Finix Adventures, in Greece, use their environmental surroundings to offer guided tours that are sustainable and environmentally responsible.

Nyrups Naturhotell have integrated sustainable measures into multiple areas of the glamping experience they provide to improve visitor experiences.

The Quiet Site, a sustainable tourism pioneer, has demonstrated how to successfully operate a holiday park while minimising environmental impact.

The conversation swirled around generative AI's transformative potential for tourism, from personalised travel itineraries to immersive virtual tours.

Skyscanner reveals the key trends that are influencing travel decisions and shares practical guidance for destinations to refine their strategies.

The travel industry is showing strong signs of recovery following the pandemic. People are eager to reconnect and explore new destinations.

In this case study, we will discuss the steps hospitality businesses can take to become more sustainable.

Dinner on the Lake is a unique gastronomic experience in Belgium. Guests indulge in a six-course dinner while surrounded by idyllic views.

Lufthansa has turned to live auctioning technology to attempt upselling premium seating on their international flights.

The Dark Sky Reserve Alqueva was the first to be recognised as a "Starlight Tourism Destination", with a focus on sustainability and innovation.

Marriott International has added Instant Booking features for its MICE offering, simplifying the booking process and improving efficiency.

Journee Trips sends people on holiday to surprise destinations and they plan everything for the traveller - stress-free planning.

The speakers agree that destinations still don't see the value in destination certification.

The co-lab initiative can become a clear catalyst for change, but it will never be a model that can be replicated everywhere.

The Learning and Development pillar of INSETE organises and delivers educational actions to support, promote and enhance capabilities.

Sweeply is not only trying to improve efficiency and productivity but also ensuring that this improvement finds its way back to service excellence.

Understand what sits at the heart of the success of these three impressive women.

With the right insights on destination wellbeing, destinations can use their funding and marketing activities to address weakness at a product level.

Florian began by explaining that AI for computers is similar to a child learning a new language and speaking.

Following a panel discussion on urban experiences, we were joined by Stefan Liehr and Markus Scholz from Modularfield Records.

In this session, Eva Stewart, from YouGov, and Stephanie Boyle, from Skyscanner, provided us with an overview of emerging traveller behaviour.

Tiffany responded that the world has seen a huge loss as a result of the covid-19, which includes job losses.

Tasha discussed Contiki's 2025 sustainability strategy and their plans to be carbon neutral from 1st January 2022.

In this keynote, we explored TUI's commitment to driving the industry toward a more sustainable future with Melvin Mak.

Peter joined X. Festival to talk to us about sustainable events, which he describes as being better for the planet and for your business.

Iva Kutle Škrlec, Global Director of Destination Marketing at Google, delivered a keynote on ‘Exploring Global Trends with Google’.

Paviljon EXPANO was constructed in Milan in 2015 with the vision of complete reconstruction.

Lethabo-Thabo joined X Festival to discuss the ‘Trending in Travel’ report published in November 2021 by WTTC and Thetrip.com group.

David Meany, Director Partner Marketing of The Travel Corporation, presented their strategy for developing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

Immersive technologies are an extensive range that lie within the Reality-Virtuality spectrum.

Museums and galleries are no longer just a collection of artefacts.

In the previous article, we talked about how destinations can transform their experience offerings through digitisations.

Europeans will be among the first to travel internationally within regional 'bubbles', as destinations slowly reopen to international travel.

This report published by Skyscanner contains valuable insights to enter a new phase after a year like no other.

The world's travel and tourism industry reached near-complete shutdown this year.

Ashish gives us an insight into how Pinterest trends have been affected by the pandemic.

The number one question that arrives at Google is what the trends are and what is happening.

Kim takes you through this Touch Video Academy workshop on how to tell authentic stories with high quality, at a low cost.

Ben Shacham shared the different phases of travel in the pandemic and specifically what the team at Culture Trip.

This roundtable is dedicated to the re-imagination of a sector arguably worst impacted by the global pandemic.

Hundreds of thousands of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises woven together creating incredible, lasting experiences, is what makes tourism.

Maria talks us through Google's initiatives to support the tourism sector.

How can the travel industry take the global crisis as an opportunity to accelerate innovation?

Olivier shares a photo of Wuhan Water Park Festival in 2019 and 2020, a striking similarity of a crowded water park with no sense of a 'new normal'.

Starting with a positive note, how has the industry been responding to the huge challenges faced at this current moment in time?

Olivier starts by talking about the governments' expectations to use 'tools' to manage, activate and restrict travel as the virus changes and evolves.

Natalia introduces the talk by sharing that if we work together on 5 priorities, we can successfully change tourism into a more sustainable sector.

Throughout the pandemic, there has still been space for progress and innovation.

Ambrose's father founded ASI Reisen in 1963 with a clear mission statement: to open people's heart and mind to nature.

Saniya introduces us to Pilota, an organisation built on the concept of maintaining safety and confidence in air travel in the midst of the pandemic.

How do you describe a place when you have no fixed address?

Joshua starts by setting the scene. Right now, we are facing a catastrophic collapse in demand.

These three unique partners came together to think about how they could create a seamless experience driven by big data, AI and innovation.

In this interview with Anne Biging, she talks about establishing criteria about what the 'Healing Hotels of the World' concept should embody.

Stockholm-based Lola Akinmade Åkerström is an award-winning author, speaker and photographer.

Matthijs introduces us to Withlocals with a concept – an anecdote giving context to how the organisation came to be.

Crowdfunding is understood as sponsorship or donation-based crowdfunding; there are many available such as GoFundMe.

The travel industry accounts for one in 10 jobs globally, making it one of the world’s most influential economies.

'Design Thinking', a creative and highly collaborative process used to visualise ideas, identify challenges, craft solutions & ultimately drive growth

E-Learning can educate and give people awareness of Tourism trends, issues, and industry technology in a relaxed and fun environment.

Jeremy starts by explaining that what we are experiencing now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build back better.

What is Tomorrow's Air and why is it important for the travel industry?

Vicky Smith's own personal experience of visiting a resort in Kenya turned out to be a real eye-opener, what she describes as 'the penny drop moment'.

This session is all about purposeful marketing, asking the question "can destination stewardship become a key driving force behind the brand?".

In this session, we are looking forward to 2021, with a sense of optimism that governments and industry will come together.

The team at the UNWTO innovation program talk us through some of their startup businesses with their respective founders.

We will connect with millennials, who will tell us about their travel plans and aspirations for 2020.

Inspirock will share proprietary data from our consumer homepage where over 25 million travelers plan trips to over 80,000 destinations.

Nicholas ran a workshop where he presented a massive digital canvas full of insights on the ever-changing consumer mindset and ideas.

Learn how to attract more visitors by leveraging, improving and exploring new horizons for you destination.

In this episode you will learn how to combine different data sets to optimise your strategy and maximise marketing campaigns potential.

Millennials are taking over the travel scene, as it has been recognised they make travelling a priority more than their previous generations.

Discover how to estimate the total potential of your destination and learn how the demand to your destination relates to the actual air traffic.

Digital transformation can help organizations reduce their environmental impact—and deliver better business results.

Do you really know your customers' preferences?

Do you really know your customers' preferences?

In this episode we will discuss how to turn big data into actionable insights and make them a key for informed and timely decisions.‍

Surviving the pandemic by pivoting its business model, rapidly switching from offering in-person food tours to selling personalized gift boxes.

The design-led brand Locke represents one of the worlds leading and fast-growing companies in developing 'Hybrid Hotels' or 'Aparthotels'.

The pandemic sparked in many the desire to innovate & test new ideas: businesses took this occasion to reinvent the way they operate & engage customer

Case Study: Sofar Sounds launched online listening rooms to continue providing the same immersive experience and support the local artists.

Hipcamp represents a best practice of a purpose-driven business that is able to scale up operations and revenue by adopting a sustainable model.

The co-living hospitality brand Outsite has been the first to launch a model where guests can become members and live in different co-living spaces.

Chuffed Gifts is an example of how tourism businesses can untapped the potential of the domestic market by applying innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Case Study: TypeO - The pandemic exposed a need for change and innovation nobody thought they'd need.

The Singaporean micro-brewery 'Good Luck Beerhouse' is a business within the hospitality sector that was able to pivot and adapt to the 'new normal'.

Case Study: A great example of a purpose-driven initiative is Spend With Us, an online marketplace supporting rural businesses across Australia.

Case Study: Inspirato - Revolutionalising travel with subscription-based luxury vacations.

Recovery is now in sight for many destinations and much is being done to improve destinations to make them safe and ready for travellers.

Here are the takeaway from last week's webinar held together with the Adventure Travel Trade Association.

In an in-depth interview, our CEO Nick and Beautiful Destinations CEO Jeremy joined forces to discuss digital brand engagement.

Kiwi Welcome is a sustainable travel start-up that aimed to incentivise visitors to have more purpose-driven travel & contribution to the community.

Cuvée Privée - How a business can scale revenue & boost customer loyalty by leveraging innovation & applying creativity to a subscription-based model.

Shangri-La focuses on family bonding experience to achieve a higher level of customer service and hospitality.

Haeckles promote a more sustainable cosmetic industry but also aims to raise awareness about the natural wealth of the local environment.

Tapping into the new trend, many accommodation providers have started to shift their offer and invest in a more nature-oriented and relaxation focused

Situated on the rugged and unspoiled shores of Fogo Island, an award-winning inn that follows the purpose of a thriving community & sustainability.

Businesses adapt to the circular economy and its practices, from how to design and manufacture products to their function for customers.

Byway is the world’s first operator for flight-free holidays, aiming to popularise the emerging trend of slow travel.

The Netherlands-based hotel chain citizenM has always been at the forefront of business innovation and technology.