The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the meeting industry hard in 2020. That year, emergency measures and travel restrictions implemented globally during the health crisis caused most events to be rescheduled, canceled, or held digitally. According to a 2021 study focusing on international association meetings worldwide, around 1.56 million attendees in this sector were scheduled to attend events that were postponed in 2020. Meanwhile, roughly 1.51 million attendees participated in virtual events, and 44.5 thousand attended hybrid meetings.
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ICCA. (May 27, 2021). Number of attendees at association meetings worldwide in 2020, by status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257484/attendees-of-association-meetings-by-status-worldwide/
ICCA. "Number of attendees at association meetings worldwide in 2020, by status." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257484/attendees-of-association-meetings-by-status-worldwide/
ICCA. (2021). Number of attendees at association meetings worldwide in 2020, by status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257484/attendees-of-association-meetings-by-status-worldwide/
ICCA. "Number of Attendees at Association Meetings Worldwide in 2020, by Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257484/attendees-of-association-meetings-by-status-worldwide/
ICCA, Number of attendees at association meetings worldwide in 2020, by status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257484/attendees-of-association-meetings-by-status-worldwide/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of attendees at association meetings worldwide in 2020, by status [Graph], ICCA, May 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257484/attendees-of-association-meetings-by-status-worldwide/