Travel Industry Events News Page 46

The Meetings Show headed to ExCel
After taking place in a virtual format in 2020, the event will be delivered as a hybrid show this year to allow event planners who are unable to attend in-person to interact with the exhibitors.

Expo 2020 Dubai to host online seminar
A series of panel discussions and talks, the event will explore digital connectivity as a universal human right and connectivity across key sectors such as mobility, transport and logistics.

Caribbean Travel Marketplace heads online for 2021
The show is considered the premier annual gathering in the region, where Caribbean hospitality and tourism professionals meet with colleagues and international buyers and sellers.

UNWTO prepares for Morocco general assembly
Officials from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and Morocco met to prepare for the general assembly event set to take place in October.

Expo 2020 on track for October opening in Dubai
The steering committee of the college of commissioners general of Expo 2020 Dubai has held its sixth meeting, with participants reviewing progress on the event ahead of its opening on October 1st.

Prince appointed brand director with Reed Exhibitions
Kerry Prince has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate event sector, working on conferences, summits and trade shows around the world.

Saudi Arabia welcomes fourth Future Investment Initiative
The event is a multi-hub conference that brings together bold-thinking chief executives, investors and policymakers in Riyadh to usher in an era of reinvention.

WTM Africa to remain virtual this year
Africa Travel Week has unveiled a plan for a series of digital and live shows this year as uncertainty around Covid-19 continued to swirl around the hospitality sector.

UNWTO seeking to restart tourism at Madrid conference
The UNWTO will call on members of the Executive Committee to join forces for a global campaign aimed at restoring confidence in tourism. This hybrid event expects 150 in-person participants.

Expo 2020 to welcome guests to Pavilions Premiere
The Expo 2020 Pavilions Premiere has launched and will offer visitors an opportunity to be among the first to experience Terra – the Sustainability Pavilion.

PATA Annual Summit remains online for 2021
The three-day virtual event, organised with the support of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, will bring together international thought leaders, industry shapers and senior decision-makers.

Paris 2024 concludes 2020 with an even stronger project
As 2020 draws to a close, Paris 2024 and all its stakeholders have approved a new optimised concept for the Games that consolidates its strengths.