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June 9, 2026Plans revealed to scale back Trump's unpopular tourism screening proposalThe Trump administration plans to scale back its proposal for foreign travelers from visa waiver countries to submit five years of social media history, targeting specific travelers based on their ESTA responses instead, following concerns from the international events community and civil liberties groups.Read More

Chwin promises to navigate ‘new normal’ in Vancouver role

May 18, 2020Chwin promises to navigate ‘new normal’ in Vancouver roleDestination marketing organisation (DMO) Tourism Vancouver has appointed Royce Chwin as its new CEO after an ‘extensive global search to fill the role’ finished close to home.

Sponsors want engaged online audiences not boring old webinars

May 14, 2020Sponsors want engaged online audiences not boring old webinarsThe vast majority of drug and biomedical companies would sponsor a virtual event – but they want engaging and creative formats, not bog-standard webinars.May 12, 2020Paris still associations favourite as it claims top spot in ICCA RankingsParis shrugged off the disruptive gilets jaunes protests to host more international association meetings than any other city last year, according to the 2019 ICCA Country and City rankings.

Flexible mindset key to industry’s Covid-19 recovery says Cvent

May 12, 2020Flexible mindset key to industry’s Covid-19 recovery says CventEvent professionals will need to adopt a flexible mindset and be prepared to adapt and evolve their business practices in order to succeed in a post-pandemic world, according to Patrick Smith, senior vice president and CMO of Cvent.

Congress win for Copenhagen named World Capital of Architecture

May 11, 2020Congress win for Copenhagen named World Capital of ArchitectureUp to 15,000 architects will descend on Copenhagen in 2023 when the Danish capital, renowned for its cutting-edge building design, is named World Capital of Architecture.

Computing association shares know-how on virtual conferencing

May 7, 2020Computing association shares know-how on virtual conferencingScience and technology conferences are engines of innovation—essential to the incubation of new ideas, the dissemination of research, and the spawning of new technologies.

Associations will lead us out of lockdown says Jennifer Jenkins

May 5, 2020Associations will lead us out of lockdown says Jennifer JenkinsJennifer Jenkins, association champion, PCO lead and director at Worldspan shares her thoughts on why trade associations have an important role to play in helping the industry recover from the coronavirus crisis.

CTICC to become hospital as planners predict bed shortage

May 4, 2020CTICC to become hospital as planners predict bed shortageThe Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) will be turned into a temporary COVID-19 hospital with up to 800 beds to help make up a predicted shortfall of acute beds in the region.

ICCA and AC Forum target healthy future for meetings with new event

May 4, 2020ICCA and AC Forum target healthy future for meetings with new eventA new gathering of association executives and meeting suppliers aimed at improving the quality of healthcare meetings in a post-pandemic world has been unveiled by its co-creators.

Members vote to postpone Expo 2020 Dubai until October 2021

May 4, 2020Members vote to postpone Expo 2020 Dubai until October 2021Expo 2020 Dubai has been officially delayed until 2021 after a resolution for postponement forwarded by the organisers breached the required two-thirds votes threshold with weeks to spare.Show More