FITUR 2026 Expands Travel Tech Zone by 50%, Reinforcing Its Innovation-Tourism Role
As competition for global tourism increasingly depends on digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence and creating connected experiences, the Travel Technology area is emerging as a driving force for the sector transformation at FITUR 2026. Tech
‘This is our moment’: UTB CEO Juliana Kagwa leads Uganda into a new tourism era
At IBTM World, the flagship global meetings and events showcase in Barcelona, newly appointed CEO of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), Juliana Kagwa, led official delegation to bring the East African country’s
IBTM World 2025 breaks records and redefines the business events landscape
IBTM World 2025 closed last week on an extraordinary high, delivering the most innovative, immersive, and commercially impactful edition in its history. The show floor saw nearly 12,000 participants from around
IBTM Ignite celebrates standout first year, showcasing world-class innovation
IBTM World has celebrated the success of its inaugural IBTM Ignite programme, which brought some of the industry’s most exciting early-stage companies to Barcelona for three days of idea-sharing, investor
“It’s important for Africa to take its rightful place on the global MICE stage” – SAACI CEO
Glenton De Kock, Chief Executive Officer of the Southern African Association of the Conference Industry (SAACI), has praised Africa’s growing visibility and confidence at IBTM World 2025 in Barcelona, noting that the continent is
Seychelles eyes steady growth in tourism, makes strong showing at IBTM 2025
Seychelles has mounted a strong showcase at IBTM World 2025, where the global business events, meetings and conference tourism industry has convened in Barcelona, Spain. With visitors, tour buyers and
93% of disabled delegates face barriers at events, new report exposes accessibility gap
Launched yesterday (November 18) at IBTM World, the report – Access All Areas: Closing the Accessibility Gap in Events – exposes a striking disparity between how venues perceive their accessibility provision and
IBTM World 2025 opens with advocacy and AI taking centre stage
IBTM Exhibition Director, Claudia Hall, officially opened the 2025 edition of IBTM World in Barcelona today with a ribbon cutting alongside several event partners to mark the long history of hosting the
SA Tourism appoints Corne Koch as Chief Convention Bureau Officer
As South Africa takes on IBTM World 2025 to showcase its business events capability at Fira Barcelona Gran Via in Spain, South African Tourism (SA Tourism) has announced the appointment