Travel Industry Events News Page 55

Saudi to showcase investment potential at IHIF
The ministry of tourism of Saudi Arabia will participate in the International Hospitality Investment Forum. The event will be hosted at the InterContinental Berlin, Germany, from September 1-3.

Paris 2024 calls for Para sport representation in emoji
Organising Committee to file an official proposal today to the Unicode Consortium with the support of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), French National Paralympic Committee (CNPSF) and numerous French and international Olympians and Paralympians

World Routes to return to Milan in October
Leading carriers including Emirates, American Airlines, Air China and many more have confirmed their attendance at the World Route Development Forum.

Time for the Paralympic Games
On September 5th, Paris will officially receive the Paralympic flag from Tokyo, marking the French capital’s accession as the next host city of the Summer Paralympic Games – the first ever to take place in France.

Paris 2024 Games’ actors take part in the WeThe15 global campaign
Paris turns purple ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Saudi Arabia unveils Expo 2020 pavilion
At the Saudi Pavilion – the second largest after the United Arab Emirates’ – visitors will experience the “rich past, vibrant present and promising future” of the country.

PATA to return to live events in London
The Pacific Asia Travel Association UK & Ireland has confirmed it will return to live events following the Covid-19 pandemic. The first event will take place next month.
New details revealed ahead of LATA Expo 2021
The event will take place across five days from October 11-15 with a modified daily timetable that has been designed to accommodate attendees dialling in from different time zones around the world.

World Travel Market lays out Covid-19 safety protocols
Organisers of World Travel Market - London and Travel Forward have unveiled details of robust safety measures for the face-to-face events at ExCeL London.

80% of French people liked the Paris 2024 Handover Ceremony
An opinion poll conducted by the IFOP Institute for Paris 2024 in the wake of the Tokyo 2020 Games confirms the French public’s enthusiasm for hosting the Games in France in 2024.

New management for Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre
ASM Global has taken over as the managing operator for Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre. The project is set to complete construction in 2022.

Expo 2020 Dubai unveils Programme for People and Planet
The scheme is composed of a schedule of events, experiences, thought-leadership and public conversations that aim to find solutions for some of the most pressing problems facing the world.