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French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announces that plans to host the French Quarter Festival in October are no longer moving forward.

On Tuesday, 12 May 2020, at the inaugural PlanetIMEX Community Day, the SITE Foundation will launch 2 long form studies commissioned from data compiled from the Incentive Travel Industry Index (ITII).

Following the successful pilot month-long Spring Virtual Expo, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) that drew 1.4 million online buyers from around the world, HKTDC is launching two new digital offerings.

The Secretary of Tourism of Mexico, Miguel Torruco Marques, announced that the 45th edition of the Tianguis Turístico scheduled to take place in Merida, will be held in March 2021.

The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association has provided support to its members through weekly Google Meet conversations for the past month, offering as many as 12 different group calls each Thursday.

PlanetIMEX launched with an invitation to everyone in the global meetings, events and incentive travel industry to register free of charge for EduMonday Live on 11 May.

Arabian Travel Market (ATM) has officially announced the launch of ATM Virtual, a three-day event that will take place from 1-3 June 2020.

Originally planned to open to the public on 12 June 2020, the inaugural Helsinki Biennial 2020, The Same Sea, will refocus its energies towards next year for its first edition, whilst retaining its maritime locations across the island of Vallisaari, and on Helsinki’s mainland.

Following the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Executive Committee’s recommendation, BIE Member States have voted remotely and have agreed to both the postponement of Expo 2020 Dubai.

As one of the UK's leading literary festivals that had to be canceled because of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Stratford Literary Festival has been busy curating activities to keep its audiences inspired and entertained.

ICCA and AC Forum announced a three-year partnership on creating a high-level annual signature event on the Future of Healthcare Meetings, starting in spring 2021.

NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization and convention & visitors bureau for the five boroughs of New York City, announced a new Virtual NYC Site Tours resource for meeting planners and event professionals. 

Following the successful launch of Hospitality Tomorrow, Bench Events' first virtual conference that took place earlier this month and attracted 5,343 hospitality decision-makers from 128 countries, today Bench Events has announced the first 30+ speakers for the second edition of Hospitality Tomorrow.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its rescheduled 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit.