Thailand to open to a long list of countries

On 1st November, Thailand will open its borders to fully vaccinated visitors from more than 40 countries. Perhaps just as importantly, the government also announced today that alcohol service will resume in pubs in Bangkok and Phuket.

Budgets in 2022: No easy task

BSG’s own, Paul Woodward continues his excellent series of interviews and opinion pieces in his role as guest editor at Exhibition World. This week he looks at the uncomfortable subject of event organisers’ budgets in the year ahead.

Tarsus keeps closing deals

This is not an Asian story, but it is worth noting that Doug Emslie and his team at Tarsus have kept quite busy during the pandemic. This week the group announced a strategic partnership with Times Aerospace.

Philippines to offer cash support to event organisers

Officially, COVID cases in the Philippines have come down from about 20,000 per day in September to approximately 4,000 per day. And with that sense of progress, the Philippines’ Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) unveils new support packages of up to US$20,000.