FCM Meetings & Events (FCM M&E), the long-standing sector specialist and flagship division of the Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG), has announced a global business expansion with Henry Jones stepping up as the Global Marketing Leader.

The best MICE brands from across the globe have been revealed at the 5th annual World MICE Awards Gala Ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The strength of Dubai’s MICE sector was acknowledged with the UAE emirate voted ‘World’s Best MICE Destination’. Dubai World Trade Centre took triple honours, winning ‘Middle East’s Best Convention Centre’, ‘World’s Best Professional Exhibitions Organiser’ and ‘United Arab Emirates’ Best Convention Centre’. Museum of the Future enjoyed a fruitful evening, claiming ‘World’s Best MICE Event Venue’ and ‘Middle East’s Best MICE Event Venue’.

Cloudbeds, the premier hospitality management platform, is set to usher in the era of ‘decision intelligence’ for the hospitality industry at its upcoming Passport User Conference on October 23, with the unveiling of Cloudbeds Intelligence.

A new report from Arival, the global research authority on the travel experiences sector, reveals that affluent travelers – those with an annual income of $150,000 or more – are the driving force behind the tours, activities, and attractions market. They generate 50% of total traveler spend on day tours, and more than 40% of all spend on activities and attraction tickets.  The report, titled “The Affluent Experiences Traveler,” has been unveiled ahead of the Arival 360 conference, which takes place in San Diego from September 30-October 3, where it will be a key theme.