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Skift Idea Awards 2023

Meet the 2023 Winner: Nightrise, an Immersive Storytelling Experience

NDUSTRY INNOVATORSCategory: Activities & Attractions The Banff Gondola by Pursuit is an attraction located in Beautiful Banff National Park. The Nightrise experience honors the sacred mountains- a place of gathering since time immemorial for many, including the Stoney People. In Nightrise’s conception, the team partnered with the Stoney Nakoda Nation to educate guests of the…

Skift Idea Awards 2023

Meet the 2023 Winners: Culinary Backstreets, Uplifting Historically Silenced Food Narratives

INDUSTRY INNOVATORSCategory: Tour Operators As a culinary experiences provider designing and operating daily tours and weeklong trips in 16 urban destinations worldwide, Culinary Backstreets believe it has the power — and responsibility — to shape the way visitors encounter a city. This project, a set of unique culinary experiences in multiple cities, uses that power…

Skift Global Forum

Are You Ready for SGF This Week?

The tenth edition of Skift Global Forum commences on Tuesday September 26, 2023, in New York City. We plan to welcome approximately 1,000 attendees and speakers into the newly completed North Javits located at the center of Manhattan’s West Side. Check out our founder and CEO Rafat Ali’s latest article on the big themes that we will discuss this…

Skift Idea Awards 2023

Meet the 2023 Winners: Volario by Airsiders, Connecting Every Part of the Passenger Journey

INDUSTRY INNOVATORSCategory: Airports (Presented by AIRLINE WEEKLY) Volario is an innovative travel platform that offers passengers more choices and flexibility for their flights. It combines traditional itineraries with self-connecting options, enabling travelers to book flights from multiple carriers without limitations. The platform provides valuable information about layovers, including predicted connecting times and baggage handling details,…

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Who Joins

Each year Skift Forum attendees are a mix of both experienced veterans and forward-thinking newcomers that seek greater insight into the business of travel. Since we started our events program in 2014, we’ve welcomed over 21,000 attendees from all over the world.

Read more about attendees and get the stats in the story Skift Forums: Behind the Numbers.

Why They Attend

Connect with peers from across the travel industry during multiple networking opportunities.

Learn from top creatives and executives during exclusive interview sessions and talks.

Chart your path forward for 2023 and beyond based on your conversations and experiences at the Forum.

Our speakers are the leading innovators from this industry and beyond.

For each event, Skift editors and analysts match the industry’s leading voices with topics in order to deliver the best discussions possible to attendees. From top CEOs of the largest travel brands to new entrepreneurs driving innovation, the voices on stage are a reflection of the best the travel industry has to offer. See a list of our speakers since 2020.

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