DUE to a significant number of cancellations caused by Coronavirus, VisitScotland has announced that the VisitScotland Expo at Aberdeen’s P&J Live will no longer take place.
The event was due to take place in April and typically sees over 2,000 attendees from 30 countries.
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Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive of VisitScotland, said:
“As a major international event, this decision was not taken lightly, as Expo was on course to be a great success at a brand new and exciting venue, so we are disappointed for all the buyers, exhibitors and staff.
“We have been monitoring the situation for some time but it is clear that we are already seeing significant cancellations from key countries, as well as concerned enquiries about the event and hesitancy from attendees to travel. With the number of cases of Coronavirus increasing across the world, we did not want to contribute to its potential spread across Scotland and beyond.
“We will continue to connect buyers and the tourism industry and are currently developing ideas about how we can use technology and digital channels to make those connections – but we won’t be able to physically run the event this year. We are already looking at how we can further support the tourism industry going forward and will continue to monitor the situation daily.”
An announcement regarding next year’s Expo will be made soon.
