W Sydney has released a preview of its meeting and event space ahead of the highly-anticipated new luxury hotel’s opening in Q4 2022.

Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has revealed its speaker line-up and the official themes behind the 2022 Knowledge Program.

The future is looking bright for Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, which officially opened on Friday [17 December 2021]. 

Organisers of the annual ITB Berlin travel trade show in Germany have cancelled the in-person element for next year’s event. Messe Berlin said “developments surrounding the coronavirus pandemic prevent making reliable plans” for the face-to-face component of the show. Instead, ITB Berlin 2022 is “focusing on a livestreamed convention and Digital Business Day”, alongside in-person ITB Berlin satellite events during 2022.

Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) this week announced a series of partner hotels that will be exhibiting at AIME 2022, taking place on 21–23 March in-person and 28 March–1 April online.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) has lauded the state’s decision to lift COVID-19 restrictions that have prevented large group gatherings, effective 1 December 2021.

The inaugural Get Local expo in Sydney has been pushed back a month, from 29-30 July to 24-25 August 2021. The new event’s co-owners, Donna Kessler and Gary Bender, made the decision based on the recent COVID-19 outbreaks and various government-imposed lockdowns.

The upcoming Get Local business events showcase will now include an Education Program featuring keynotes and panel discussions.

MEETINGS 2021 has connected the best of New Zealand’s business events industry with Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading event professionals in Auckland this week.

With more than 50% of US adults expect to be fully vaccinated in the next six months, the US travel industry is reporting a significant increase in demand from optimistic clients who are getting ready to travel again. In addition to domestic travel, international destinations closer in proximity to North America, such as the Mexican Caribbean, are high on wish lists, a location that is also the home of the region’s leading luxury travel event ILTM North America which returns 20 – 23 September 2021.

Tourism Australia will hold a hybrid version of its annual Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) in Sydney, spread over 10 days in June 2021.

Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has confirmed the cancellation of the 2021 event, which was scheduled to be hosted at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and online in March, due to concerns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.