Indonesia, 3rd January: According to the Indonesian Exhibition Companies Association (IECA), the government of Indonesia relaxed its COVID-19 restrictions in early October. As a result, of the 64 physical exhibitions originally scheduled in 2021, 42 managed to take place.

The IECA is more optimistic about the year ahead. Hosea Andreas Runkat, Chairman of the IECA, stated that the number of in-person events will be closer to 2019 levels by mid-2022 – if the Indonesian government financially supports the MICE industry this year.