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Conference programme

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For over two decades, the TravelTech Show’s conference has delivered the trends, technology, and insights that keep you ahead of the competition - and 2026 is no exception. Across two dynamic days, expect future-focused sessions exploring the biggest challenges and opportunities shaping travel, from AI and payments to distribution and customer experience. Plus, discover the latest innovations and connect with the people driving the industry forward.

 

Headline Sponsor

anthropic

Silver Sponsor

mobi

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    • Customer experience
10:45
  1. Tech Huddle Zone
    30 mins
    It’s never been more important to make bookings seamless for travellers with speed and ease the most important factors for choosing to proceed with a travel purchase. In this session, Trust Payments w ...
    trust payment
11:00
  1. Lovelace Theatre
    30 mins
    This session shares exclusive research from Phocuswire’s annual survey on what European travellers are looking for. Plus we hear the results of another major European travel industry survey.
11:30
  1. Tech Huddle Zone
    45 mins
    As AI reshapes the travel industry, traveler expectations around communication, personalization, and service are rapidly evolving. Join Kairos Future, TUI, and Nexer Unified Commerce for a conversatio ...
    nexer logo
12:30
  1. Lovelace Theatre
    30 mins
    Travel inspiration is already social. The next leap is native booking, attribution, and inventory access. We hear from two platforms about how they are working with influencers to go from inspo to booking.
13:15
  1. Turing Theatre
    30 mins
    Session content developed and sponsored by VWO Ab Tasty and by attending, you consent to your data being shared with the sponsor.
    ab tasty ltd
13:30
  1. Info Point
    45 mins
    Tech Tours are returning for the 2026 TravelTech Show! With the exhibition hall brimming with innovation, these guided tours are your gateway to experiencing the latest in travel technology firsthand. ...
    booking systems
14:15
  1. Turing Theatre
    60 mins
    Payments are coming to the fore in travel. Stripe launched Instant Checkout with OpenAI, Revolut sign a huge deal with Booking.com for Revolut Pay while Mastercard and Visa made huge strides in tokenisation. Buy now, pay later is growing fast. How will this impact the travel sector and what can we expect next?
15:00
  1. Lovelace Theatre
    30 mins
    It’s a scary thought but sometimes the first time a contract is read fully is when there’s a problem. Many people have felt that feeling of unease when they realise they are on the hook for a tech problem. The “black box” nature of AI also means that companies now have to blindly rely on tech without knowing exactly how it works. This session looks at how to avoid the problems and set up a legal framework that works for all parties.
15:15
  1. Tech Huddle Zone
    45 mins
     AI gives everyone the same superpower. What you can do with it depends on your platform.  Session content developed and sponsored by intuitive and by attending, you consent to your data being shared ...
    intuitive
15:30
  1. Turing Theatre
    30 mins
    Travel management companies are under pressure to reduce operating costs without sacrificing service quality, yet travel requests still arrive as messy, unstructured messages across email and channels ...
    front
10:00
  1. Lovelace Theatre
    30 mins

    Every search, every booking, every confirmation in enterprise travel rests on one thing: the quality of the data underneath it. Yet most travel businesses are scaling on a foundation they can't see. Fragmented supplier feeds, mismatched property records, and room descriptions that mean three different things across three different systems. The result is lost revenue, frustrated guests, and teams burning hours fixing data instead of growing the business.

     

10:30
  1. Info Point
    45 mins
    Tech Tours are returning for the 2026 TravelTech Show! With the exhibition hall brimming with innovation, these guided tours are your gateway to experiencing the latest in travel technology firsthand. ...
    search ai
10:45
  1. Lovelace Theatre
    60 mins

    10:45  Welcome and introduction to the judges

    10:50  Finalist presentations (5 minutes each + 2 minutes Q&A):

    11:25  Judges’ deliberation

    11:30  2025 Winner: Crewfare

    11:35  Winner announcement

    11:40  Photos with judges and host

     

    trailblazer awards
11:00
  1. Turing Theatre
    30 mins
    Travelers' desire for personalization and the ease of discovery through AI agents has upended an already dynamic industry. This panel explores three dimensions reshaping how travelers discover and boo ...
    stripe
    we travel  navan
12:50
  1. Tech Huddle Zone
    35 mins
    Session content developed and sponsored by Braze and by attending, you consent to your data being shared with the sponsor.
    braze logo
13:00
  1. Lovelace Theatre
    45 mins
    A new generation of travel journeys is playing out entirely inside an AI conversation, where agents search, compare, book and pay on the traveller's behalf. Hear from Anthropic and builders shipping agent-ready experiences today.
    anthropic
  2. Turing Theatre
    30 mins
    Most travel businesses are further along their Ai journey in theory than they are in practice. This session introduces a three-stage maturity model, from inconsistent human response to full Ai-led aut ...
    nfon
13:30
  1. Info Point
    45 mins
    Tech Tours are returning for the 2026 TravelTech Show! With the exhibition hall brimming with innovation, these guided tours are your gateway to experiencing the latest in travel technology firsthand. ...
    travel management
14:00
  1. Turing Theatre
    30 mins

    Great ideas are only the starting point. In this practical masterclass, a seasoned entrepreneur shares how to transform inspiration into scalable, revenue-generating businesses. Covering everything from identifying market opportunities and building the right partnerships to avoiding common pitfalls and securing growth, this session is designed for anyone looking to turn innovation into commercial success.

14:05
  1. Tech Huddle Zone
    45 mins

    Technology has never moved faster, yet many travel agencies are still grappling with the same question: where should they invest their time, money and attention?

    As AI and emerging technologies continue to reshape the industry, this interactive Tech Huddle takes a practical look at what is actually helping agencies succeed today. Bringing together perspectives from a travel agency, a travel technology provider and a travel data specialist, we'll explore the role of technology, data, customer experience and human expertise in building stronger, more competitive agencies.

    Join the discussion and share your own perspective on what the next generation of TMCs will be built on.

    Session content developed and sponsored by Kudos Travel Technology and by attending, you consent to your data being shared with the sponsor.

    Kudos logo
14:45
  1. Turing Theatre
    60 mins
    Our panel of industry pundits debate five key questions suggested in advance through our website and on the day. Expect forthright opinions and plenty of controversy.


 

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