The Future of
Travel and Hospitality

Having seen and heard how digital is disrupting the travel and hospitality industry on days 1 to 3, on day 4 of our immersion program we challenge attendees to turn words into action. Participatory workshops with leading Silicon Valley experts on design thinking, design sprints, venture capital and open innovation provide executives with the blueprints and frameworks they need to deliver innovation within their own organization.  We analyze how legacy hospitality and travel companies are adapting their businesses to digital and survey the industry’s success in collaborating with the startup ecosystem. We visit companies that have joined forces with bigger, established players including HotelTonight – now acquired by Airbnb – and Pillow, acquired by Expedia. Other potential meetings include some of the biggest names in the travel and hospitality such as Airbnb as well as the big tech companies, including  Amazon, Google, Apple and Oracle. We see what role they will play in the travel and hospitality industry and learn how they maintain cultures of constant innovation. Other possible participating companies: Mezi, TripActions, WeTravel, Mozio, Liftopia