Meeting and Event Industry

Australia’s Northern Territory will host a global conference focused on rural women in 2026. This event highlights the region’s expanding role in Australia’s business events sector.

New Zealand is working to extend the economic benefits from its MICE sector outside of convention venues. The strategy targets wider spillover gains from business events across local economies.

The WTTC executive committee announced eight strategic priorities to support growth and transformation in the global travel and tourism sector. The priorities emphasize sustainability and increased resilience.

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority is set to conduct its first annual general meeting as the nation's tourism sector progresses toward recovery. This milestone meeting underlines organizational developments during a period of sector revitalization.

Ireland has enacted a travel ban on two Israeli Cabinet ministers, confirmed by the Taoiseach. This restriction prevents the affected officials from entering Ireland.

Rendez-vous Canada 2026 highlighted the strong performance of the Canadian tourism sector. The event noted solid growth and momentum across industry segments.

The US-led Investor Connect initiative highlights artificial intelligence travel startups worldwide. It aims to accelerate innovation in tourism through supporting emerging AI-driven travel technology companies.

MyCEB is working to grow Malaysia's participation in the business events sector throughout Central Asia. The focus is on improving Malaysia's profile within the region’s MICE industry.

Canada will be among the countries attending the Cruise Ship Interiors Design Expo Americas 2026 in June, hosted at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The event gathers several nations including the US and the UK.

New Zealand is targeting economic benefits from the MICE sector that extend beyond convention venues. The focus is on maximizing spillover impacts linked to business events.