After careful consideration Routes Asia, which was due to take place in October, and World Routes, set for Milan in November, have both been shelved.

World Ski Awards has published a series of interviews with industry leaders as part of its #Restart campaign to galvanise the sector in the wake of Covid-19. The initiative includes insight on their experiences during lockdown, and advice on how to navigate the crisis.

The World Travel & Tourism Council will host a new event to examine the scientific evidence that can be used to inform practical solutions for mitigating and living with Covid-19.

ITB Berlin and the Berlin Travel Festival are joining forces at Arena Berlin to organise a unique platform in order to show the industry ways in which they can exit the crisis together.

The show attracted guests from 140 countries as they addressed emerging trends, as well as the opportunities and the challenges which are directly impacting the travel and tourism industry amid the Covid-19 global health pandemic.

African hotel development had returned to growth at the start of 2020, with more than 78,000 rooms in 408 hotels in the pipeline, according to the twelfth annual survey by W Hospitality Group. However, the Covid-19 outbreak is now shattering the local hotel industry.