100 Travel Industry Conferences to Attend in 2016

Be prepared for new markets and opportunities in tourism as 2016 is pitched by experts to be an exciting year for change and disruption in the travel industry. As always, there’s great conferences to attend all around this year to learn more about the future of the travel industry and where we’re headed.

We’ve put together the most comprehensive list of over 100 travel conferences in 2016 for tourism, travel and travel technology to help you plan and be organized for this year. And look out for a Travel Massive event while you’re there – chances are we are!

Attend a travel conference to up your game, develop your career, and learn tips and trends in your profession.

If you’re hosting a travel-tech related conference or exhibition, you can list your organization for free or post your event in the Travel Massive Marketplace.

NORTH AMERICA

Adventure Travel Show Los Angeles, CA  Feb 27-28
Women’s Travel Fest New York City, March 4-6
Eye for Travel: Social Media & Mobile Strategies San Francisco, CA  March 14-15
Women in Travel Summit Irvine, CA  March 18-20
GBTA Mexico City, Mexico April 11-13
New York TravFest Brooklyn, NY  April 16-17
GBTA Conference Toronto, Canada April 18-20
Canadian Marketplace San Francisco, CA April 18-20
Public Relations Society of America Travel & Tourism Houston, TX  May 22-25
TBEX North America – Bloomington, MI May 29-31
International Pow Wow New Orleans,  LA June 18-22
TMAC Conference and AGM Cape Breton Island, Canada June 22-25
Podcast Movement Chicago, IL  July 6-8
Blogging while Brown Washington, DC  July 15-17
GBTA Unplugged Denver, CO  July 16-20
World Domination Summit Portland, OR  August 11-15
DMAI ANNUAL CONVENTION Austin, TX August 14-17
Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference Corte Modera, CA  Aug 11-14
Future Travel Experience Global Las Vegas, NV  September 7-9
Go Global Expo Toronto, ON September 24-25
International Luxury Travel Market Americas Riviera Maya, Mexico  Sept 26-29
SKIFT Conference New York, NY  September 27-28
Go Global Expo Montreal, QC October 1
Go Global Expo Boston, MA October 2
PhoCusWright Conference Los Angeles, CA Nov 14-17
Travel Industry Exchange San Diego, CA December 13-15
WordCamp Various Locations

SOUTH AMERICA

World Travel Market Latin America Sao Paolo, Brazil  March 29-31
Travel Week by International Luxury Travel Market Sao Paolo, Brazil  May 3-6
ETI International Tourism Expo San Juan, Puerto Rico May 11-14
Peru Travel Mart Lima, Peru  May 13-16
Travel Mart Latin America Iguassu Falls, Brazil Sept 14-16
WordCamp Various Locations

EUROPE

FITUR Madrid, Spain Jan 20-24
MATKA Conference Helsinki, Finland January 21
Adventure Travel Conference London, England January 22
Natour Alpe-Adria Ljubljana, Slovenia January 27-30
ENTER 2016 Bilbao, Spain February 2-5
Travel Technology Europe London, England February 24-25
ITB Berlin Berlin, Germany  March 9-13
Salon des Blogueurs de Voyage / Salon Travel Bloggers TBD April 3-5
Traverse Cardiff, Wales  April 8-10
Forum Turistic Barcelona, Spain  April 13-14
SITC Barcelona, Spain April 15-17
Germany Travel Market Magdeburg, Germany  April 17-19
Social Travel Britain  Bristol, UK  April 21-23
Travel Distribution Summit Europe London, UK  April 19-20
PhoCusWright Europe Dublin, Ireland  May 10-12
Sustainable Tourism Valencia, Spain May 18-20 
Cultural Tourism and Digital Era Athens, Greece  May 19-21
Institute of Travel & Tourism Tel Aviv, Israel June 6-8
TBEX Europe – Stockholm, Sweden July 14-16
World Youth and Student Travel Conference Belgrade, Serbia Sept 20-23
No Frills Travel & Tech Bergamo, Italy  Sept 29-30
Vestnorden Travel Mart Reykjavik, Iceland October 4-6
Travel Blogger Destination Italy Italy  October 13-15
World Travel Market London London, UK  November 7-9
International Luxury Travel Market Cannes, France December 5-8
GBTA Germany TBD
Travolution Summit London, UK  TBD
Travel Bloggers Meeting TBD
WordCamp Various Locations
Social Travel Summit  TBD
Wonder Social Exchange (formerly TBU) TBD
Sport Tourism Summit TBD
DNX Global – Digital Nomad Conference TBD
The Travel Technology Initiative TBD

AFRICA

International Luxury Travel Market Africa Cape Town, South Africa  April 4-6
World Travel Market Africa Cape Town, South Africa  April 6-8
IGLTA Cape Town, South Africa April 14-16
Indaba Africa’s Top Travel Show Durban, South Africa  May 7-9

ASIA

Eye for Travel Hong Kong  Jan 26-27
PATA Adventure Travel & Responsible Tourism Conference Chiang Rai Feb 17-19
International Luxury Travel Market Tokyo, Japan  February 29 – March 2
Web in Travel Hong Kong March 22
Web in Travel Seoul, Korea March 25
Advantage Conference MSC Cruises – Departing from Genoa, Nice and Milan  April 16-20
Phocuswright India Gurgaon, India April 21-22
Arabian Travel Market Dubai, Asia April 25-28 
Travel Distribution Summit Marina Bay Sands, Singapore  June 15-16
Asia Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (AMITE) Singapore July 27
PATA Travel Mart Jakarta, Indonesia September 7-9
TravelMart Latin America Iguassu Falls, Brazil September 14-16
Kerala Travel Mart Cochin, India September 27-30
Travel Bloggers Exchange [TBEX] Manila, Philippines  Oct 13-16
ITB Asia Marina Bay Sands, Singapore  Oct 19-21
WordCamp Various Locations

AUSTRALIA

Whitsundays Tourism Exchange The Whitsundays, Australia February 17-19
Australia Tourism Summit Sydney, Australia February 22-23
Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME) Melbourne, Australia February 23-24
ATEC Southern Queensland Inbound Workshop & Familiarisation Brisbane, Australia March 4-8
No Vacancy Sydney, Australia March 15
AHICE Melbourne, Australia May 3-4
Australian Tourism Exchange Melbourne, Australia May 15-19
Travel Industry Expo Melbourne, Australia July 11-12
Travel Industry Expo Sydney, Australia July 18-19
Tourism and Travel Summit Sydney, Australia October 25-26
Future Leaders Forum Sydney TBD
Tourism Directions Canberra, Australia TBD

ONLINE 

Online Travel Expo 2016 Online March 7-11 

Which one are YOU attending? Do you have any suggested events to add to the list? Let us know!