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May 2025 Travel Events Calendar

  • 3 Mar 2025 3 May 2025

    Outlook Forum & Winter Board Meeting 2025

    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Outlook Forum is California’s premier travel and tourism event for industry professionals. The conference is free to attend and offers all California tourism industry members the opportunity share insights and experiences about the latest trends, marketing tactics and research.

  • 13 Apr 2025 13 Oct 2025

    World Expo 2025

    Osaka-Kansai, Japan

    The overarching theme of World Expo 2025 Osaka, Designing Future Society for Our Lives is supported by two subthemes: • How to Lead a Healthy Life in a Diverse Manner • Sustainable Socioeconomic Systems

  • 27 Apr 2025 1 May 2025

    Australian Tourism Exchange 2025

    Brisbane, Australia

    Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) provides tourism operators around the country with the opportunity to meet and do business with international buyers from around the world.

  • 27 Apr 2025 1 May 2025

    Africa Showcase - Nordics 2025

    Oslo, Copenhagen and Stockholm, Global

    This roadshow delivers face-to-face meetings with 100 pre-qualified operators and agents.

  • 28 Apr 2025 1 May 2025

    ATM - Arabian Travel Market 2025

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Arabian Travel Market is the gateway to truly global travel and tourism growth. For over three decades, there has been one goal - unlocking business potential for the travel trade industry. Get ready. Step onto the global platform of ATM and put your business on a fast-track to making meaningful connections, forging successful partnerships, and maximizing growth. Arabian Travel Market is the gateway to truly global travel and tourism growth. For over three decades, there has been one goal - unlocking business potential for the travel trade industry. Get ready. ATM is for the true pioneers of progress in travel and tourism. Join us and put your business on a fast track to meaningful connections, successful partnerships, and maximum growth

  • 28 Apr 2025 1 May 2025

    MYBA Charter Show 2025

    Italy

    As a Professional Trade Show, the MYBA Charter Show, with its long history and dedication to quality, is a business occasion and a true celebration of yachting. It brings together the world’s leading luxury charter professionals and provides them with the opportunity to appraise some of the finest yachts available for charter, meet with captains and crew, and explore an exceptional array of ancillary services

  • 29 Apr 2025 4 May 2025

    Caravan Camping Holiday Super Show 2025

    Rosehill, Sydney, Australia

    It’s the place to come and get on board the latest model motorhomes, campervans, caravans and camper trailers; get what you need to set up camp with all the newest and best equipment, or tap expert knowledge on holiday parks across NSW and beyond.

  • 29 Apr 2025 1 May 2025

    Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) 2025

    Coral Gables, FL, United States

    The Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) is the Caribbean’s most noteworthy hotel investment conference. Join us in convenient Miami for informative sessions and unbeatable networking opportunities. With over a decade of experience in bringing the hotel/tourism investment community together in the Caribbean, the host of CHRIS has created a conference which is innovative, timely, and focused.

  • 29 Apr 2025 4 May 2025

    Caravan Camping Holiday Supershow - NSW 2025

    Sydney, Australia

    It’s a destination in its own right, where in one place you can get on board the latest model motorhomes, campervans, caravans and camper trailers; set up camp with all the newest and best equipment or tap insider knowledge on holiday parks that can rival luxury resorts.

  • 29 Apr 2025 1 May 2025

    NBAA Maintenance Conference 2025

    Columbus, OH, United States

    The NBAA Maintenance Conference provides vital education and networking opportunities for anyone involved in business aircraft maintenance – from technicians to directors of maintenance. Stay up-to-date on the latest operational information critical to your job and connect with over 900 fellow peers.

  • 1 May 2025 2 May 2025

    DigiMarCon California 2025

    San Diego, California, United States

    The Premier Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference & Exhibition in California.

  • 1 May 2025 31 May 2025

    ABTA: Travel Marketing Conference 2025

    London, United Kingdom

    Designed for advanced level travel marketing professionals, the event will bring together key names in the travel industry and senior marketing experts.

  • 2 May 2025 3 May 2025

    DigiMarCon Canada West 2025

    Vancouver, Canada

    The Premier Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference & Exhibition in Western Canada.

  • 5 May 2025 8 May 2025

    ILTM Latin America 2025

    Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Hailed as one of the most colourful and euphoric shows in the ILTM Collection, the Latin America edition is ideal for any luxury travel business that’s hungry for more. Highly curated meetings with the region’s most exclusive and sought after travel designers, who’s who in luxury media and the world’s finest hospitality brands.

