Whether you’re a seasoned crypto enthusiast, an avid globetrotter, or simply curious about the innovation that lies ahead, this article explores the top upcoming events that will shape the way we navigate the world of blockchain and travel.
From blockchain summits featuring renowned industry speakers to travel expos that are pushing the boundaries of exploration, we’ve handpicked several events in each category to plan your next trip around. Keep an eye out for our partner events below for special offers!
Featured Event
India Blockchain Week 2023
📅 4-10 December 2023
📍 Bangalore, India
The IBW’23 Conference, taking place 6–7 December 2023, is the two-day headline event anchoring a packed India Blockchain Week (IBW) from 4–10 December 2023. Amplifying the discourse on blockchain and its myriad potential, the IBW’23 Conference offers a unique blend of invaluable key-note speeches, expert dialogues, dynamic panel discussions, and unparalleled networking opportunities. Listen to industry leaders like Sandeep Nailwal (Co-Founder of Polygon), Justin Sun (Founder of Tron DAO), Mo Shaikh (Co-Founder & CEO of Aptos), Emin Gün Sirer (Co-Founder of Ava Labs), and Sebastien Borget (Co-Founder of The Sandbox).
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Art Basel Miami Beach
📅 8–10 December 2023
📍 Miami Beach, USA
Leading galleries from five continents show significant works by masters of modern and contemporary art, as well as the new generation of emerging stars. Explore the world of cryptoart and NFTs, with interactive exhibits that push the boundaries of digital art. Renowned German artist Mario Klingemann (Quasimondo) will be present, generating AI portraits of fairgoers who can then use the open-source blockchain Tezos to mint NFTs of their digital artworks.
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Taipei Blockchain Week
📅 11–16 December 2023
📍 Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Blockchain Week 2023 is back for its second year, following the tremendous success of its inaugural event with over 2,000 attendees. This year, the community-hosted event in Taipei from December 11-16, 2023 is set to be even bigger, welcoming an estimated 5,000+ participants. Speakers include Vitalik Buterin (Co-founder of Ethereum), Brian Armstrong (CEO of Coinbase), Sebastien Borget (Co-founder & COO of The Sandbox), and more.
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Fintech India Expo
📅 17–19 January 2024
📍 New Delhi, India
Fintech India Expo will host industry leaders and start-ups for cutting-edge deliberations. The forum facilitates collaboration amongst fintech companies in India, showcasing institutions working on financial technologies including blockchain, digital banking, insurance, e-commerce, cybersecurity and more. Speakers include S Anand (CEO of PaySprint), Pradeep Aswal (CEO of Blockchain Council), Neeraj Chauhan (Chief Information Officer at PayU), and more.
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Quantum Miami
📅 24–26 January 2024
📍 Miami, USA
Back for its 11th year, Quantum Miami’s stage is the definitive playground for rebels, renegades, and revolutionaries to converge and share uncensored, no-holds-barred conversations, wisdom, and lessons from the trenches. Speakers for 2024 are yet to be announced. Previous speakers include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Charlie Shrem, and other prominent names in the blockchain industry.
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ETHDenver
📅 23 Feb–3 Mar 2024
📍 Denver, USA
ETHDenver became the first event DAO in the world. The Main Event weekend connects over 20,000 community members together to share ideas, express creativity, #BUIDL new tech, and shape the blockchain world’s future with speakers, panels and workshops across three packed days. All event proceeds are used to #BUIDL value for the Ethereum community and to realise the decentralised future.
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ILTM Cannes
📅 4–7 December 2023
📍 Cannes, France
The flagship of the ILTM Collection, Cannes is the end-of-year show that everyone in the luxury travel industry wants to be at. The industry’s most influential names become the talk of the town as they create exciting new itineraries, do business and build lifelong bonds. Four days of high-quality pre-scheduled appointments, educational sessions, networking, parties and invaluable exposure sum up the incredible ILTM experience.
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Skift Global Forum East
📅 12–14 December 2023
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This event will explore the cutting-edge innovations across marketing, strategy, and technology that are propelling the future of travel. With a focus on the evolving relationship between generative AI and the travel industry, Skift is at the forefront of uncovering the transformative potential of emerging technologies.
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Business Travel Trends and Forecasts
📅 12 December 2023
📍 Dallas, USA
The 13th Annual Business Travel Trends & Forecasts Dallas is one-day, buyer-focused conference designed to reunite corporate travel professionals and provide a platform for information sharing, live and in person. Through expert-led sessions and interactive discussions, attendees gather intelligence on industry changes and discuss with fellow corporate buyers common challenges, effective solutions and future trends in business travel management and technology.
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Entertainment Travel Summit 2023
📅 14 December 2023
📍 Los Angeles, USA
The 8th Annual BTN Group Entertainment Travel Summit in Los Angeles is a one-day conference series that unites leading practitioners of travel management for entertainment and media organisations who are responsible for managing and sourcing corporate travel and meetings programs. Sessions will be led by experienced and knowledgeable subject matter experts including travel managers, consultants, and supplier executives.
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IMPACT Sustainability Travel and Tourism 2024
📅 21–24 January 2024
📍 Victoria, Canada
IMPACT 2024 will explore how Canadian tourism can move beyond sustainability towards being a regenerative and restorative industry that will help shape the future of Canada’s tourism legacy. If you work in tourism, design policies that affect tourism, teach tourism, care about tourism’s impact on communities and Canadians, or see the growth of tourism in Canada as a key economic driver, then IMPACT is the event for you.
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Fitur 2024
📅 24–28 January 2024
📍 Madrid, Spain
Fitur is the first appointment of the year for the world’s tourism professionals and the leading trade fair for inbound and outbound markets in Latin America. The event encompasses technology, the future and sustainability, dealing with cutting-edge topics such as Big Data, artificial intelligence, smart tourist destinations, start-ups, and much more.
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