More than 7,000 attendees from around the world will gather from October 18 to 20, 2023 in Seville to discover revolutionary innovations that are shaping the future of travel. They will do so within the framework of the new edition of TIS −Tourism Innovation Summit, the global innovation and technology summit for the tourism industry in which more than 200 exhibiting companies and 400 industry experts will meet. Furthermore, for the first time, the congress will be held with the opening of all tourism markets, so the event will delve even further into the unique experiences and strategies of destinations in Asia and America.
The two hundred exhibiting companies will present their latest innovations and technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, ChatGPT, Business Intelligence, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Web 3.0, Cybersecurity, Big Data and Analytics, Marketing Automation, Geographic Information Systems (GIS). ), contactless technology or Predictive Analytics, among others, to boost the competitiveness of companies and tourist destinations. For their part, the 400 experts will share success stories, strategies and trends to embrace the “tourism revolution” that we are experiencing. In total, there will be more than 150 conferences addressing key trends in the sector. Among them, digital transformation.
TIS2023 thus becomes the international forum to analyze the digital revolution that the tourism industry is experiencing and learn about strategies and best practices to take advantage of the latest technologies to drive growth, from leading experts and companies in the sector. Sustainability and the 2030 Agenda also feature at the summit, which will address the urgent need for sustainable practices and explore innovative solutions that promote environmental conservation, social responsibility and economic viability.
There will be no shortage of exclusive sessions for CEOs, since TIS2023 has designed a specific agenda to encourage discussion among high-level executives, where they will also be able to plan strategies and establish contacts. These sessions offer industry leaders the opportunity to collaborate, share ideas and shape the future of the travel industry. Finally, mastering marketing and sales strategies will be another key point at the congress, so that companies can improve their results by optimizing their participation in social networks, collaborations with influencers and storytelling techniques.
From the MICE sector to destinations, hotels, distribution channels and OTAs, business travel, transportation, activities and culture, and leisure travel, the Tourism Innovation Global Summit will host different forums focused on each segment of the travel industry. In addition, it will present specific content agendas for different professional profiles, to help them address their daily challenges.
TIS2023 will host the new edition of the A World For Travel congress, after its presence in Évora (Portugal) and Nimes (France). This event, which promotes the transformation and development of sustainable tourism, will offer in Seville new initiatives that promote the growth of responsible tourism around the world. Added to this is the organization of the First World Congress of the IACHR – International Circle of Hotel Directors, an event that will bring together hotel managers such as Cristina Cabañas, president of Guitart Hotels; Javier Tausía, CEO of DeLuna Hotels; o Lucía Méndez-Bonito, CEO of B
For the first time, also, the summit will have the participation of Mexico as a guest country, the only one that did not close during the pandemic. Tourism representatives such as Bernardo Cueto, secretary of tourism of Quintana Roo; Jesús Guerrero, president of the Monterrey Tourism Cluster; or Juan Enrique Suárez del Real Tostado, secretary of tourism of Nayarit, among others, will address how the country is responding to relevant challenges such as sustainability, international competition or the importance of having adequate infrastructure for travelers' visits. Likewise, TIS2023 will present the success stories of destinations such as Porto, Ecuador, Jamaica or Portugal.
As a global summit, participants will come from all over the world. There will be speakers of the caliber of Céline Cousteau, documentary filmmaker, socio-environmental defender, explorer and founder of the production company CauseCentric Productions; Tim Leberecht, one of the most relevant experts in the field of more human leadership in business; Tuija Seipel, world leader in customer experience innovation in the Hospitality sector in North America; and Jenny Southan, travel trends expert, who will expose the disruptions that are transforming the industry.
Together with them, company leaders such as Guillermo Castrillo (Iryo), Raúl Serrano (CATAI), Juan Serra (Only YOU Hotels), Ada Xu (Fliggy, Alibaba Group), Kike Sarasola ( Room Mate Hotels), Chris Carmichael (TUI Musement) and Sara Yian Zhu (LaLiga). There will be no shortage of experts such as Annalisa Ponchia (AIM Group), Jana Maria Jacobs (Lufthansa Innovation Hub Venture), Juan Campillo (Telefónica Tech), Almudena de la Mata (Blockchain Intelligence), Franklin Carpenter (Horwath HTL) or Dolores Ordoñez (Gaia-X Hub España), who will explain how technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Data Space, cybersecurity or AdTech are promoting more personalized, sustainable and quality tourism.
