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Gangneung’s first purpose-built convention centre

Gangneung will open its first purpose-built convention facility, Gangneung Convention Center (GCO). It is a four-story venue spans about 19,000 m2, featuring a main multipurpose hall capable of seating up to 2,100 delegates and 19 flexible meeting rooms designed for breakout sessions of varying scales.

Macau welcomes 32m+ visitor arrivals in first nine months

Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released its latest visitor arrivals information for the first nine months of 2026, reporting a total of 32,181,272 visitor arrivals, increased by 8.5% year-on-year. Same-day visitors were up by 14.5%, amounting at 19,783,856, while overnight visitors remained stable at 12,397,416. However, the average length of stay visitors shortened by 0.1 day from the first nine months of 2025, down to 1.0 day.

ITB Asia Select to launch in 2027 in Indonesia

A leading travel trade show in Asia, ITB Asia concluded at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, bringing more than 18,000 participants, over 1,000 exhibiting brands and more than 1,500 qualified buyers. Under the theme of “Experiences in Motion: Human-Centre Design in Travel & Tourism”, the event was co-located with MICE Show Asia and Travel Tech Asia, examining how changing traveller expectations, technological advances and experience-led innovation to shape the future of travel.

During the event, the launch of ITB Asia Select was announced, which will be a new regional initiative designed to extend the ITB Asia brand into selected markets across, with Indonesia being the first destination. ITB Asia Select Indonesia will take place in Jakarta, running from 23rd to 24th June 2027.