Quick takes

Registration for the UFI Asia-Pacific Conference is open

This is the first time in the history of the UFI Asia-Pacific Conference that it will be digital only, but there is an impressive line-up of speakers including:

·         Margaret Ma Connelly, CEO of Informa Markets in Asia;

·         Jor Zhou, CEO in China for GL events;

·         Siew Hoon Yeoh, Founder of Web-in-Travel;

·         and many more…

Click on the link below to register!

UFI Asia-Pacific event website

List of countries accepting vaccinated travellers

This is a reasonably comprehensive list from Business Traveller. We are moving slowly, but at least there is some progress.

China looks to 2022 to lift restrictions

Another article from Business Traveller. This is somewhat positive. Good to read that Beijing is discussing opening borders, but then there is this: “China is expected to ease travel restrictions once it attains herd immunity towards the end of the year. The world’s second largest economy targets to vaccinate 40 per cent of its 1.4 billion population by June. Vaccination rates currently hover in the single digits.” Actually, the vaccination programme in China is moving at a snail’s pace, so herd immunity is a long, long way off.

Trade show industry forms global coalition

UFI and a wide range of industry leaders have joined forces to prioritise the safe reopening live events to drive economic recovery on a global scale. Other supporters of this initiative include: SISO, Clarion Events, Comexposium, Diversified Communications, Emerald, Informa Markets, Reed Exhibitions and Tarsus.