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The IGLTA Board of Directors released the following statement about the postponement of their Annual Global Convention in 2020 in Milan.

Just hours later the announcement of the postponement of Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, now we have been informed that the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) 2020 is also postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Convention Bureau Italia has created Italy for Weddings, its new division to enhance local excellences and promote operators in the Wedding segment abroad.

Reed Travel Exhibitions has postponed Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to 28th June – 1st July 2020, at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, U.A.E.

Below you will find an open letter from the leadership of the American Society of Association Executives, Destinations International, Events Industry Council, International Association of Exhibitions and Events, International Association of Venue Managers, Meeting Professionals International, PCMA and the U.S. Travel Association.

The ITB India organizers have announced that ITB India 2020, originally scheduled to be held on 15 – 17 April at the Bombay Exhibition Centre will not be held on these dates. Organizers announced dates for ITB India 2021.

The International Hospitality Conference 2020, an educational business-conference for hospitality business professionals from all around the world, took place on February 29, 2020, at InterContinental Kyiv in Ukraine.

Days after the cancelation of ITB - Berlin, today Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced that the PATA Annual Summit 2020 in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates from March 31-April 3 will no longer take place.

Ukraine's leading inventors visited Lviv for the 3rd Event Industry Forum (EIF2020) that took place on February 20-22 at Arena Lviv.

Due to the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Economics have decided to cancel ITB Berlin.

Terry Dale, United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) President & CEO, accompanied by Michelle Buttigieg, Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) representative North America, returned from a site inspection in preparation for USTOA’s 2020 Out-Of-Country Board Meeting April 25 – May 1 in Malta.

Visitor and media registrations are open for the Arabian Travel Market – ATM 2020 which will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre, from Sunday 19 to Wednesday 22 April 2020.

Russia announced as the Convention & Culture Partner of the World’s Largest Travel Trade Show - ITB Berlin 2020, which is scheduled to take place 4 - 8 March.

ICCA's Research Division is monitoring the status of all 1,065 meetings in the ICCA Association Database currently scheduled in the Asia Pacific for 2020.