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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will hold the 24th General Assembly in Madrid, Spain, from 30 November to 3 December 2021.

On October 25^th, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between IAPCO and AIPC, with the aim to establish a strategic partnership around three axes, all focusing on creating a better, in-depth understanding of the activities of the member organizations: research, visibility, and education.

Arabian Travel Market - ATM 2022 will take place live and in-person on 8-11 May 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre; virtual edition to be held a week later on 17-18 May.

Tourism leaders from around the world will once again come together for the UNWTO, WTTC & WTM Ministers’ Summit at WTM London this November, to commit to investing in the sector’s sustainable future.

Today’s launch of the ‘COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan’ by the NSW Government will play a significant role in rebuilding business confidence and incentivising event organisers to book their in-person meeting, according to the State’s global bidding specialists BESydney.

As Celine Dion has been preparing for the November 5 opening of her brand-new show in the beautiful, new Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, unforeseen medical symptoms have forced the singer to delay the opening and cancel the performances scheduled November 5 to 20, 2021 and January 19 to February 5, 2022.

In 2022, Saxony will be the partner destination of ITB Berlin, the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., a leader in immersive entertainment experiences, and MGM Resorts International, a global leader in live entertainment and hospitality, announced the launch of Dolby Live at Park MGM.

The 2021 Global Digital Trade Conference and Wuhan (Hankoubei) Commodities Fair presented "Digital Trade and Technology", a thematic keynote event, on October 13 in Wuhan, Hubei Provence, China.

ICCA announced that the 61st ICCA Congress will be held in Krakow, Poland next year. ICCA will take its members to a city in the heart of Europe that is also a center of international culture, art, and science.

Accor and Groups360 announced the international launch of GroupSync, Groups360’s cloud-based technology solution for meetings and events, to provide instant online booking for groups, a simplified RFP process, and housing solutions across Accor’s global portfolio.  

Routes World, which brings together decision makers from airlines, airports and destination to define the world’s route networks, is heading back to Las Vegas in 2022.

The 7th edition of the Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF) will be co-organized by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the Project management Institute (PMI), under the theme: Mapping the Future, at the Dubai Exhibition Centre – Expo 2020.

The first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region is off to a great start, with Expo 2020 Dubai welcoming 411,768 ticketed visits in its first ten days.