  • 5 May 2025 7 May 2025

    Meet the Money® 2025

    Los Angeles, United States

    For over 30 years, Meet the Money® has created an energetic environment to forge relationships, negotiate deals, and gain an in-depth understanding of hotel investment and finance. Our national hotel conference attracts heavy hitters and offers an opportunity for productive, one-on-one networking with them.

  • 5 May 2025

    Virtuoso Connects LAC 2025

    São Paulo, Brazil

    Smaller, local events that may last for a few hours to a half-day, Virtuoso Connects are networking events that offer preferred partners the opportunity to meet with local advisors in a specific region.

  • 5 May 2025 6 May 2025

    Canadian Hotel Investment Conference 2025

    Toronto, Canada

    Since 1997, the Canadian Hotel Investment Conference has established itself as the definitive source for information, insight and opinion on today’s Canadian lodging market. For senior executives from across North America this business conference delivers outstanding insight on where the industry is today, where its heading and the options it can deliver.

  • 5 May 2025 7 May 2025

    Luxury Travel Advisor’s ULTRA Summit 2025

    Braselton, Georgia, United States

    As an invite-only event, ULTRA invites only pre-qualified, leading luxury travel agency owners and managers eager to meet one-to-one with the crème de la crème of luxury travel suppliers.  This is event has limited capacity to allow for the intimacy required to enable such a productive venue focused around this unique segment.

  • 5 May 2025 9 May 2025

    We Are Africa 2025

    Cape Town , South Africa

    WE ARE AFRICA is the world’s most vibrant gathering of luxury African travel brands, the finest buyers and top international press.

  • 6 May 2025 8 May 2025

    HD Expo + Conference 2025

    Las Vegas, United States

    HD Expo is the premier trade show and hospitality conference for its industry. Established in 1992 and presented by Hospitality Design magazine, it remains at the forefront by offering the newest and most innovative products and services, encouraging and sharing ideas, providing inspiration and connecting hospitality professionals. HD Expo is dedicated to bringing the interior design industry, architects, owners/operators, developers, specifiers and purchasers the best available resources for their projects. This includes the most informative conference sessions led by top specialists pertinent to today’s industry.

  • 6 May 2025 8 May 2025

    Australasian Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE) 2025

    Adelaide, Australia

    AHICE is the must attend event for hotel executives, general managers, tourism leaders and major suppliers of goods and services to the hotel industry in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. The conference and exhibition provides the opportunity to showcase your company, launch new products, network, build existing relationships, meet the industry leaders and create brand awareness while meeting the key decision makers in the hotel industry.

  • 6 May 2025

    Virtuoso Connects AUS/NZ 2025

    Auckland, New Zealand

    Smaller, local events that may last for a few hours to a half-day, Virtuoso Connects are networking events that offer preferred partners the opportunity to meet with local advisors in a specific region.

  • 6 May 2025 7 May 2025

    Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) 2025

    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

    The Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) is a forum for the business aviation industry to meet in a collaborative environment to identify safety concerns, devise approaches to reduce risk and implement initiatives to improve safety. The summit, organized by Flight Safety Foundation, in partnership with the National Business Aviation Association covers safety, training, practical solutions, management, human factors and other issues for every segment of the business aviation industry.

  • 6 May 2025 9 May 2025

    Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (GMITE) 2025

    Braselton, Georgia

    GMITE has been connecting the largest selection of high-volume meeting and incentive travel buyers with global suppliers for years. As the industry’s only one-to-one event held in private suites, GMITE selects locations that provide a powerful platform for productive one-to-one meetings in private suites tailored to specific business objectives. The appointment-based event caters exclusively to the meetings, incentives, conferences, and events market.

  • 6 May 2025 8 May 2025

    IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) 2025

    Nairobi, Kenya

    The IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) is the premier annual ground handling conference in the world. It brings together industry leaders from airlines, airports, ground service providers, and manufacturers, to discuss and implement industry standards, policies, and procedures.

  • 6 May 2025 8 May 2025

    Airport Show, Dubai 2025

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    The Airport Show brings together the industry’s foremost airport suppliers and service providers, as well as aviation industry leaders and regional decision-makers, to showcase the most recent innovations and technologies.

  • 7 May 2025 9 May 2025

    Asian IR Expo 2025

    Macao, Macau

    The Asian IR Expo is the region’s singular marketplace for suppliers to tap into new business opportunities in Asia.

