Organisers of trade show ITB Berlin have cancelled the exhibition for the third time because of coronavirus.

Messe Berlin said it could not plan an in-person event ‘with certainty’, because of the pandemic, tightened restrictions and limits on numbers.

It means ITB will be held as a virtual event once again.

Messe Berlin said: “We made every effort to make it possible to hold ITB Berlin as an in-person event again in the German capital.

“Particularly in these times, the industry needs orientation, inspiration and dialogue.

“With the livestreamed convention and Digital Business Day as well as our new regional travel events during the year, we are offering the industry a wide range of fascinating content and new business opportunities in 2022.”

It promised ITB Berlin will be back on 8 March.