Skift Global Forum 2025: A New Era Demands a New Map

The last five years were about resilience and regrowth. The next five? Reinvention. Skift Global Forum 2025 is where travel’s next chapter takes shape — through bold ideas, strategic clarity, and the people reshaping the industry.

September 16–18, 2025 | The Glasshouse, New York City

This year’s theme is clear: "Travel 2030: People, Platforms, and New Paths Forward."

We’re in an era of perma-disruption — political tension, AI breakthroughs, shifting platforms, economic whiplash, and travelers redefining what they want. The travel industry isn’t waiting for stability anymore.

The most forward-thinking leaders are rewriting the rules right now — and you belong in the room where it’s happening.

This theme captures how people, breakthrough technologies, and bold strategies are reshaping how we move, connect, and belong.

On stage, you’ll hear from leaders at global brands and rising startups challenging the status quo.

Topics include:

• How airlines are innovating under pressure
• Navigating political and cultural upheaval, reshaping global travel
• Why destinations are prioritizing sustainable tourism over pure volume
• How hotels are redefining hospitality for a new generation
• The role of AI, personalization, and loyalty in a fragmented marketplace
• The rising power of sports, food, culture, and entertainment as drivers of travel demand and telling stories
• Real strategies to make travel more regenerative
• How travel continues to unite a divided world
• Leading through constant change and staying ahead of the curve

This isn’t just another travel leadership conference — it’s where big thinking meets real strategy.

The clarity, connections, and candid conversations you’ll only experience at Skift Global Forum:

• Frank conversations with travel’s top CEOs
• Clear strategies for growth in uncertain times
• New connections through expert-led roundtables
• Real-time insight into platforms, personalization, and what travelers want next

You’ll leave with clarity, confidence, and fresh partnerships to lead through disruption and thrive.

If you’re building, leading, or rethinking the future of travel, this is where it all comes together. Seats are limited, and early-bird rates won’t last.

Join us in New York this September. This is not just another event. It’s the forum that moves the industry forward.

September 16-18, 2025 - NEW YORK CITY