Travel Forward

July 13, 2021

WTM London, Travel Forward & World Tourism Forum Lucerne Launch a Start-Up Competition

Press Releases, Travel Forward, WTM London

Innovative technology start-ups will have the opportunity to enter the Front Runners Travel Tech Competition which takes place on 2 November at Excel London WTM London, Travel Forward and ... Read more

May 10, 2021May 19, 2021

Travel’s Tech Giants Stage a Conference Comeback at ATM in Dubai

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In partnership with Amadeus, Travel Forward Theatre welcomes Google, Skyscanner, Travelport, Hilton Hotel, Expedia Group and more Travel Forward, the leading global event for travel technology, has ... Read more

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Travel Forward Unveils New Executives for the Travel Tech Show

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Travel Forward – the travel technology event co-located with WTM London – and part of the WTM Portfolio, which also includes WTM London, Arabian Travel Market, WTM ... Read more

November 13, 2020November 16, 2020

TF Virtual Final Wrap Up: Data will drive the rebuild and recovery

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Travel Forward Virtual has completed its three-day conference, leaving the industry with a plethora of technology-focused takeaways to help frame the travel’s rebuild and recovery phase. “Data” ... Read more

November 13, 2020

Wrap Up: Expedia data confirms dominance of late bookings

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Data from Expedia Group Media Solutions, shared at Travel Forward Virtual, shows that the vast majority of global travellers are looking to book within 21 days of ... Read more

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Wrap Up: Tech giants ready for the connected trip complexity

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Bookable and serviceable inventory is the first of many challenges facing suppliers involved in developing the technology to power the connected trip, a Travel Forward Virtual panel ... Read more

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Wrap Up: Google tips winter staycation boom

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Google has revealed its latest UK traveller sentiment survey at Travel Forward Virtual, showing how the threat of quarantine and isolation is the biggest worry, leading to ... Read more

November 13, 2020

Wrap Up: Tours and activities stay positive for a different future

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Tours and activities providers are rethinking internal and external operations during the current slowdown while planning for the future, according to a panel discussion at Travel Forward ... Read more

November 13, 2020

Wrap Up: Holiday Pirates maintains social media focus during slowdown

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Deals publisher and inspiration brand Holiday Pirates has shared some of its social media secrets with the Travel Forward Virtual audience. Nick Cooper, head of the UK, ... Read more

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Travel Forward Virtual Platform is Now Live

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TF Visitors will have full access to TF Virtual conference programme and meetings with TF Exhibitors free of charge TF Virtual Conference Programme will welcome Booking.com, Expedia, ... Read more

October 15, 2020

Exhibitors gear up for WTM Virtual and Travel Forward Virtual

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Travel companies and tourist boards from around the world are preparing to set out their stalls at WTM Virtual and Travel Forward Virtual (November 9-11). Thousands of ... Read more

October 14, 2020October 22, 2020

Travel Forward Virtual Conference Programme Welcomes Booking.com, Expedia and Lufthansa

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The sessions will cover issues faced by travel tech providers and touch on the specifics of the current situation while also looking at how COVID-19 plays into ... Read more

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

Registration Now Live for Travel Forward Virtual

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TF Visitors will have full access to TF Virtual conference programme and meetings with TF Exhibitors for free To access the full WTM Virtual content, TF Visitors can ... Read more

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

WTM London and Travel Forward will be virtual-only shows in November 2020

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The shows will take place on 9-11 November and are set to be the main virtual travel trade events of 2020 WTM Virtual to feature one-to-one meetings, ... Read more

July 16, 2020November 13, 2020

COVID-19 crisis sparks innovation across travel

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Industry experts shared technological innovations and their learnings from the COVID-19 crisis at the first Travel Forward ONLINE Conference, the leading travel technology event, co-located with WTM ... Read more

July 14, 2020August 20, 2020

Catch up – Industry Interview: with Chiara Quaia, Mastercard

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Speakers Chiara has been working in the travel and payments industry for the past 20 years and is currently the Vice President Market Development Travel, within the ... Read more

July 14, 2020August 20, 2020

Catch up – Keynote Opening Address

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Speakers Paul Charles is a former BBC News Presenter, former Communications Director to Sir Richard Branson at Virgin Atlantic and at Eurostar, and now runs The PC ... Read more

July 7, 2020November 13, 2020

Travel Forward expands reach with series of online mini-conferences

Press Releases, Technology, Travel Forward

Payment processes, chargebacks and refunds will be discussed at length in the first Travel Forward Online, a new imprint designed to bring a digitised Travel Forward experience ... Read more

