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Routes Americas will return to the US in 2022, with San Antonio in Texas selected as the host of the 15th annual route development forum following a competitive bidding process.

With the aim of establishing actions and commitments to restart international travel, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Spanish Government hosted a hybrid conference. As a result of the discussions, the ‘La Palma Declaration’ has been signed by all key parties.

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Korea MICE Bureau, under the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), released an updated COVID-19 support program for International Conventions to provide extra assistance to groups affected by the pandemic.

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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) hosted its first-ever virtual AGM, attended by more than 120 CEOs from across the globe, to discuss the progress made so far, the challenges our sector has faced through this pandemic, and the importance of international collaboration.

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The increased use of disposables such as face masks and plastic lunch boxes during the pandemic has helped to highlight the importance of environmental protection.

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VisitBritain has today announced that its flagship annual travel trade event ExploreGB will run as a virtual event in 2021.

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An entirely virtual event in 2021 with the name ITB Berlin NOW - ’The Digital Meet-up for the Travel Industry' will take place as an exclusively B2B event over four days from 9 to 12 March 2021, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CET.

International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has received an exemption to hold corporate events and conferences for up to 1,500 people in its Convention and Exhibition Centres, following approval from the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Health.

In July, the Ministry for National Heritage, Arts and Local Government of the Republic of Malta partnered with the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. to host an exhibition contest of handcrafted Nativities from artists of the island nation of Malta and its sister island, Gozo.

The first major conference in the ‘new normal’ of the COVID-19 world will take place in Cancun, Mexico on 23-25 March 2021, hosted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

Initially scheduled for February, BIT, the International Travel Exhibition will now be held at fieramilanocity from 9 to 11 May 2021.

AIM Group International, a company with 60 years’ experience in conferences, events and communication,  and Conference Compass, a company specialising in high-quality mobile apps for medical-scientific societies, have signed a strategic partnership agreement that strengthens their collaboration as a preferred, not exclusive, partner. 

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Reed Travel Exhibitions, organizer of Arabian Travel Market (ATM), has announced that the 2021 edition of its annual showcase, will take place live at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) on Sunday 16 to Wednesday 19 May.

The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre’s Director of Global Business Development & Marketing has been elected to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Board of Directors representing the Venue Sector, at the 59th ICCA General Assembly recently.