Foreign arrivals back on track in Philippines

The Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) has surpassed its 2022 arrival target as of mid-October with 1,767,791 foreign visitors on record. The DoT’s target for the full year was 1.7 million.

MCEC announces new CEO

Natalie O’Brien has been named as the new chief executive of Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC). She will start in the role in January 2023. O’Brien was previously the CEO of Food and Wine Victoria. She replaces outgoing chief executive Peter King who finishes with the business at the end of the year after 11 years at MCEC.

Singapore FinTech Festival to run as stand-alone event

The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) and Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH), co-located since 2019, will be running as two separate events this year. SFF will be held from 2-4 November at Singapore EXPO, while SWITCH is from 25-28 October at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) Convention Centre.