Quick takes

Computex 2021 cancelled, again

For the second year in a row, TAITRA has cancelled one of its flagship events. Computex was due to be held in early June, but with international travel near impossible, this is an event that simply cannot proceed.

Maldives expects full tourism recovery in 2021

In the good news column, Maldives’ President Ibrahim Solih said that the country plans to fully vaccinate its entire population within six months and it expects to achieve tourism recovery by the middle of 2021 and possibly even exceed the 2019 levels of 1.7 million arrivals. Plenty of good data and tables in this article.

Interview with Freeman’s CEO

An interesting interview with Freeman’s CEO, Bob Priest-Heck. A recent study conducted by Freeman reveals by autumn 2021, 78% of attendees expect to attend a physical event. 94% expect to do so by next winter. Unsurprisingly, digital platforms are becoming more popular for education, but not for exhibitions or networking.

Let’s get travel sorted out with a single approach

A South China Morning Post editorial notes that “a clear route is required to end travel confusion… there is much talk of vaccine passports, ‘travel bubbles’ and digital certificates when the world needs a single viable mechanism.” Hear, hear!