Coast to welcome first permanent beach venue in May
THIS MAY, Queensland’s Gold Coast is set to welcome its first permanent beachfront venue, Kurrawa Terrace. It will be officially launched – and trialled...
Business travel traffic dulls for Singapore
THE decline in business travel to Singapore last year has dented overall tourism performance for the destination as tourism receipts fell 6.8 per cent...
Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia are top Asian destinations: Pacific World
ACCORDING to the Global Destination Index 2016 compiled by destination and events management company Pacific World, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia are Asia's hottest destinations...
Malaysia first in SEA to host World Cancer Congress
At the WCC 2018 press conference held on February 29 (from left): Clare Ratnasingham, vice president, National Cancer Society Malaysia, Rafidah Aziz, principal patron of...
Bintan Lagoon Resort invites groups to meet for free
BINTAN Lagoon Resort in Indonesia is dangling a free full-day meeting with coffee breaks and other perks to corporate groups that are staying overnight...
Australian, New Zealand event buyers gain more interest in Asia
ACCESSIBILITY, relative affordability and culture are among the factors driving MICE planners from Australia and New Zealand to choose Asian destinations for their events,...