November 26, 2019

WTM London 2019 sees Increase in Industry Leaders

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WTM London 2019 – the event where ideas arrive – saw a 77% increase in ministerial attendance as well as a higher quality of WTM Buyers’ Club ... Read more

November 6, 2019

Crypto-booking app wins #HackTravel at Travel Forward

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The first prize in the inaugural #HackTravel London 2019, taking place at Travel Forward and sponsored by Winding Tree, went to a team which developed a crypto-booking ... Read more

November 5, 2019December 10, 2019

Flymoney wins StartUp Pitch at Travel Forward

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Flymoney Technologies, an Isreali-based provider of money services for travellers, has won the StartUp Pitch Competition at this year’s Travel Forward, sponsored by Amadeus. It was chosen ... Read more

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019

Demographics and New Business Models can Drive Innovation, as Travel Forward Shows

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Attendees on the second day on Travel Forward came away with marketing tips from one of the world’s biggest travel companies and heard how one of the ... Read more

November 4, 2019

Travel Forward points to the future

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Moonshot thinking and advanced photovoltaics were among the non-travel phrases setting the tone for the opening day of this year’s Travel Forward. Becky Power from Google started ... Read more

November 4, 2019April 22, 2020

Always Have A Long-Term Plan

Technology, Travel Forward, Travel Technology, Video

“Always have a long term plan and be ambitious where you want to take your business from a technology point-of-view” Chris Crauford from @HeathrowExpress shares his advice ... Read more

November 4, 2019April 22, 2020

Leveraging New Technologies With CWT

Technology, Travel Forward, Travel Technology, Video

“How organisations can leverage new technologies to make travel easier, fun and more efficient” Utpal Kaul from @my_CWT shares his insights ... Read more

November 4, 2019April 22, 2020

Innovation Should Be Focused On Travel Needs

Technology, Travel Forward, Travel Technology, Video

“Innovation should be focused on travel needs” Evantia Guimba from Amadeus shares key points for innovation to be successful in the travel industry. ... Read more

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019

Mid-East travel and tourism industry to increase spending on IoT technology by 22% by 2022, says Arabian Travel Market report

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases, Travel Forward

E. online travel and hospitality sales to exceed US$100 billion by 2022 ATM to launch ‘Travel Forward’ conference to examine next-gen’ industry innovation   The Middle East’s ... Read more

October 8, 2019

Top Tech Experts and Travel Brands Share Insights at Travel Forward

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Delegates at Travel Forward – the travel technology event co-located with WTM London – will hear from the likes of Google, Facebook and Expedia about hi-tech ways ... Read more

September 20, 2019

Travel Forward Tech Event Hosts its first #HackTravel Hackathon

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Travel Forward, the only dedicated global event serving the entire travel and hospitality technology ecosystem is hosting its first Hackathon on Tuesday 5 November 2019 at ExCeL ... Read more

September 10, 2019June 2, 2020

Registration is now LIVE for WTM London and Travel Forward 2019

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WTM London 2019, which takes place between Monday 4 – Wednesday 6 November, is poised to be the most successful event yet with more Ideas Arriving at ... Read more

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

Travel Forward announces second annual Startup Competition

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Travel Forward, the only dedicated global event serving the entire travel and hospitality technology ecosystem, confirms that Amadeus is continuing its sponsorship of the Startup Showcase and ... Read more

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Travel Forward exhibitors sign up for more space to secure more deals

Travel Forward

Travel Forward – driving next generation technology for travel and hospitality – is welcoming back a number of exhibitors, many of whom are taking bigger stands as ... Read more

April 30, 2019August 12, 2019

Travel Forward pays off for Ixaris

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Global B2B payments optimisation company, Ixaris, is increasing its stand size at Travel Forward 2019 by 70%. This comes after signing a deal with the potential to ... Read more

April 10, 2019April 24, 2019

Travel Forward Latin America: Vision, Strategy, Delivery

The Travel Tech Show, Travel Forward, WTM Latin America

Expectations ran high for this, inaugural event, taking the principles of the Travel Forward technology conference to an international audience and showing how technology needs to adapt to ... Read more

March 5, 2019

Travel Forward introduced to WTM Latin America 2019

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Travel Forward – driving next generation technology for travel and hospitality – is making its debut on the first day of WTM Latin America, Tuesday 2 April ... Read more

January 8, 2019

Travel Forward 2018 – Straight in at Number One

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Unaudited figures for the inaugural Travel Forward, co-located with WTM London, reveal that it has already become the UK’s most visited travel tech show. In its first ... Read more

