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 […]
International Tourist Arrivals up 5% in the First Nine Months of 2025

International tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) grew 5% in January-September 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 and 3% above pre-pandemic year 2019. According to the latest edition of the […]
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 […]
UN Tourism welcomes G20 Leaders recognition and strong support for tourism under South Africa’s G20 Presidency

G20 Leaders have recognized the contribution of tourism to shared prosperity and sustainability at the first Summit held in Africa under the Presidency of South Africa. The G20 South Africa […]
LATAM expands long-haul network with new São Paulo–Cape Town Service

LATAM Brazil has announced a major international network expansion for 2026, confirming the launch of a direct route between São Paulo–Guarulhos and Cape Town, scheduled to commence in September 2026 […]
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 […]
UN Tourism Welcomes TikTok Superstar Khaby Lame as Ambassador, Recognizing Pivotal Role of Creative Economy

UN Tourism has welcomed Khaby Lame, the world’s most-popular TikTok creator, as its newest Ambassador. With digital creators and influencers now central to the tourism conversation, the new partnerships reflects […]
Future of Events on Display as IBTM World 2025 opens Tomorrow

With just one day to go before the most anticipated event in the business events calendar kicks off in Barcelona, IBTM World is looking to the future at its 2025 edition with the […]