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A joint project by Singapore Tourism Board, SACEOS and ESG aims to reinforce enterprise resilience in Singapore’s MICE industry.

We have to stop thinking that we are creating online events, says event producer Heather Mason, and reimagine them as broadcasts. Having that mindset will not only change how the experience is delivered to an audience, it will make organizers far more valuable to their organizations.

Business travelers have historically generated more than half, and in some cases as much as 75% of carriers’ profits. Deepening pessimism over when they'll hit the road again has profound implications for airlines.

While most of the events industry has rushed to move online over the past few months, destinations have been hard-hit by travel restrictions and have been slower to recover. However, many are making the transition to virtual in order to revitalize their businesses.

The latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard survey results reflect both a greater willingness to get back to in-person events, and a growing realization that the recovery will be slower and more uncertain than anticipated.

ICS Connects: Lyn Lewis-Smith, BE Sydney (Episode 1)


Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between associations, convention centers, tourism bureaus, destination

South by Southwest, the giant annual music, film and digital festival in Austin, Texas that was canceled due to the pandemic just days before it was to begin in March, has made its first announceme…

Industry players in Singapore's Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector are adapting quickly and looking at innovative ways t

Many countries are announcing their vaccine rollout plans. How can the industry be prepared for the gradual rollout of a vaccine, and what will the ‘vaccine effect’ be on events? Here, we investigate these questions.

Three tourism leaders shared their visions on the future of marketing, agreeing that the industry's resetting will take some time.

For many players in the travel industry, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic has been like sailing into a hurricane. Six months in, many are trying to right themselves--realizing that their navigational charts are no longer adequate.

IRF President Stephanie Harris discusses the industry's challenges and how it's adapting.

The organization also has launched a fundraiser to help meeting professionals get needed new skills.

CWT Meetings & Events, via a partnership with meeting-booking platform MeetingPackage, has introduced a global direct-booking platform for small meetings, the company announced.  

American Express Global Business Travel has acquired 30SecondsToFly, a technology startup specializing in artificial intelligence and messaging.

United said Tuesday it had cut a deal Peerspace, an aggregator of meeting and event spaces, to offer travel-plus-meeting-space packages to companies.

MICE tourism may never recover completely as many conferences and meetings are taking place online and as businesses seek to reduce costs, say

ICS Connects: Thomas Reiser, Executive Director, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (Episode 13)


Are you wondering what the future of exchange will look like?
ICS Connects reveals unscripted insights, forming genuine conversations with global meeting experts. Join Mathias Posch, the Host of ICS Connects, and President of International Conference Services, for trending topics and 360 meeting views. Bridging the connection between

Three business events industry stakeholders aren’t shying away from reinvention as events cautiously resume in Singapore. Executives at Koelnmesse, SingEx Holdings, and Resorts World Sentosa Singapore share their insights.

Digital nomads are welcome in Bermuda and San Diego. Singapore is shifting gears and targeting locals, who think attractions are only for the privileged.

Delta Air Lines is expecting a "two-year journey" before its operation resembles its pre-pandemic structure, CEO Ed Bastian said Tuesday at the Skift

United Airlines expects to remain 45 percent of its pre-pandemic size for the next 15 months, CEO Scott Kirby said at the Skift Global Forum on Tuesday.

With cases on the rise around the world, the ramifications of a second wave are threatening European hosted buyer events. The future of physical gatherings in the near future is uncertain, and with their reliance on in-person interactions, these trade shows are struggling to recover.

Germany has deemed travel for trade shows and exhibitions "essential" as of September 15th. This is a significant development for the global events industry that may help kick-start international travel for events around the world — if it lasts.