November 23, 2018

WTM London and Travel Forward 2018 Records Six Percent Increase in Visitors

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Visitor Increase Fuelled by Senior Industry Professionals WTM London 2018, the event where ideas arrive, and its co-located sister event Travel Forward experienced a massive 6% increase ... Read more

November 12, 2018January 8, 2019

Startups Take Centre Stage

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TripNinja, a Canadian multi-city flight search technology specialists, has won the inaugural Startup Pitch competition at Travel Forward. It was chosen from a shortlist of four, with ... Read more

November 6, 2018November 22, 2018

WTM London reveals the Best Stand Awards for 2018

Travel Forward, WTM London

A panel of expert independent judges has revealed the winners in the WTM London 2018 Best Stand Awards. Assessing the stands at this year’s event at ExCeL ... Read more

November 5, 2018January 8, 2019

Travel Tech is Driving Consumer Change

Travel Forward, WTM London

Travel technology is not only responding to some of the changes in traveller behaviour but also driving some of those changes, according to experts speaking on the ... Read more

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

Flights, Camera, Action at WTM London 2018

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Airlines, movie-set tour companies and adventure operators among 170 new exhibitors Almost 170 exhibitors are making their debut at this year’s WTM London 2018 – the event ... Read more

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018

Speakers Finalised for Travel Forward

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With just one week to go before the inaugural Travel Forward, the new technology-focussed event co-located with WTM London, a final list of over 50 confirmed speakers ... Read more

October 15, 2018

The Stage is Set – Travel Forward Welcomes Travel Tech’s Big Three

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Travel Forward, the new travel and hospitality technology event co-located with WTM London, has secured the presence of the three established travel technology giants – Amadeus, Travelport ... Read more

October 4, 2018

AI and other tech helps hotel guests get what they want

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Finding and booking the perfect hotel stay is becoming easier thanks to artificial intelligence which works behind the scenes with other technologies to present guests with the ... Read more

September 26, 2018October 19, 2018

Travel Forward’s startup line-up reinforces London’s importance as global innovation hub

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Travel Forward, the new event co-located with WTM London, is hosting an impressive roster of travel startups from around the globe as part of its Startup Showcase ... Read more

September 17, 2018

Travel Forward puts the customer first, proving success by example

Travel Forward

Travel Forward, the exciting new event co-located with WTM London, brings together innovative technology providers with senior executives in the travel industry. While Travel Forward is a ... Read more

August 14, 2018

Travel Forward announces latest upgrade to its speaker line-up

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Travel Forward, the new technology-focussed event co-located with WTM London, has added a cosmopolitan line-up of speakers to its conference programme, representing high-profile consumer brands and B2B ... Read more

August 7, 2018

Register Now For An Array Of Ideas At Travel Forward and WTM London 2018

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Travel Forward and WTM London have opened registration for its 2018 editions. The new technology focused event co-located with WTM London,  will take place between Monday 5 – Wednesday 7 ... Read more

July 23, 2018August 14, 2018

New Exhibitors For Travel Forward

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Travel Forward, the new technology focused event co-located with WTM London, is welcoming an impressive line-up of new exhibitors, validating the event’s appeal across the entire digital ... Read more

July 3, 2018July 11, 2018

Anticipation builds for Travel Forward as Travelport’s chief architect prepares to share his vision

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Mike Croucher, chief architect for Travelport, will present the opening keynote speech at Travel Forward, drawing on his vast experience in the travel technology sector to reinforce ... Read more

June 25, 2018July 11, 2018

Travel Forward upgrades the business options for exhibitors, buyers and visitors

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T>F exhibitors can expect at least 275 visitors to each stand Travel Forward (T>F), the new technology event co-located with WTM London, is building on the success ... Read more

May 15, 2018July 11, 2018

Travel Forward welcomes initial round of high-profile industry experts

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Travel Forward announces the first set of keynote speakers for its inaugural event this November, with the confirmed names representing business-to-business specialists Travelport, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and ... Read more

April 16, 2018July 11, 2018

Tech Innovators Travel Forward to ExCeL from Shrewsbury, Shanghai, San Francisco

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Travel Forward, the new technology focused event co-located with WTM London and which builds on the success of the Travel Tech Show at WTM, has signed up ... Read more

April 16, 2018July 11, 2018

Reed Travel Exhibitions launches Travel Forward alongside WTM London 2018

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Reed Travel Exhibitions is launching Travel Forward, a brand new event co-located with WTM London 2018 and part of the WTM portfolio of events. The inaugural Travel ... Read more