  • 8 May 2025 10 May 2025

    ALL THAT TRAVEL 2025

    Seoul, Korea, South

    ALL THAT TRAVEL, held at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul, Korea, is one of the country’s most prominent travel expos, providing a valuable opportunity to meet local travelers directly.

  • 8 May 2025 9 May 2025

    DigiMarCon South 2025

    Houston, Texas, United States

    The Premier Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference & Exhibition in Southern United States.

  • 8 May 2025 9 May 2025

    CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition 2025

    Athens, Greece

    The lead event in CAPA’s 2025 global summit series, the Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition. The two-day summit combines CAPA’s characteristic blend of aviation industry analysis and knowledge with thought leadership.

  • 10 May 2025 12 May 2025

    HOTELEX Guangzhou 2025

    Guangzhou, China

    The first HOTELEX Guangzhou was established by shanghai UBM Sinoexpo and Guangzhou Zhonglian Industry Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou Nation International Hotel Facilities and Trading Center) in 2014, and it also got the guidance from China Tourism.

  • 11 May 2025 13 May 2025

    Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) - Saudi Arabia 2025

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Explore innovative investment trends, ground breaking insights, and unparalleled networking opportunities in the world of hospitality.

  • 13 May 2025 14 May 2025

    African Aviation Safety & Operations Summit 2025

    Kigali, Rwanda

    The African Aviation Safety & Operations Summit is a crucial two-day event dedicated to elevating safety and operational standards across the continent’s aviation sector. Co-hosted by Flight Safety Foundation and AAFRA, the summit attracts approximately 200 participants, including regulators, airline executives, and aviation professionals.

  • 13 May 2025 16 May 2025

    ACI Legal Affairs Conference 2025

    Savannah, GA, United States

    ACI-NA will be bringing together airport legal professionals and consultants to identify and discuss the most pressing legal developments and issues associated with the industry. The event will include discussion panels, networking opportunities, and presentations from industry leaders.

  • 13 May 2025 15 May 2025

    FT Future of the Car summit 2025

    London, United Kingdom

    In an era of information overload our world-class journalists cut through the hype and ask the hard-to-ask questions. They anchor discussion around what the future holds for the automotive industry in current reality, focusing on what companies are doing right now.

  • 13 May 2025 15 May 2025

    FTE World Innovation Summit 2025

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

    A worldwide summit uniting inventive minds to tackle aviation’s biggest challenges, explore PIT’s Terminal Modernization, and uncover the city’s vibrant tech and innovation landscape.

  • 13 May 2025 15 May 2025

    IATA Aviation Energy Forum (AEF) 2025

    Baku, Azerbaijan

    The IATA Aviation Energy Forum (AEF) is a merger of the Fuel Forum and the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Symposium.

  • 13 May 2025 14 May 2025

    ABTA: Travel Law Seminar 2025

    London, United Kingdom

    ABTA’s annual flagship Travel Law Seminar. Listen to a range of travel and legal professionals discuss the changing landscape of travel regulation and get a complete update on all legal issues facing travel.

  • 13 May 2025 15 May 2025

    CNS Partnership Conference 2025

    Miami, United States

    The CNS Partnership Conference is a key component of CNS’ work. It has brought together the leaders and decision-makers of the industry to explore and influence the future development of air cargo. Lasting business relationships, strategic partnerships, and life-long friendships were initiated at our annual conference.

  • 13 May 2025 16 May 2025

    The Advantage Conference 2025

    St. Julian's, Malta

    Attending the Advantage Conference is a great opportunity for everyone to learn, whether you are a travel consultant, a manager or a business owner.

  • 13 May 2025 17 May 2025

    Virtuoso Symposium 2025

    Barcelona, Spain to Marseille, France, Global

    Virtuoso Symposium is a high-level business meeting that brings together the most influential decision-makers of the luxury travel industry, including Virtuoso’s top leadership and senior executives from Virtuoso member agencies and preferred partners. This event features a discussion on travel trends, challenges, opportunities, and the future of travel in general, all while experiencing a fabulous international destination.

  • 13 May 2025 15 May 2025

    National HR in Hospitality Conference 2025

    San Diego, United States

    The National HR in Hospitality Conference is the industry’s premier HR conference, bringing together the legal and practical aspects of human resources within the hospitality industry.

