TAA Cancels 2021 Meeting, Virtual Meeting Scheduled
The TAA 2021 Meeting & Convention will be held virtually. Due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the Tobacconists’ Association of America Ltd (TAA) has…
Habanos S.A. Cancels 2021 Festival del Habano
The XXIII Festival del Habano will not take place in 2021. Habanos S.A. has announced that it will not hold the annual Festival del Habano—the…
Cuba Eyeing Virtual Festival del Habano for 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect events around the world, it might be forcing one of the biggest cigar festivals to become a virtual…
Nicaragua’s Puro Sabor 2021 Canceled
The Nicaraguan cigar festival will not take place in 2021. The Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco—Cámara Nicaragüense de Tabacaleros—has announced that it has canceled Puro Sabor…
InterTabac Cancels ITShub Event
The alternative InterTabac event, ITShub, has been canceled. Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe, which owns both the InterTabac trade fair and the Messe Dortmund facility it takes place…
TPE 2021 Delayed to May 12-14
Tobacco Plus Expo has been delayed to May 12-14, 2021. What is typically the first cigar-related trade show of the year—originally scheduled for Jan. 27–29,…
Cigars International Cancels CIGARfest 2020 Due to COVID-19
Another very popular consumer-oriented event has fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic, as Cigars International has decided to cancel CIGARfest 2020. The event had originally…
STG Says More People Are Smoking at Home, Upgrades Financial Guidance
Scandinavian Tobacco Group—the parent company of General Cigar Co., Cigars International, Thompson Cigar, Agio and others—has announced that it is upgrading its financial guidance for…
Espinosa Cancels 2020 La Zona Palooza (Update)
Another popular cigar event has fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic, as today Espinosa Premium Cigars announced that it is canceling the 2020 installment of…
RoMa Craft Tobac Postpones WeaselFest Until 2021
RoMa Craft Tobac has postponed its 10th anniversary party, originally scheduled for Sept. 5, 2020 in Austin. Instead, the company plans on holding the event next…
Honduran Cigar Factories Gain Exemption from Closure
At the end of last week, a number of cigar factories in Danlí, Honduras were preparing for an upcoming two-week closure set to take place…
