MICE

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) today announced an update for its calendar of events for 2020 and 2021.

The events sector is currently undergoing considerable change and, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, moving towards a “new normal” particularly with respect to digital and hybrid formats. To stay on top in future, innovative concepts and compelling communication are key.

MICE Promotion Department at the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (OCTB) announced the release of its "Guidelines for MICE Event Organizers for Infectious Disease Control". 

Italy celebrates its tourist restart with two educational tours in Calabria (a southern region) and Tuscia (the current province of Viterbo, in northern Lazio), specially designed for meetings and wedding planners, as well as for a selection of travel bloggers and specializing journalists.

In response to the gradual easing of lockdown measures, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is hosting a virtual conference under the theme “Thai MICE and the Post-COVID-19 New Normal” to reignite and reshape Thai MICE industry facing the changing environment.

The German National Tourist Board is going virtual with the biggest incoming workshop for Destination Germany from June 22 to June 24.

“We have made the difficult decision to cancel IMEX America 2020, due to take place at the Sands Expo, Las Vegas from September 15-17,” said Ray Bloom and Carina Bauer from IMEX Group.

Recovery and resilience were the central themes as the members of the World Tourism Organization’s Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) met for the 63rd time today.

IBTM Americas 2020, scheduled for August 26 and 27, has been postponed as a result of the ongoing effects of the coronavirus, including international travel restrictions and other factors, which would significantly impact the quality of the event.

The Seychelles Islands did not miss a chance for representation at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) virtual that took place 1-3 June, 2020.

Meetingselect, the cloud-based venue sourcing & strategic meetings management platform, has announced the release of its new Distance Seating solution for meeting & event delegates to meet safely and stay in compliance with both their company and the new government regulations per country and/or state. 

Travel trade professionals from across the world will gather online tomorrow (Monday, 1st June 2020) for the first day of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Virtual, a newly-launched three-day event for the region’s tourism community.

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the leading global network of independently owned destination management companies (DMCs) and creative event experts, announced the results of its most recent Meetings & Events Pulse Survey, focusing on the widespread impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic to the MICE industry.

Maria Arnolda (Miek) Egberts CITP CMM DMCP CMP, founder, and owner of InspireME Monte-Carlo, a Monaco-based boutique consultancy agency offering unique and alternative concepts in full-service event management, DMC services and conscientious Luxury Travel with a sustainable and holistic approach, has been added to one of the most prestigious“halls of fame” of travel & tourism: the list of the 222 Conde Nast Travel Specialists for 2020.