This Week's Headlines

Euromic scales up Asia engagement with inaugural three-city roadshow

Non-profit DMC marketing association, euromic, mounted its first Asia roadshow with 10 international members travelling to Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore between April...

Sarawak to host APAC’s leading lung disease conference in 2028

Sarawak has won hosting rights for the 11th Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2028 (APRC...

GBTA upgrades digital platforms to drive professional growth

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has unveiled two digital platforms, GBTA Community+ and...

Canada emerges as incentive travel leader as Gulf States sentiment plummets

Canada has emerged as the clearest winner from current geopolitical disruption in incentive travel...

UFI announces winners of 2026 NGL programme

UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has revealed the five winners of...

Association Chiefs

Retail recalibration

Newly-elected Tax Free World Association’s (TFWA) president Sarah Branquinho outlines her progress-with-purpose mandate, focusing on navigating geopolitical volatility and evolving the association's flagship Asia-Pacific event to meet shifting traveller expectations

Steve Puckett: Setting the standard

Since its inception, Asian Lubricants Industry Association (ALIA) has grown from a manufacturer-focused union into a diverse, 100-member-strong association representing the full spectrum of Asia’s lubricants industry. Steve Puckett, its co-founding director, shares insights on the association’s eight-year evolution, its role in advancing global sustainability standards, and the vision ensuring its members continue to thrive

See Swee Sie: The enduring endgame

Under the leadership of its president, See Swee Sie, the Penang Chess Association (PCA) is positioning the island as a hub for the game, as its inclusive approach – which ranges from developing grassroots talent to hosting international championships – inspires Malaysia's next generation of chess leaders.

Hari Krishna Bhanusree: Laying the foundations

Hari Krishna Bhanusree, director general of CREDAI outlines its five-pillar plan to ensure sustainable, transparent, and skilled industry growth leading up to Viksit Bharat 2047

Senthil Gopinath: Forward together

ICCA’s commitment to supporting its association meetings industry members with intelligence and valuable connections will take everyone forward amid a  testing macroenvironment, says its CEO Senthil Gopinath

Destination Highlights

Zurich’s new strategy moves beyond its reputation as a transit point, inviting event planners to leverage the city’s superior connectivity for a more diverse, and less carbon-intensive, Swiss experience
The Jeju Tourism Organisation is shifting its focus away from the well-established local market to capture a larger share of the global business events industry

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