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TCEB looks to woo Hong Kong event planners

The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau highlighted how Thailand has successfully rolled out measures to overcome the pandemic with entry measures and regulations that also ease travel restrictions for international travellers. This comes at a time when exhibitions are leaving Hong Kong due to its COVID restrictions.

Hong Kong Sports Park due to open in 2023

A new 50,000-seat stadium is being built on the site of the former Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong. Venue management company ASM Global has been appointed to manage the property. It is due to open in late 2023. Hopefully, the Hong Kong borders will be open by then.

Business events to help Malaysia achieve tourist arrivals target

At MyCEB’s Malaysia Business Events Week, the country’s Tourism, Arts and Culture minister Nancy Shukri stated that Malaysia’s business events segment will help Malaysia achieve its target of attracting 9.2 million visitors in 2022.