HQ REPORTS
Seoul: One Step at a Time

One of the frontrunners of corporate events and conferences in Asia, Seoul rolled out a new PLUS SEOUL programme to further help the industry recover to pre-COVID-19 levels. A breath of trust and hope from South Korea.

Ottawa Tourism Launches Virtually Ottawa

Ottawa Tourism launched  Virtually Ottawa, an interactive experience which aims to inspire conference planners to consider Canada’s capital for their next meeting. This tool will help bridge the gap while in-person site visits are not a possibility.

BITEC Offers COVID-19 Insurance for Meeting Planners

Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre reaffirms their premier world-class standard by offering a comprehensive meeting package available through September 30, 2021, with a COVID-19 insurance offering from Asia Insurance. 

City of Milan Launches First Official Convention Bureau

In a year marked by the pandemic, the Municipality of Milan launched an official Convention Bureau for the city, responding to the need to support the relaunch of business travel and to a longstanding need of national and international operators.

ICC Sydney Expands its Hybrid Solutions with Media Studio

International Convention Centre Sydney has announced the launch of its Media Studio – a dedicated permanent studio space offering broadcast recording services, live streaming and digital event solutions.

Vancouver Convention Centre Opens Vaccination Site

Vancouver Convention Centre is collaborating with Vancouver Coastal Health and other partners to welcome its community to receive their COVID-19 vaccination at a new Vaccination Clinic located in the facility’s East building. 

Paul Tambyah: “We will probably never return to what it was like in 2019

PCMA Convening Leaders 2021 set the tone for a broad exposition on the virus's scientific discoveries with a panel of medical experts. We asked the epidemiologist, Paul Tambyah, how far we are from the recovery of the business event industry.