Quick takes

IATA reports air travel is close to fully recovered

Air travel demand has topped 99 per cent of 2019 levels, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Asia reported the strongest year-over-year results. Growth was especially strong in China.

Huge incentive groups from China are back too

New Zealand welcomed an incentive group of 10,000 from Amway China on a five-day itinerary. The group generated 20,000 hotel nights and pumped US$25 million into the economy.

Singapore experimenting with carbon-neutral events

The inaugural Commodity Trading Week Asia Pacific was used as means to push for carbon-neutral events. The organisers collaborated with MICEcarbon, a Singapore-based carbon-offset platform for the MICE industry.