An international travel tradeshow entitled TravelRevive, powered by ITB Asia and Singapore Tourism Board (STB), opened in Singapore on November 25 with close to 1,000 attendees on-site.
Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing addresses the event (Photo: straitstimes.com)
Singapore (VNA) – An international travel tradeshow entitled TravelRevive, powered by ITBAsia and Singapore Tourism Board (STB), opened in Singapore on November 25 withclose to 1,000 attendees on-site.
In his openingremarks, Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said amidstthe disruptions inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Singaporean governmentis committed to working with industry partners to reinforce the resilience ofthe meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) sector and doingmore to catalyse the revival of the tourism industry in a safe manner.
The government willsupport the industry in reimagining the entire visitor experience to emergestronger and solidify the country’s position as a global and regional businesshub, he added.
TravelRevive is thefirst international travel tradeshow to take place physically in Asia Pacificduring COVID-19. The two-day event is the first pilot tradeshow to trial thenewly developed ‘hybrid event’ tradeshow prototype for safe business events,safe itineraries, and digital enablers in Singapore.
Besides live sessions,TravelRevive features on-demand components that are accessible to delegates joiningvia the ITB Community in Asia online platform.
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The country is alsoplanning a “travel bubble” between the countries, he added./.
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Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing addresses the event (Photo: straitstimes.com) 
