Headlines From Across The World

North America

The B.C. government has launched a $50-million program to help tourism operators, Premier John Horgan announced on May 18. Businesses that have more than 150 employees are eligible to apply for up to $1 million, while smaller destinations and tour-bus operators will be eligible to apply for up to $500,000. The money is to come from a $100 million fund that the province first announced in its budget last month. Eligible expenses include payroll, rent and utility costs. The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE), for example, has asked the province for $8 million in order to survive.

Dubai

Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) will be staged for the eighth time at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from May 24 to 26. As a colocated event of the 20th edition of Airport Show, will see 50-plus speakers addressing the participants, both physically and virtually. The collocated show will take place across 12,000 square metres of exhibition space with participants expected from at least 90 countries. Other co-located events include ATC Forum and Airport Security along with new conferences focusing on Airport Passengers’ Experience and Airport Digital Transformation.

Russia

Vaccine Tourism takes Indians to Russia. ADubai-based travel agency has started offering a 24-day package tour from Delhi to Moscow. Under it, they will take travellers to Russia, offer them two shots of the Sputnik V vaccines, along with the certificates. A20-day sightseeing package is also included for travellers to spend the interval between the jabs. The package is worth Rs 1.29 lakh and will cover everything, including the cost of getting the vaccines. Indians can travel to Russia after getting an RT-PCR test done. The first batch, a group of 30 people left on May 15 and have already received their shot.

China

China’s exports surged 32.3% over a year ago in April as global consumer demand strengthened, while imports rose 43.1%. Exports rose to $263.9 billion, in line with the previous month’s growth but down from the explosive 60.6% rise in the first two months of 2021, customs data showed. China’s global trade surplus narrowed by 5% to $42.8 billion, an indication demand is recovering faster in China than in the rest of the world.

Europe

The European Union on Wednesday (May 19, 2021) agreed to reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travelers, including Americans, and people from a list of COVID-safe countries that will be determined later this week ahead of the summer tourism season.Visitors from outside the bloc who have received EU-approved vaccines — including those from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — will be allowed to enter European Union countries without having to take a test or quarantine upon arrival.

Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded a successful visit to Paris, in France, where he participated in the Summit on the Financing of African Economies hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. The Summit, said the Presidency, called for a swift decision on and implementation of an unprecedented general allocation of the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).The SDRs are expected to amount to 650 billion US dollars, of which 33 billion US dollars will be used to increase reserve assets of African countries.

Singapore

Singapore authorities have provisionally approved a COVID-19 breathalyser test that aims to show whether someone is infected with the coronavirus in under a minute, according to the local startup that developed the product.Breathonix, a spin-off company from the National University of Singapore (NUS), said it is now working with the health ministry to run a deployment trial of the technology at one of the citystate's border points with Malaysia.

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First industry conference since a very long me. Great job UFI team! Further strengthening Singapore-India strategic es, many supplies along with 2 Oxygen tanks donated by Binance Charity Foundaon supported by Chem Gas Pte Ltd & Air Liquide & facilitated by FICCI were sent via INS Navy Ship to India recently.

New Bouque Events Center in Sao Paulo! Located next to the Anhembi Exhibion Pavilion, the new Center will assist tradional pavilions in side events, segmented fairs, congresses, corporate events and other types of celebraons. It is a project with an investment of R $ 800 million in a construcon area of 100,000 m2. D.C. invites shows back as business events and seated convenons have no capacity limitaons starng 5/21. Large sports and entertainment venues will connue to operate with limitaons unl June 11.

The Korea Tourism Organisaon have been telling us about the latest developments in South Korea, which is reopening for business events. Plenty of excing new hotels and projects! #eventprofs

“The visitor comeback to our physical trade shows has been beer than expected, especially from small and medium enterprises”, Informa Markets Asia CEO Margaret Ma-Connolly says at #ufiasia Conference #ufievents

Exhibions will rise again and YOU know why! Accompany your #GED2021 picture at sunrise with your strong message explaining the value of trade shows for a faster recovery of economies.

The 9th Meengs Week Poland (MWP) was devoted to the meengs industry transformaon. Parcipants saw the opportunity to create a market from scratch and make a difference - even with pandemic challenges!

The World Of Social Media

#ASSOCHAM in associaon @moayush and @mdniy is organising a series of virtual sessions on yoga to promote and spread the message of ‘Har Ghar Mein Yoga’ The inaugural session was inaugurated by @yasministry MoS

Virtual isn’t going away. Prepare you and your team with insights from the Virtual Event Producon track from last year’s #ExpoExpo. Access the 2020 #ExpoExpo session recordings on IAEE’s Knowledge Hub. When COVID-19 first struck Singapore last year, it seemed as if life came to a standsll. This could not be further from the truth for the team at Singapore Airlines Cargo, who worked relessly round-the-clock to ensure that Singaporeans had connued access to daily necessies and medical essenals.

LAST chance to submit your entry for PATA Gold Awards 2021! The awards have set industry standards for tourism excellence and innovaon across the Asia Pacific and beyond since 1984. Boost your organisaon's public profile through internaonal media exposure! On #InternaonalNursesDay, FICCI salutes the #frontlineworkers working selflessly in the face of extreme hardship to bring the country out of this crisis. Hearul thanks of a grateful naon to our healthcare heroes: FICCI President Mr Uday Shankar. June 2, 2021: #AEFI supports the @UFI_GED_2021 by @UFILive. Italian trade fairs are ready to reopen and restart: this is the main message of the protagonists of this fundamental sector for #madeinItaly. @mauriziodanese1president of AEFI.

Hearelt thanks to all our Covid warriors who’ve been a great help in managing the Oxygen helpline along with providing real-me updates for its availability in Delhi NCR. #EEMAthankseveryone Food safety and healthy living are geng even more important in mes of global pandemic! NürnbergMesse China is proud to serve the Chinese organic industry. What a great 15th anniversary for BIOFACH CHINA 2021! #MSMEs are the key to country's economic growth and therefore deserve a favourable ecosystem and Govt policies for their growth: @power2sme Director (External Affairs) HP Kumar, during #ASSOCHAM's Haryana MSME Samvaad