Hong Kong is finally 'opening up', EDITION announces global expansion plan, sustainable MICE and more...

Hong Kong is finally 'opening up'
Wednesday, 14th December 2022

Hong Kong SAR government announced that the '0+3' monitoring period and contact tracing 'stay at home safe app' will be scrapped as of 14 December 2022.

The sudden change reflects the wider national trend as China also stopped testing for COVID-19 and adopted the '0+3' scheme for visitors previously implemented in Hong Kong. While the quarantine remains for travellers outside mainland China, the number of visitor arrivals in Macau has bounced back in October >>

Singapore plans to become APAC’s leading sustainable MICE destination by 2030
14 Dec 2022 : The MICE Sustainability Roadmap, launched by Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers, sets out clear targets and strategies to raise sustainability standards across Singapore’s MICE industry over the next few years >>

IHG Hotels & Resorts opens Canada’s first avid hotel
14 Dec 2022 : Operating under the ownership of PI Cap, the avid hotel Toronto – Vaughan Southwest is the first to open of four planned properties across Canada for IHG’s newest Essentials brand >>

EDITION announces global expansion plan
14 Dec 2022 : The luxury lifestyle brand expects to grow portfolio to 30 properties by 2027 and also unveils the evolution of its groundbreaking concept with the introduction of standalone luxury residences >>

Nobu opens of Nobu Hotel & Restaurant Atlanta
7 Dec 2022 : Nobu Hospitality and Simon welcomed local dignitaries and community leaders to celebrate the opening of Nobu Hotel & Restaurant Atlanta at Phipps Plaza >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Driving Climate Change in Business Travel
Wednesday, 14th December 2022

Business travel has an opportunity to play a leading role and become the frontrunner in reducing emissions now while also scaling up the next generation of solutions.

Radical collaboration across all stakeholders is essential to unlocking the green transition – with governments providing enabling policies, businesses driving investments and delivering solutions, and civil society advancing and advocating for higher ambitions >>

Effective Tools Your HR Department Can Use to Prevent Company Fraud
We’re all familiar with the story that gets told this time of year: a bad guy swoops into town and steals all the Christmas presents hoping to spoil everyone’s holiday >>

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