What Attendees Say About Skift Global Forum
“Every year, Skift Global Forum sets the tone for where travel is heading.”
— Travel Industry Executive, SGF 2025
September 22–24. North Javits Center, New York City.
Three days built around one question: how do travel businesses stay ahead when the variables, geopolitical, technological, behavioral, keep shifting? The conversations that happen here have a way of turning into decisions.
What This Year’s Forum Is Built Around
This year’s agenda is structured around three forces reshaping the industry: AI moving from pilot to P&L, the redistribution of travel demand across new origin markets, and the loyalty and distribution battles being fought between airlines, hotels, and OTAs. These aren’t trend panels.
Where the Industry Sets Its Direction
“It was an incredible gathering of leaders shaping the future of travel, hospitality, and mobility.” — Senior Travel Executive
“With CEOs and senior executives representing the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the Forum provided a truly global perspective on the current and future state of travel.” — Travel Consultant
590 companies. 24 industries. Attendance concentrated at the director level and above. Hotel groups, OTAs, travel tech platforms, advisory firms, aviation professionals, and many more. The person across the table is as likely to be a future partner as a peer.
Intelligence You Can Brief On Monday
“The most valuable summit I’ve been to. The speakers and topics were very diverse and covered a lot of pressing topics.” — Hospitality Executive
“Nobody delivers the speaker lineup Skift does.” — Travel Tech Executive
Skift Global Forum is not built for passive attendance. The program pressure-tests assumptions. Three days of stage conversations, expert-guided roundtables, and breakout sessions covering the technological, demographic, and structural forces restructuring the industry.
The strategist leaves with a briefing. The deal-maker leaves with a conversation started. You leave with a decision made, not just a trend noted.
Returning for a Reason
“This was my first Skift [event]. I will definitely return next year. Great to see Skift mature and become such an authority in this space.”— Media Executive
“Stellar lineup, great attendees, and lots of energy. We greatly enjoy the joint focus on moving the discussion forward with new research each year.” — Strategy Consultant
Repeat attendance is the most honest indicator of value a conference can have. Skift Global Forum rebuilds its agenda each year around where the industry is actually heading. The people who’ve been here before have already told you what to expect.
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The speakers are confirmed. The programme is set. The attendees who return year after year have told you what it’s worth.
September 22–24. North Javits Center, New York City.
