The accommodation sector in Taiwan is experiencing a labor shortage so acute that a general manager of a five-star hotel has had to help with housekeeping. COVID has led to job cuts in the accommodation industry over the past three years and with demand picking up post-pandemic, many are struggling to replenish the lost workforce.

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) will send 96 teams of innovators to Las Vegas to attend the CES technology fair, reports said Wednesday (Dec. 28). The Jan. 5-8 CES bills itself as “the most influential tech event in the world,” presenting breakthrough consumer technologies and innovators from around the globe to an international public, including more than 4,700 reporters.

Nelson Khoo, head of events – Singapore & Indonesia at CWT Meetings & Events says the industry is likely to see similar demand-supply dynamics in 2023, to a certain extent, as it has seen this year. “It’s unclear when China will begin to reopen its borders, but that will definitely result in further demand pressures,” he says. “We expect that our clients’ events in APAC will become 20%-30% bigger once attendees from China can begin to travel internationally.”

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.