COVID-19 impact on cancellation and postponement of B2B exhibitions in the U.S. 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacted the exhibition industry dramatically as travel bans and strict safety measures took place worldwide to reduce the spread of the virus. The B2B exhibition industry in the United States was also hit hard by the health crisis. According to an April 2020 survey, roughly six in ten surveyed executives of U.S. B2B exhibitions stated that their organizations canceled one or more events. When the same survey was repeated in June 2020, about 73 percent of the respondents claimed that one or more B2B exhibition cancellations occurred.

新冠病毒（COVID-19）大流行对展览行业产生了深远的影响，全球范围内实行的旅行禁令和严格的安全措施旨在减少病毒的传播。美国B2B展览业亦深受这场健康危机的冲击。根据2020年4月的一项调查，大约六成受访的美国B2B展览执行官认为其组织取消了至少一项活动。当同样的调查在2020年6月再次进行时，约73%的受访者声称至少发生了B2B展览取消事件。