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See you in the virtual world The newly-launched FTE APEX Virtual Expo is set to be a first-ofits-kind virtual trade show for the air transport industry. Running 24-hours a day, it will accommodate all time zones and pioneer a new online event format. The Expo will include a free-to-attend, interactive online exhibition with live product demos, virtual conference sessions with content tailored to the Asia-Pacific, EMEA and Americas regions, and extensive networking capabilities so attendees to network in realtime via messaging and video calls. All of these features will be available on two live show days but delegates will then be able to revisit the exhibition hall and conference sessions for 30 days. The theme of the event is “Transforming air transport post-COVID-19”. The virtual exhibition will include an ‘Airport’ hall and an ‘Inflight’ hall, supported by Onboard Hospitality, as well as a dedicated ‘Startup Zone’. It expects to attract 8,000-plus online attendees. FTE founder & ceo Daniel Coleman said: “We are incredibly excited to
What: FTE APEX Virtual Expo Where: Online When: Dec 8-9
host this truly dynamic and global virtual event, offering much more than the webinars which have become commonplace recently. The industry wants more than that now and this will provide a large-scale digital trade show that will creatively offer real engagement, networking and business development opportunities for everyone.” futuretravelexperience.com/fte-apex-virtualexpo
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UK Food & Beverage marketplace, Innoveat, is supporting alternative routes to market this year with the launch of its first virtual event this September. The virtual version of the annual exhibition will facilitate networking, 1-2-1 meetings and a longer exhibition window for suppliers. The 2020 virtual marketplace will be open from September 21–October 16, 2020 and an online networking lounge will allow small groups to meet using video chat. innoveat.co.uk
Onboard Hospitality will collaborate with Reed Exhibitions to bring a little of the cancelled 2020 WTCE event to the virtual world. Two webinars, hosted by editor Julie Baxter and Taste of Travel moderator Jo Austin will be staged on the last two Wednesdays of August. The sessions will bring together relevant experts to discuss the future of inflight catering and the new urgency around hygiene and wellness. worldtravelcateringexpo.com
What: Innoveat Marketplace Where: Virtual When: Sept-Oct
What: WTCE inflight webinars Where: Virtual When: August
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CALENDAR AUGust 19 & 26 WTCE webinars Onboard Hopsitality/ WTCE collaboration
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------September 21 -October 16 Innoveat Marketplace innoveat.co.uk ------DECEMBER 8-9 FTE APEX Virtual Expo futuretravel experience.com
NEW DATES FEBRUARY 3-4 Future Travel Experience Asia Expo+ & Onboard Hospitality Forum Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Now a hybrid in-person & virtual event
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