Conferences

An ITB Virtual Convention on November 19 brought together four industry thought-leaders to discuss solutions for a key issue plaguing the travel and tourism industries: trust.

Event took place on the island of La Palma with global leaders from the public and private sector from more than 95 countries and 100 businesses who committed to the recovery of the sector – The ‘La Palma Declaration’ commits to the adoption of international protocols for testing on departure, tour corridors and contact tracing event – It also includes the adoption of new tools to facilitate and stimulate travels, such as offering flexibility for bookings, payment terms or higher value products – The Prime Minister of Spain said restarting international travel safely is the priority

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, hosted its first ever virtual AGM yesterday, attended by more than 120 CEOs from across the globe, to discuss the progress made so far, the challenges our sector has faced through this pandemic, and the importance of international collaboration.

Cancun in Mexico to host 2021’s world’s first physical/virtual hybrid summit – The world’s leading Travel & Tourism event will take place on 23-25 March 2021 – Latest leading hygiene and safety protocols will show how the world can get moving again

Under the auspice of the G20 International Conferences and Events, and the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia 'The Future of Hospitality Summit' concluded yesterday after two days of conversations. Key players of the travel and tourism industry, from both the public and private sector, gathered to discuss reshaping the tourism landscape for recovery by promoting sustainable and inclusive growth.

IPW buyer and media registration will open in early 2021

The International Luxury Hotel Association is curating an agenda designed around the recovery of luxury hotels

The symposium, established in 2009, is an annual event that helps Ameren Illinois business customers learn more about energy efficiency and how to do an energy efficiency project at their facility. This symposium is an excellent opportunity for businesses and organizations to gain insights how they can reduce their electric and natural gas use through a variety of energy-efficiency solutions.

The September dates are revised from previously released 2021 event dates. U.S. Travel, together with premier sponsor Brand USA and our hosts, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Travel Nevada, secured later dates to provide additional time for international long-haul travel to the United States to broadly resume.

As part of week 6 of the Collaboratory 2020 webinar series, GBTA Interim-Executive Director Dave Hilfman hosted risk management expert Miriam Jones from International SOS. In her role as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Western U.S., for International SOS, Jones advises organizations on developing and managing best-in-class duty of care programs that mitigate health and safety risks facing their global employees and operations.