TTI Events
Join us for exclusive TTI events designed to enlighten and connect the travel technology community.
TTI’s events programme is both dynamic and informative, benefiting from meticulous planning, topical themes and industry speakers.
Each year TTI host an excellent set of webinars, seminars and conferences that are carefully designed to introduce new topics to members engendering a progressive learning mindset.
These ‘on trend’ topics are delivered by leading companies from the travel, social media and technology sectors offering insights into their companies and the latest news. Some of our recent conferences include such names as Google, Facebook, Gatwick airport, TUI, Gray Dawes and the Edwardian Hotel group.
Future Events
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TTI events are where the travel and technology worlds meet and where the industry’s next big ideas are often first revealed. From AI in action to the latest innovations shaping customer experience, our sessions attract senior leaders, innovators and disruptors from across the sector.
Our events regularly sell out, so keep checking this page for the latest dates and announcements. If you’re not yet a TTI member, now’s the time to join. Members always get first access to registration and our events are free to all members.
TTI Webinar series: Clive Wratten, Chief Exec, Business Travel Association in conversation with Paul Richer
As part of TTI's new webinar series, Paul Richer looks back over Clive Wratten's career and how Clive is taking the Business Travel Association forward.
Join Paul and Clive on 25th Feb 16:00-17:00 (GMT) on. zoom. Don't forget to reserve your seat here.
The Agentic Travel Future: AI, Personalisation, and the Autonomous Journey
This topic delves into the transformative power of AI and agentic systems in creating hyper-personalised and seamless travel experiences. It explores how AI-powered agents, predictive analytics, and sophisticated recommendation engines are moving beyond simple booking to anticipate traveler needs, manage complex itineraries autonomously, and even respond to real-time changes without human intervention.
Key Discussion Points: Generative AI in trip planning, ethical considerations of autonomous agents, the role of explainable AI, proactive disruption management, personalised dynamic packaging, and the evolving relationship between human travel advisors and AI.
Why you should attend: It taps into cutting-edge AI trends, addresses the desire for effortless travel, and sparks debate about the future of work in the travel industry. We’re keen to show and not just tak about it and so expect some compelling demos of Agentic AI driven tech.
AGENDA
09:30 Coffee and Refreshments
10:00 Welcome & TTI Update - Jon Pickles, Chairman, TTI. Moderator: Paul Richer
10:10 Vamoos' AI tools for the next era of travel
Alisdair Luxmoore, Founder & Director, Vamoos
There’s never been a more exciting time for travel companies
to embrace AI. Vamoos will showcase their new AI tools built
specifically for the travel industry - including solutions for
managing tour operator imagery, hotel content, and
even vibecoding, which lets travel companies create their
own apps without needing to code. Vamoos’ Founder will
explore how these tools save hours of admin, elevate client
experiences to a whole new level, and give tour operators the
competitive edge they’ll need in 2026.
10:30 Google - Advancing AI
Lalit Gupta, Senior Industry Manager, Google UK
Google is the dominant global search engine with over 90%
market share as of 2024. In April 2023,Google combined its
Brain and DeepMind AI research groups into Google
DeepMind to accelerate AI progress, with Gemini as a
collaborative project. Since that time, Gemini has been
continuously developed. In this session, you will hear about
how Gemini is evolving as well as other Google AI projects
and how they will benefit the travel industry.
10:50 Q&A Panel Session
11:05 Networking Coffee Break
11:35 The 2nd AI generation:
Sabre embracing the Agentic AI revolution
Fritz Oberhummer, Senior Principal, Head Solution
Architect, EMEA
Sabre is integrating generative and agentic AI into the travel
ecosystem through its SabreMosaic platform and IQ AI Layer.
Key innovations include Concierge IQ (an AI chatbot for
airlines) and agentic APIs that enable automated,
personalised booking and servicing. In this session, you will
learn about how Sabre is transitioning to AI-driven, cloud-
based, and personalised, real-time travel retailing, reducing
reliance on manual, static processes.
11:55 TBA
12:15 AI that Works
Ori Gal, Co-Founder & CSO, VIA.AI
VIA.AI has developed an AI-driven, personalised lifestyle
digital concierge. This has been rolled out to a large travel
retailer with impressive results: gross revenue increased by
$20m and annual staff savings of approx. $2m, as well as
enhanced customer satisfaction and more repeat business.
You will hear from VIA.AI’s Co-Founder how their digital
concierge has been deployed to achieve these impressive
results.
12:35 Q&A Panel Session
12:55 Conference Summary - Jon Pickles, Chairman, TTI
13:00 Close followed by Networking Lunch. Your chance to speak to other TTI members and the presenters.
SUMMER FORUM - Fortifying the Journey: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy in the Connected Travel Ecosystem
As travel becomes increasingly digital and interconnected, the vulnerabilities to cyber threats and the imperative of data privacy grow exponentially. This topic explores the critical strategies, technologies, and regulations needed to protect sensitive traveler data, secure booking platforms, and ensure the resilience of travel infrastructure against sophisticated cyber-attacks.
Key Discussion Points: Protecting PII (Personally Identifiable Information), secure payment gateways, compliance with global data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), threat intelligence sharing across the travel industry, incident response and recovery plans, securing IoT devices in hotels and airports, and the role of zero-trust architectures.
Why you should attend: Cybersecurity is a non-negotiable foundational element for trust in digital travel. This topic addresses a critical concern for all stakeholders and offers actionable insights into protecting valuable assets and customer trust.
The Metaverse of Travel: Immersive Experiences, Digital Twins, and the Next-Gen Destination
This topic dives into the nascent but rapidly evolving world of the metaverse and its potential to revolutionise how we discover, plan, and even experience travel. It covers everything from virtual tours and digital twins of destinations to AR/VR enhanced on-site experiences and the creation of entirely new virtual travel possibilities.
Key Discussion Points: Building digital twins of hotels and attractions, creating immersive pre-travel experiences, NFTs and blockchain for ticketing/loyalty in virtual spaces, AR/VR integration for on-site navigation and enrichment, the economics of virtual tourism, and the challenges of bridging the physical and digital travel worlds.
Why you should attend: It's forward-looking, visually exciting, and appeals to those interested in the bleeding edge of technology and how it will redefine our understanding of "travel.”
TTI Member Access to Past Events Archive
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TTI Members are able to access a valuable archive of video recordings and presentations from past events.