  • 14 May 2025 15 May 2025

    ProcureCon Travel 2025

    Los Angeles, CA, United States

    This is the leading travel procurement conference designed to help travel sourcing executives better manage their corporate travel program and spend. With interactive workshops, innovative keynotes and intimate networking sessions, you’ll be equipped with the tools and tactics to take you beyond cost savings. ProcureCon is built for practitioners, by practitioners - whether you’re a CPO or a rising star, a large or small spend company, ProcureCon has content and built-in connections to ensure your long term sourcing success.

  • 14 May 2025

    Hospitality Thailand Conference (HTC) 2025

    Bangkok, Thailand

    This event will bring together over 350+ passionate delegates and glean insights from 70+ visionary speakers spanning diverse sector—from interior designers to fintech experts, from property developers and investors to spa consultants.

  • 15 May 2025 16 May 2025

    DigiMarCon East 2025

    New York, United States

    The Premier Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference & Exhibition in Eastern United States

  • 16 May 2025 18 May 2025

    Women in Travel Summit (WITS) - New York 2025

    Lower Manhattan, New York, United States

    The premier event for women travel influencers and creators, and the brands that want to work with them.

  • 16 May 2025 19 May 2025

    m&i Luxe Mykonos 2025

    Mykonos, Greece

    m&i Luxe is where the very best corporations and agencies meet with exquisite properties and luxury DMCs for 3 days of high-end networking. Elevate your business through tailored meetings, exclusive networking dinners, and transformative experiences set against the backdrop of Canadian opulence.

  • 17 May 2025 19 May 2025

    ICCA Association Expert Seminar 2025

    Frankfurt, Germany

    The Association Expert Seminar offers a platform for association executives and ICCA members to come together to exchange knowledge, network, and collaborate on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of association meetings.

  • 18 May 2025

    Snow Travel Expo - Melbourne 2025

    Melbourne, Australia

    Meet over 70 resorts from: Japan, Canada, Europe, Korea, Kashmir, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

  • 18 May 2025 22 May 2025

    Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2025

    Antigua and Barbuda

    Caribbean Travel Marketplace affords tourism suppliers the opportunity to meet face-to-face with wholesalers from around the world selling Caribbean vacation travel over the course of two days of business meetings.

  • 18 May 2025 20 May 2025

    BITAC® Owners Spring 2025

    Tucson, Arizona, United States

    BITAC® Owners Event is 2+ days of education, relationship-building, and uninterrupted private meetings in a relaxed atmosphere between hotel owners and solution providers focused on all aspects of hotel ownership and management. BITAC® Owners Event attracts hotel company owners, CEOs, presidents, COOs, CFOs, who are actively working on projects.

  • 19 May 2025 22 May 2025

    IMEX 2025

    Frankfurt, Germany

    The heartbeat of the global business events community.

  • 19 May 2025

    SITE Nite Europe 2025

    Frankfurt, Germany

    SITE offers a number of options and categories for individual and group membership. Find the one the best suits you and connect with the Business Events industry’s only association dedicated to incentive travel.

  • 20 May 2025 22 May 2025

    ASTA Global Convention 2025

    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

    The annual ASTA Global Convention is where the best of the best in the travel agency industry convene for three days of inspiration, education, and entertainment — guaranteed to leave attendees ready to boost their business.

  • 20 May 2025 22 May 2025

    EBACE 2025

    Geneva, Switzerland

    The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) is a premier event and the annual meeting place for the European business aviation community. The exhibition brings together business leaders, government officials, manufacturers, flight department personnel, avionics firms, fractional providers, charter/lease companies and all manner of people involved in nearly every aspect of business aviation.

  • 20 May 2025 22 May 2025

    European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2025) 2025

    Geneva, Switzerland

    Attend EBACE to experience new and future-forward aviation technologies including high-tech small aircraft, ultra-modern intercontinental jets, advanced air mobility and eVTOL aircraft, state-of-the-art avionics and much more.

  • 20 May 2025 22 May 2025

    ASTA Travel Advisor Conference 2025

    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

    The ASTA Travel Advisor Conference is the only industry event where you can learn new and innovative ways to sell travel AND get guidance on how to effectively run and grow a travel business.

  • 20 May 2025

    Virtuoso Connects Asia 2025

    Taipei, Taiwan

    Smaller, local events that may last for a few hours to a half-day, Virtuoso Connects are networking events that offer preferred partners the opportunity to meet with local advisors in a specific region.

  • 21 May 2025 22 May 2025

    DigiMarCon Midwest 2025

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    The Premier Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference in the Midwest.

