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August 17, 2023Survey: Are your delegates 'bleisure' tourists?A new survey is aiming to find out to what extent the bleisure trend has spread to association conferences following the pandemic.

The International Jewellery Show at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

March 8, 2023Conference delegates ‘surging’ back into Asia.Asia meetings and events industry is showing signs of a strong recovery after pandemic

CNCCII's LEF screen, artists impression.

November 22, 2022China’s (vast) new convention centre promises techno wizardryAn enormous venue which served as the media centre for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is on track to open in 2025 as a convention centre.

Meeting planners and association leaders hail reopening of Europe

February 3, 2022Meeting planners and association leaders hail reopening of EuropeThe steady return to 'normal' life across Europe has been welcomed by association and meeting industry leaders as Norway and Sweden became the latest countries to end Covid-19 restrictions.

Scotland and Wales call for 8-day quarantine for UK arrivals

November 29, 2021Scotland and Wales call for 8-day quarantine for UK arrivalsThe Scottish and Welsh governments have called for an eight-day quarantine for all arrivals into the UK following the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

US to end Covid travel ban for UK and EU travellers

September 21, 2021US to end Covid travel ban for UK and EU travellersThe US is set to lift its Covid-19 travel ban, admitting fully vaccinated people from the UK and most EU countries from early November.

Five Minutes With... Eric Dresin secretary general ECTAA

June 29, 2021Five Minutes With... Eric Dresin secretary general ECTAAJoin Holly Patrick in the latest episode of Five Minutes With... as she catches up with Eric Dresin, secretary general at the European Travel Agents and Tours Operators Associations.

April can be cruel but there are reasons to be cheerful

April 7, 2021April can be cruel but there are reasons to be cheerfulThe sun has been shining on my little corner of rural England. When the wind relents the days already feel warm, long and easy. But when the wind blows, icy swirls of Arctic air jolt you back to the present and bring to mind that famous line from T.S. Eliot about April being the cruellest month.

Certificate could give green light for travel inside Europe

March 19, 2021Certificate could give green light for travel inside EuropeMovement inside the European Union could be made easier if proposals to issue travellers with a ‘digital certificate’ that would prove they don’t have Covid-19 are given the green light.

Meetings: We have vaccines. Are we back to normal yet

January 18, 2021Meetings: We have vaccines. Are we back to normal yet Show More