GLOBAL SNAPSHOT
AMERICAS
Paramount Global expands global partnership with CWT Global travel management platform CWT has announced that Paramount Global ( Paramount ), has awarded it the management of its global travel programme .
The new agreement is an extension of the 13-year partnership between the multinational media and entertainment conglomerate ’ s filmed entertainment and media network divisions , spanning 39 markets .
CWT ’ s entertainment travel hub comprises specialist teams that span TV , film production , news , sports , publicity , and corporate .
EUROPE
Greek Meetings Alliance gains strength The Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau , the Hellenic Association of Professional Conference Organisers and Destination Event Specialists , and the Thessaloniki Convention Bureau have joined forces , creating the Greek Meetings Alliance , as they work to strengthen the meetings industry in Greece .
The three major stakeholders from the Greek MICE industry ’ s initiative is aimed to promote Greece as a destination for high-quality conferences and events . The new Alliance will expand the long-standing informal collaboration between the organisations .
AUSTRALASIA
Auckland wins world ’ s largest Indigenous education conference Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland , New Zealand , has been selected to host the World Indigenous Peoples ’ Conference on Education ( WIPCE 2025 ). Over more than 30 years , WIPCE has grown to become a significant international event in the Indigenous education movement .
WIPCE is the largest , most diverse Indigenous education forum in the world , and is expected to attract around 3,000 global representatives .
ASIA
HKCEC hosts first physical international congress since the pandemic The 24th Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress ( APLAR 2022 ) attracted 700 delegates , including about 400 experts , speakers and delegates from overseas .
It was Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre ’ s first physical international congress since the Covid-19 pandemic halted big international events in the SAR . The event ran 6-9 December 2022 , featuring a full slate of speeches , workshops and conferences .
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