  • 21 May 2025 22 May 2025

    Social Media for Government Virtual Conference 2025

    Online

    Learn from a mix of industry leaders who will share the proven social media strategies they use to grow their brands.

  • 21 May 2025 23 May 2025

    GITEX EUROPE 2025

    Berlin, Germany

    GITEX EUROPE is Europe’s #1 start-up ecosystem. Convenes big tech players, investors, corporate buyers and governments from 100+ countries.

  • 21 May 2025 23 May 2025

    International Transport Forum (ITF) 2025

    Leipzig, Germany

    The annual Summit of the International Transport Forum is the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and the premier global transport policy event. Every May, ministers with responsibility for transport, business leaders, heads of international organisations, parliamentarians and policymakers, representatives of business associations and leading researchers meet for three days in Leipzig, Germany, to discuss the future of transport through the prism of a strategic topic.

  • 22 May 2025 23 May 2025

    International Conference on Tourism and Hospitality - Montreal 2025

    Montreal, Canada

    The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

  • 22 May 2025 24 May 2025

    CLIA Conference 2025

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    The conference, the largest annual travel agent event of its kind in Europe and the 17th to take place, will include ship visits, conference sessions, a trade fair and a celebratory Sailaway Party.

  • 22 May 2025

    Virtuoso Connects Asia 2025

    Hong Kong, China

    Smaller, local events that may last for a few hours to a half-day, Virtuoso Connects are networking events that offer preferred partners the opportunity to meet with local advisors in a specific region.

  • 23 May 2025 26 May 2025

    China European Marketplace 2025

    Beijing + Shanghai, China

    China European Marketplace is ETOA’s B2B workshop dedicated to Chinese tour operators and travel buyers looking to contract European tourism service providers.

  • 25 May 2025

    Snow Travel Expo - Sydney 2025

    Sydney, Australia

    Meet over 70 resorts from: Japan, Canada, Europe, Korea, Kashmir, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

  • 26 May 2025 28 May 2025

    ACI Airports Canada Conference 2025

    Quebec City, QC, United States

    At the heart of our interconnected economy, airports are catalysts for growth, driving innovation, fostering cultural exchange, and unlocking new opportunities in industries from business to energy. As we look to the future, aviation will continue to play a pivotal role in connecting people, ideas, and aspirations across this vast and diverse country. Every flight, every connection, brings us closer together—strengthening the bonds that tie us as Canadians, and propelling us toward a brighter, more inclusive tomorrow. It all begins with…Connecting Canadians.

  • 26 May 2025 27 May 2025

    WIT Japan & North Asia 2025

    Tokyo, Japan

    WiT Japan & North Asia will comprise two days of sessions aimed at empowering startups and nurturing the startup ecosystem, and serving as a platform for thought leaders to share insights and lessons and unearth opportunities for the future.

  • 27 May 2025 29 May 2025

    INDEX 2025

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    INDEX is the meeting place for all interior design professionals, showcasing thriving innovation, investment, design and growth taking place in the heart of Dubai.

  • 27 May 2025 29 May 2025

    ITB China 2025

    Shanghai, China

    ITB China is the leading B2B-Exclusive trade show focused on the Chinese Travel Market. At ITB China in Shanghai, we bring together top and hand-selected buyers from Greater China with industry professionals from all over the world. We provide various networking events and a unique state-of-the-art matchmaking system to enhance networking and maximize business opportunities at our travel expo. Coinciding with our travel fair, the ITB China conference will take place enabling unprecedented knowledge transfer throughout the tourism exhibition.

  • 28 May 2025 30 May 2025

    AdventureELEVATE - North America 2025

    Denver, Colorado, United States

    AdventureELEVATE is an annual three-day education and networking conference that brings together thought-leaders and practitioners from the adventure travel community for inspiration and regionally-focused insights into the trends that shape our industry year-round. Like our popular Adventure Travel World Summit, ELEVATE offers a perfect mix of high-value keynote speakers, actionable concurrent sessions on technology, marketing and operations, plus a unique opportunity to experience first-hand some of the adventures that our host destination has to offer.

  • 29 May 2025 30 May 2025

    DigiMarCon Mid-South 2025

    Nashville, Tennesee, United States

    The Premier Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference in the Mid-South.

  • 29 May 2025 30 May 2025

    International Conference on Food in Tourism 2025

    Paris, France

    International Conference on Food Tourism and Sustainability (ICFTAS-25), is an international conference that brings together experts, researchers, educators, and students from around the world to share their experiences and exchange knowledge.