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Kuala Lumpur: MITEC in hibernation after severe financial loss

December 17, 2020Kuala Lumpur: MITEC in hibernation after severe financial lossThe fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continued with news that the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) had gone into ‘hibernation’ – cutting headcount by 90.

Bureau: Budapest ready to host hundreds of delegates

September 29, 2020Bureau: Budapest ready to host hundreds of delegatesBudapest is the latest European city to signal it’s open for business events.

Vaccine distribution: association flags potential plane shortage

September 10, 2020Vaccine distribution: association flags potential plane shortageAn association has warned of the ‘mammoth’ logistical task of shipping a coronavirus vaccine around the world – describing it as the ‘mission of the century’.

Czech meeting leaders in plea for support as 114 000 jobs threatened

September 4, 2020Czech meeting leaders in plea for support as 114 000 jobs threatenedMeetings and events leaders in the Czech Republic have pleaded for government support and say without it up to 114,000 jobs are at risk.

Nostalgic drag: why were thinking too conservatively about meetings

August 20, 2020Nostalgic drag: why were thinking too conservatively about meetingsThe deprivations of Covid‐19 have generated a cloud of collective nostalgia, writes Martin Sirk, despite our awareness that the world has been changed utterly by the pandemic and its consequences.

‘Safest Dubai hosts AI conference as region eyes recovery

August 13, 2020‘Safest Dubai hosts AI conference as region eyes recoveryDubai is the safest location in the world to host international exhibitions, according to a survey of 4,000 professionals in 130 countries by Messe Frankfurt Middle East (MFME).

Pandemic: why its not over until its over for international meetings

August 11, 2020Pandemic: why its not over until its over for international meetingsFor international association meetings to begin to look anything like they did before Covid-19, one of two things must first happen: either enough host countries push their daily case rate down to near zero to make overseas delegations a possibility, or science comes to the rescue with a vaccine or...

IACC launches strategies and advice guide on reopening venues

July 22, 2020IACC launches strategies and advice guide on reopening venuesIACC, the international association of conference centres, has published its ‘Critical Pathway to Re-opening’ guide.

Covid-19: Celtic Manor Resort and ICC Wales to cut 450 jobs

July 10, 2020Covid-19: Celtic Manor Resort and ICC Wales to cut 450 jobsThe owners of ICC Wales and Celtic Manor Resort are to cut staff by almost half due to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.

Worth sustaining Platform launched to help cities rethink the future

July 9, 2020Worth sustaining Platform launched to help cities rethink the futureThe Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) has launched a new platform to help cities develop radically new economic and social structures that will make them fairer, more inclusive, and, ultimately, more resilient places in which to live and work.Show More