This Week's Headlines

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 planning, while the Gulf States is seeing the sharpest fall...

UFI announces winners of 2026 NGL programme

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

MGJE 2026 pivots to AI and year-round trading platform

The Malaysia Gold & Jewellery Trade Exhibition (MGJE) returns for its fourth edition from...

Rwanda rejoins IAPCO as strategic destination partner

The Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB) has officially rejoined the International Association of Professional Congress...

Sydney secures 2030 Asia Pacific ophthalmology congress

Sydney has won the bid to host the 2030 Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology...

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

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
Driven by record-breaking groups and a surge in high-yield retail spend, the city’s incentive sector is entering a new era of scale

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