Travellers can expect to pay more to travel to Asian destinations from both Europe and North America, with airfares in economy expected to rise by 12% and 9.8% respectively. Business fares from Europe meanwhile are set to rise by 7.6%, while Asia-North America flights will climb by 5.6%. Those taking Australian domestic flights can expect to pay 19.4% in the business cabin.

People in Kaohsiung will have plenty of opportunities to watch fireworks displays during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, with pyrotechnic shows scheduled for Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.

SITE’s latest webinar focused on incentive trends for 2023 and beyond. Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, South Korea and Japan are leading the resurgence of incentives within Asia-Pacific. This is according to Michael Welsh, executive director, global sales, meetings and incentives at Accor. Welsh was speaking at a recent SITE webinar, entitled ‘Resumption, Recovery, and Renaissance for Incentive Travel’.

MONTREAL, CANADA – During COP15 in Montreal, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) announced a new collaboration which will bring together the public and private sectors in a shared vision to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

The International Congress and Convention Association – or ICCA -expresses confidence in the capacity of Thai MICE industry and Bangkok as a successful host of the 62nd ICCA Annual Congress 2023, with the expected 1,000 attendances.

Good news for globe trotters: Taiwan welcomes tourists from Hong Kong and Macau and has also resumed visa-free entry for visitors from more than 60 countries. However, visitors from Hong Kong have one prerequisite – they must travel in groups of between five and 40. In addition, Taiwan lifted its PCR test requirement and entry restrictions to allow unfettered access to the island.

Tigerair Taiwan announced on Monday (Nov. 28) that flights from its 2023 summer schedule will start selling from Thursday (Dec. 1), and two waves of early bird promotions will be launched in the first week of December. Tigerair Taiwan issued a press release Monday stating that it is optimistic about the anticipated travel wave after the reopening of international borders.

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport saw its passenger traffic surge by 870% year-on-year in October as the country did away with quarantine mandates for arriving travelers, reports said Friday (Nov. 25).

The International Association of Exhibitions and Events® (IAEE), a leading trade association for the global exhibitions and events industry, has announced its full support of VSef (Virtual Standard Export Format), including the RSDE (Reporting Standards for Digital Events) standards. VSef was launched in early 2021 as a response to the rising uptake of digital event platforms and the increase in virtual event experiences. Its goal was creating a global standardised data structure and output for

Taiwan has been ranked as the third-safest country in the world by a 2022 mid-year crime index released by international database firm Numbeo. Taiwan was given a safety index score of 83.85 points. This year’s ranking included a total of 142 countries, with Qatar (85.85), United Arab Emirates (85.13), and Taiwan being listed as the top three.