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Cambodia moves ASEAN Tourism Forum to 2022
The
ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2021, originally scheduled to take place in Cambodia
from January 17-23, has been postponed until January 2022.
In
a statement announcing the shift of the event, Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism
said: “While some countries have successfully contained the virus, resurgent
cases have also been observed in other countries. With the evolving situation
of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cambodia and countries worldwide are still imposing
restrictions on large-scale events and travel.
“Proceeding
with ATF 2021 in this climate will be challenging as foreign delegations,
media, sellers, buyers and trade visitors have expressed concerns about
travelling.”
Highlighting
that its top priority is the health and safety of all the participants of ATF
2021, the ministry called the postponement “a difficulty but necessary
decision”. Revised dates will be announced as soon as possible, it added.
The
annual travel trade show rotates annually between the 10 ASEAN member states –
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
ATF
2021 was expected to attract more than 2,000 participants from across 25
countries, including government ministers and officials, sellers, buyers, media
as well as trade visitors in the tourism industry.
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