Organisers of the annual ITB Berlin travel trade show in Germany have cancelled the in-person element for next year’s event. Messe Berlin said “developments surrounding the coronavirus pandemic prevent making reliable plans” for the face-to-face component of the show. Instead, ITB Berlin 2022 is “focusing on a livestreamed convention and Digital Business Day”, alongside in-person ITB Berlin satellite events during 2022.

ITB Berlin, arguably one of the largest global annual travel trade shows, has announced plans for a hybrid event in mid-October 2020 in partnership with the Berlin Travel Festival.

Organisers of the ITB India luxury trade show, originally scheduled to be held on 15-17 April at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, have announced the event’s postponement for 12 months.

One of the world’s largest annual travel shows, ITB Berlin, has been shelved for 2020 within days of its official starting date due to the “rapid spread” of coronavirus (COVID-19).