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Tourism Innovation Summit is aimed to help tourism and travel industry to face all those short and long-term challenges.
The IGLTA Global Convention is the worldβs premier educational and networking event for LGBTQ+ tourism.
Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Sea of Japan, Hokkaido is home to a wildly diverse geography: volcanic hot springs, verdant wetlands, snow-capped mountains, and an endless coastline that offers boundless opportunities for adventure-seekers from around the world.
PATA Travel Mart (PTM) is Asia Pacificβs international travel trade exhibition featuring unparalleled networking and contracting opportunities to help travel and tourism organisations access decision makers, meet new clients, expand their networks, establish new relationships and consolidate existing business partnerships.
The World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) is the leading trade event for the global youth, student, and educational travel industry.
Your only opportunity to learn from and network with Asia's most progressive travel leaders at one time
The International Conference on Sustainable Tourism Management aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from both the industry and academia to share their newest research findings and results in the field of sustainable tourism management.
Annual Convention is the destination organization industry's premier event to meet your peers and gain cutting-edge knowledge to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.
The Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism is the first worldwide competition focusing on social innovation and entrepreneurship in tourism and hospitality.
The place for global full of trends, meetings, and tech. Join us in person at our new home, Excel London!
The WMF, International Trade Fair and Festival on Tech and Digital Innovation, has been a reference for entrepreneurial culture, igniting opportunities and connections within the international innovation ecosystem, for over 10 years.
Phocuswright Europe is an annual conference and event focused on the travel and hospitality industry
The UNWTO Global Rural Tourism Startup Competition seeks to source new startups and entrepreneurs that advance the contribution of tourism to rural development and support recovery.
The Radical Innovation Awards is an annual competition that recognizes and celebrates innovative ideas and concepts in the hospitality and travel industry. The awards showcase groundbreaking designs, technologies, and strategies that have the potential to significantly impact the future of hospitality.
Through an annual competition, Radical Innovation mobilizes innovators from around the world with the ideas to propel the industry forward.
Latitude59 is THE place to be for various networking opportunities, in-depth discussions with top international players, several pitching rounds for both startups as well as investors, and an overall chance to get together and reflect on the crazy year behind us and forge new plans for the future.
We are a startup event that consists of a mentor program and the Pitch Captain pitching competition. Annually *ship brings together 50 startup teams to compete for the 5000β¬ main prize!
Educational sessions, workshops, marketplace and multiple networking opportunities will be offered and all delegates will get to experience music, culture and traditional Colombian cuisine throughout the event.
The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts - and celebrates the beauty of our world. The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto "Our world is beautiful"; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories.
Traveling can have a negative climate and social impact. It creates carbon emissions, over-tourism, and poorly paid jobs. And if we donβt do things differently, will it be too late?
The goal of wmnsWORK is to support women and non-binary folks in early-stage tourism entrepreneurship, giving them the tools and support they need to get a faster start using 3 pillars - Education, Mentorship, and Support.
ASTA Global Convention has something for everyone and is the home for over 1,000 travel professionals and 200+ suppliers playing a key role in improving their business and the travel industry. Our attendees have diverse backgrounds from agencies of all types and sizes, including agency owners, managers, operations, ICs, and more.
The MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) is a global organization that is part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is focused on supporting entrepreneurship and innovation through a network of chapters worldwide. The organization provides resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help startups and entrepreneurs succeed.
The Singapore Tourism Accelerator is a highly-selective, equity-free 4-month programme for the worldβs most promising technology startups or pre-scaleups that can power the travel and tourism industry.
Over the last 10 years, the Africa summit has witnessed thousands of stakeholders, entrepreneurs, investors, entrepreneur support organizations and other sustainable development practitioners from across the ecosystem coming together to rally for the entire region.
The Tisch Center of Hospitality Innovation Hub (HI Hub) fosters entrepreneurship and creative solutions for the hospitality industry. State-of-the-art facilities offer students, start-ups, and industry partners a place to learn and grow.
Several important topics and new trends that affect the travel industry are discussed and put together in consultation with our expert group. Meet experts from inside and outside the industry at the biggest Travel conference in The Netherlands. We offer a high-quality program full of plenary keynotes, breakout sessions, panel discussions, workshops and round table sessions.
Sigmundβs Looking Forward Journal
Dive into the world of cutting-edge travel ideas and collaborations. The latest edition of the Sigmund Spotlight is here, and it's brimming with innovative concepts that are set to revolutionize the tourism industry. We're calling on all visionaries, experts, and enthusiasts to join forces with these trailblazers!
A key takeaway from the summit was the undeniable importance of collaboration. It became clear that progress in addressing the pressing issues of our industry relies heavily on our collective efforts. Sharing insights, embracing new technologies, and working together towards sustainable solutions are not just ideals; they are necessities for the future of travel and tourism.
The Sigmund Project is proud to announce its two-year anniversary today. In conjunction with this milestone, Sigmund has released the results of its annual member survey, shedding light on the interests and needs of its 8,500-strong community of tourism professionals, known as the SigmundVerse.
These books are packed with valuable insights and practical advice that can help you navigate the challenges of starting and growing your tourism business.
The team at The Sigmund Project conducted a review of over 200 idea submissions from 50 countries to identify emerging trends and gather insights.
Weβve mined the tourism entrepreneurial universe for the 58+ most helpful tools for tourism entrepreneurs. See something we missed? Let us know at hello@thesigmundproject.org
More great ideas are submitted to the SIGMUND OPEN Β· SOURCE platform every day. Here are some of the latest, truly creative concepts that will spark your imagination. Or maybe you know the perfect collaborator to help them move forward. Maybe it is You.
50,000+ visitors from over 108 countries, 8500+ members, 223 ideas and 64 individual mentor calls in our first year.
5,000 visits in first 100 days, 108 countries, 5,000+ members, 113 ideas, 48 mentor calls 18,000 unique visitors in first six months.
Recently, Alan Elliott together with Michael Levie joined Anita Mendiratta and Professor Demian Hodari for a new episode of RISE Weekly.
There is an old theory that to be a successful entrepreneur you have to have a combination of arrogance and ignorance. Unfortunately, I was ignorant of my own arrogance.