Category: Insights

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Bruce Poon Tip, Founder of G Adventures

We’re excited to welcome Bruce Poon Tip, Founder of G Adventures, to the FutureTravel Summit 2026. Bruce founded G Adventures in 1990, after a backpacking trip through Asia, at just 22 and with two maxed-out credit cards. Today it’s the world’s largest small-group adventure travel company, welcoming more than 200,000 travellers a year across 100+ […]

These are the 10 finalists of the 2026 FutureTravel Pitch Competition

The FutureTravel Summit is back to Barcelona on October 29th, and this year we are back at the beautiful Antigua Fábrica Estrella Damm – a former brewery turned into one of the city’s most vibrant cultural venues. On top of the speaker sessions, there’s one moment that always brings the energy: our startup pitch competition. 10 early-stage travel startups take the stage, […]

Pitch Competition Applications Now Open for the FutureTravel Summit 2026

We’re officially opening the call for startups: the FutureTravel Pitch Competition is back. On October 29th, Barcelona will once again host the FutureTravel Summit: a global gathering of travel innovators, startup founders, corporate executives, and investors. Set in one of Europe’s most iconic travel hubs, the summit brings together forward-thinking minds shaping what’s next in […]

Where Is Travel Growth Actually Going?

A funny thing happened while the travel industry was celebrating its recovery. Demand is back, and different. The flights are full, the hotels are busy, but the map of where people are actually going has shifted. If your budget is still betting on the same cities, the map you’re using might be out of date. […]

Inside the Shift to Agentic Travel Infrastructure

Someone opens ChatGPT: “Find me a hotel in Berlin next week, walkable to transit, quiet neighborhood, good for working remotely, under €150.” The AI considers availability, location data, reviews mentioning noise and WiFi, neighborhood characteristics, current pricing. Returns three options with reasoning. User picks one. Booking happens. Try building this with a traditional travel API. […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Jordi Valls, Head of SITA Labs

We’re excited to welcome Jordi Valls, Head of SITA Labs, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Jordi is an entrepreneurial technology executive with over 15 years of experience leading innovation across startups, scale-ups, and large organizations in Europe and North America. Over the years, he has founded several ventures (including Startup Embassy and mentor-vr, a virtual […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Kim Logchies Prins, Co-founder of Moco Museum

We’re excited to welcome Kim Logchies-Prins, Co-Founder and Curator of Moco Museum, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Kim leads Moco Museum, an independent cultural institution dedicated to modern, contemporary, and digital art, with locations in Amsterdam, Barcelona, and London. Since opening the first Moco in 2016, she has helped turn the museum into a global […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Ulrich Pillau, CEO of Apaleo

We’re excited to welcome Uli Pillau, CEO and Founder of Apaleo, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Uli leads Apaleo, the API-first property management platform designed to power the next generation of hospitality. Built on openness and flexibility, Apaleo enables hotels and serviced apartments to create their ideal tech stack, helping them innovate faster, integrate seamlessly, […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Patrick Apostolo, MSC Cruises

We’re excited to welcome Patrick Apostolo, Director of Business Transformation at MSC Cruises, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Patrick is a transformation leader with more than 23 years of experience across hospitality, travel, technology, and entrepreneurship. At MSC Cruises, he leads large-scale transformation initiatives designed to optimise operations, enhance guest experience, and advance sustainability across […]