{"id":109109,"date":"2021-04-30T11:47:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T09:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=109109"},"modified":"2023-08-24T15:46:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:46:22","slug":"travel-to-trade-fairs-deconfinement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/travel-to-trade-fairs-deconfinement","title":{"rendered":"Travel, trade fairs: decontamination takes shape"},"content":{"rendered":"

Le decontamination<\/strong> is becoming clearer in France. One week after the speech by Jean Castex<\/strong><\/a>which set the 3 May<\/strong> the start of the relaxation, Emmanuel Macron<\/strong> picked up the story in the regional press. The Chairman confirmed this starting point, which will mark the end of travel restrictions<\/strong>. And specified the following stages in the process: \". Le 3 May<\/strong>end of certificates and travel restrictions. The 19 May<\/strong>The curfew was extended to 9pm and shops, terraces and museums, cinemas and theatres reopened with limited capacity. From 19 May<\/strong>we need rediscover our French art of living<\/strong>But we must remain cautious and responsible: our conviviality, our culture, our sport... The 9 June<\/strong>A 11pm curfew and the opening of caf\u00e9s, restaurants and sports halls. Finally 30 June<\/strong>end of curfew<\/em> \"says Emmanuel Macron from the outset.<\/p>\n

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Restaurants and trade fairs reopen on 9 June<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tradeshows resume on 9 June<\/h3>\n

Alongside this overall timetable, a number of points still need to be fine-tuned - Jean Castex will present a detailed plan on week of 10 May<\/strong> - and hope that the health situation remains on track. Emergency brakes\" were also mentioned, and Paris<\/strong> is one of the ten departments still facing problems. But the overall course has now been set. The aim is for the restaurants to reopen on 9 June. Business travellers will still be able to access the restaurant of their choice. hotel<\/strong> from 19 May<\/strong>According to the details announced on Friday by the Minister for Tourism. Only customers of the establishment will be eligible on this date.<\/p>\n

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in places where crowds gather, such as stadiums, festivals, trade fairs or exhibitions, it would be absurd not to use it<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The meeting & events professionals <\/strong>are also focused on this deadline, as the 9 June<\/strong>the trade fairs and exhibitions<\/strong> will be able to resume. The capacity will then be set at 5000 people<\/strong>and the health pass<\/strong> will be required. On this point, Emmanuel Macron explains: \" The health pass will never be a right of access that differentiates French people. It cannot be compulsory for access to everyday places such as restaurants, theatres and cinemas, or for visiting friends. On the other hand, in places where crowds gather, such as stadiums, festivals, fairs or exhibitions, it would be absurd not to use it.<\/em> \". As indicated a few days earlier, this health pass is accessible via the TousAntiCovid<\/strong><\/a>. In addition, the health pass must also be able to accommodate foreign travellers<\/strong>again from 9 June.<\/p>\n

\"\u00a0It is a gateway to freedom<\/strong><\/em>said C\u00e9dric O, Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, speaking on Europe 1 on Friday morning. Without the pass, we wouldn't have been able to reopen events for up to 5,000 people on 9 June. The acceptability of this pass is linked to the fact that it is not necessary for everyday life. I think it was reasonable to confine it to major events.<\/strong><\/em>\"\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\u00a0All the measures that will enable us to work again, to reignite the economic pump of all these corporate events<\/strong> is good news<\/em>explained Benoit Ramozzi, General Secretary of the Levenement association, interviewed on RTL's morning show. The health pass will enable us to bring people together and give our sector a boost. But you don't create an event overnight, like a restaurant that's allowed to reopen. It takes a little time to organise them. But we're already going to be able to programme them.<\/em>\"\u00a0<\/p>\n

The sector could have expected this recovery with confirmation on 14 April that Vivatech will be held in 2021<\/strong> in a hybrid face-to-face and virtual format. An event that is naturally close to Emmanuel Macron's heart, and which will be held at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from 16 to 19 June, will be a powerful symbol of the upturn in business.<\/p>\n

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Finally, we have dates<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Another key association in the sector, the Union Fran\u00e7aise des M\u00e9tiers de l'Ev\u00e9nement (UNIMEV), was also delighted with this new horizon giving visibility to the sector. \"\u00a0The reopening announced by Emmanuel Macron from 9 June, even in degraded conditions (5,000 capacity, health pass), will enable the events industry to plan ahead and hope to work in a \"normal\" way in September.<\/em>\" commented UNIMEV. UNIMEV also notes that business has already resumed in China and the United States, and is in the process of doing so in the UK, Spain and Italy, so it is vital that the announced timetable is adhered to. \"\u00a0This deconfinement must be the last, because our sector is on its last legs. We need to put an end to the stop-and-go policy.\u00a0<\/em>says the UNIMEV press release.<\/p>\n

The association remains vigilant about the implementation of this timetable. It is waiting for more details and guarantees, in particular on the gauges, the methods of application of this health pass, the announced territorialisation and the criteria - incidence and\/or vaccination rates - or even on the maintenance of aid for a sector that will take time to really get going again. \"\u00a0This announcement must be clarified and supplemented by strong guarantees for the sector, as the survival of the industry is still at stake.<\/em>\" said Olivier Roux, President of UNIMEV.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Les Echos, Pablo Nakhl\u00e9 Cerruti, director of Viparis, is on the same wavelength: \"\u00a0<\/strong>we're going to have to work on the conditions, and on the gradual reduction of accompanying measures<\/strong> until the end of the year\", <\/em>while declaring that this recovery schedule was \"It's good news all the same. It meets our demand for visibility.<\/em>\"\u00a0<\/p>\n

The hotel-restaurant sector is also satisfied. \"\u00a0Finally, we have dates<\/em>\" said Roland H\u00e9guy, confederal president of Umih, interviewed by L'H\u00f4tellerie. Although the sector was hoping to be able to reopen the terraces for the Ascension weekend, the date of 17 May is a first step before the\u00a0restaurant dinners<\/strong> will be possible again from 9 June, with the curfew extended to 11pm. However, although it had been envisaged for a time, hotel catering does not benefit from a special regime.<\/p>\n\n\n