The forum

From global disruption to collective response.

An independent international platform built for one purpose: turning fragmentation into a coordinated industry response.

Our vision

Not another travel conference.

The industry is evolving faster than the systems that govern it. National policies, multilateral frameworks, ESG standards and operational reality move at different speeds. AWFT exists to align them.

Not by adding another voice — but by curating the conversations that public institutions, investors, operators and destinations can no longer afford to have separately.

At AWFT, we no longer talk about disruption. We organise the collective response.

The forum in numbers

A measurable platform.

Six editions, one constant: relevance over reach.

+400
In-person delegates
70k
Virtual delegates
150
Journalists mobilised
+40
Dignitaries
+150
C-Level speakers
+25M
Media audience

Three dimensions

What to expect.

Convergence

Public and private decision-makers, sitting at the same table, with equal speaking rights.

Conviction

Plenary stage debates that don't avoid the contradictions of the industry — they confront them.

Commitments

Concrete pledges, partnerships and capital allocations announced — and tracked across editions.

2026 Edition

Paris · 29 & 30 October.

Two iconic venues. Two days. One collective shift.

See the program