Martin Donovan

3 weeks ago | mixmeetings.com | Martin Donovan

YOUNGER generations of conference and incentive travellers might appreciate “me-time” with e-sports back at the hotel room after a day of meetings. Rather than letting delegates find screen solace in the confines of a guest room, however, conference travel planners may soon be able to source hotels with an e-sports theme to help their digital savvy delegates unwind and bond. Planners might event adapt e-sports to a team building activity or as part of an itinerary.

1 month ago | mixmeetings.com | Martin Donovan

HONG KONG Tourism Board executive director Dane Chang, who pioneered recent renewed campaigns to boost tourism in the city, is not renewing his contract with the government agency, it has emerged. No announcement has yet been made by HKTB or the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Culture, Sport and Tourism Bureau, but South China Morning Post reporters revealed the move after spotting a job advertisement seeking a new executive director.

1 month ago | mixmeetings.com | Martin Donovan

ICCA’s latest rankings reflect an increasingly competitive global marketplace for association meetings with Tokyo, Singapore and Seoul singled out as strong destinations in Asia for attracting tech events. The International Convention and Congress Association released its 2024 research findings this week at IMEX Frankfurt with rankings based on the number of ICCA-recognised meetings having taken place in each destination.

1 month ago | mixmeetings.com | Martin Donovan

MALAYSIA Convention and Exhibition Bureau has confirmed Tan Mei Phing as its chief executive after she served in the acting-CEO role for the past six months following the resignation of her predecessor. Tan’s appointment comes as MyCEB prepares to exhibit at Imex Frankfurt, which takes place May 20-22. The move makes her the bureau’s first female chief executive. She stepped up to the acting-CEO role in August 202 5after the departure of Azman Tambi Chik who had been in the role less than a year.

1 month ago | mixmeetings.com | Martin Donovan

AN OLYMPIC dream for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area is being mapped out not by the titans of the sporting world – but a group of Australian expats who have the ear of influential leaders in their adopted city. A 2036 Working Group is at the heart of a newly formed committee under the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong to make that dream a reality. They are actively encouraging a joint bid by Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities to jointly host the world’s biggest sporting event.