The definitive list of luxury travel events to attend in 2023
If you’re someone who works in the luxury travel industry, you’ll want to know about some of the industry conferences and events that you could be attending in the year ahead. 2023 is shaping up to be an exciting year for luxury travel and, wherever you happen to be in the world, these events are sure to inspire and delight.
Here are more than 50 luxury travel events to look forward to in 2023. If you know of an event that is missing from the list, please feel free to leave a comment below or let me know via our contact page, and I will update this post accordingly. Thank you, and here goes…
January/February
Arabia Luxury
16th-19th January 2023 – Dubai, UAE
https://travelconnectionsunion.com/
Continental Travel Show
2nd February 2023 – Istanbul, Turkey
https://www.continentaltravelshow.com/
Connections Luxury Tales of Portugal
8th February 2023 – Manchester, UK
https://weareconnections.com/
The Essence of Luxury Travel Show
14th-24th February 2023 – Virtual Show
https://www.essenceofluxury.com/
Miami International Yacht Show
15th-19th February 2023 – Miami, Florida, USA
https://www.miamiboatshow.com/
Private Luxury – Europe Edition
19th-22nd February 2023 – Rome, Italy
https://privateluxuryforums.com/
Luxury Travel Mart Baku
21st February 2023 – Baku, Azerbaijan
https://luxurytravelmart.com/
Luxury Travel Mart Tashkent
21st February 2023 – Tashkent, Uzbekistan
https://luxurytravelmart.com/
Emotions Buenos Aires
23rd-26th February 2023 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
https://www.emotionstravelcommunity.com/buenosaires/
Luxury Travel Mart Almaty
27th February 2023 – Almaty, Kazakhstan
https://luxurytravelmart.com/
ALTS (Access Luxury Travel Show)
28th February 2023 – Lisbon, Portugal
https://luxurytravel-show.com/
March/April
Connections Luxury Middle East
4th-7th March 2023 – Muscat, Oman
https://weareconnections.com/
BITAC® Luxury 2023
5th-7th March 2023 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
https://www.bitac.net/Event/Luxury/2023
Home of Luxury by ITB
7th-9th March 2023 – Berlin, Germany
https://www.itb.com/en/trade-show-brands/segments/luxury-travel/
Continental Travel Show
13th March 2023 – Cappadocia, Turkey
https://www.continentaltravelshow.com/
ALTS (Access Luxury Travel Show)
13th-14th March 2023 – Prague, Czech Republic
https://luxurytravel-show.com/
Pure Luxury
16th March 2023 – Moscow, Russia
https://pure-luxury.ru/en
DUCO Italy
27th-31st March 2023 – Florence, Italy
https://www.ducotravelsummit.com/italy
The Essence of Luxury Travel Show
27th-31st March 2023 – Marbella, Spain
https://www.essenceofluxury.com/
ILTM Africa
31st March – 2nd April 2023 – Cape Town, South Africa
https://www.iltm.com/africa/
Connections Wellbeing Philippines
16th-19th April 2023 – Lipa, Philippines
https://weareconnections.com/
Palma Superyacht Show
27th April to 30th April 2023 – Palma de Mallorca, Spain
https://www.palmasuperyachtshow.com/
May/June
ILTM Arabia
2nd-3rd May 2023 – Dubai, UAE
https://www.iltm.com/arabia/
TFest
7th-11th May 2023 – Mayakoba, Mexico
https://www.travel-fest.com/
ILTM Latin America
9th-12th May 2023 – Sao Paolo, Brazil
https://www.iltmlatinamerica.com/
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) Conference
12th-14th May 2023 – Southampton, UK
https://cruising.org/
We Are Africa
15th-18th May 2023 – Cape Town, South Africa
https://www.weareafricatravel.com/
The Elite London
19th-20th May 2023 – Buckinghamshire, UK
https://www.theeliteevents.com/london/
Emotions Sevilla
4th-7th June 2023 – Seville, Spain
https://www.emotionstravelcommunity.com/sevilla/
Connections Luxury Europe
4th-7th June 2023 – Barcelona, Spain
https://weareconnections.com/
LE/ Miami
12th-15th June 2023 – South Beach Miami, Florida, USA
https://lemiami.com/
LISTEX Luxury
14th June 2023 – London, UK
https://mountaintradenetwork.com/
ILTM Asia Pacific
19th-22nd June 2023 – Singapore
https://www.iltm.com/asia-pacific/en-gb.html
Luxury Travel Advisor’s Ultra Summit
20th-22nd June 2023 – Manalapan, Florida, USA
https://www.ltaultrasummit.com/
July/August
The Elite Leeds
7th-8th July 2023 – Leeds, UK
https://www.theeliteevents.com/leeds/
Virtuoso Travel Week
August (date to be confirmed) – Las Vegas, USA
https://virtuosomeetings.virtuoso.com/
MICE India & Luxury Travel (MILT) Congress
2nd-3rd August 2023 – Mumbai, India
https://www.miltcongress.com/
September/October
COTTM (China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market) Luxury 2023
Autumn 2023 (tbc) – Beijing, China
https://www.cottm.com/luxury-travel-showcase
PURE Life Experiences
10th-13th September 2023 – Marrakech, Morocco
https://purelifeexperiences.com/
Pure Luxury
14th September 2023 – Moscow, Russia
https://pure-luxury.ru/en
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ILTM North America
18th-21st September 2023 – Baha Mar, The Bahamas
https://www.iltm.com/northamerica/
Luxury Travel Mart Astana
20th September 2023 – Astana, Kazakhstan
https://luxurytravelmart.com/
Independent Hotel Show Miami
20th-21st September 2023 – Miami, USA
https://independenthotelshow.com/
The Meetings Arabia & Luxury Travel Congress (MALT)
20th-21st September 2023 – Dubai, UAE
https://www.maltcongress.com/
Luxury Travel Mart Almaty
22nd September 2023 – Almaty, Kazakhstan
https://luxurytravelmart.com/
Kingdom Business & Luxury Travel (KBLT) Congress
27th-28th September 2023 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
https://kbltcongress.com/
Private Luxury – Middle East Edition
26th-30th September 2023 – Abu Dhabi, UAE
https://privateluxuryforums.com/
Monaco Yacht Show
27th-30th September 2023 – Monaco
https://www.monacoyachtshow.com/
The Elite New York
Usually in September but no date announced yet – New Jersey, USA
https://www.theeliteevents.com/new-york/
TTG Luxury Travel Summit
Usually in October but no date announced yet – London, UK
https://www.ttgmedia.com/ttg-luxury-travel-summit
Glamping Show
3rd-4th October 2023 – Los Angeles, USA
https://www.glampingshow.us/
OTDYKH Luxury
12th-14th October 2023
https://www.tourismexpo.ru/
ALTS (Access Luxury Travel Show) Roadshow
17th and 19th October 2023 – Hungary and Poland
https://luxurytravel-show.com/
November/December
Do Not Disturb
November (exact dates to be confirmed) 2023 – Borgo Egnazia, Italy
https://donotdisturb.co/
The Luxury Travel Fair
2nd-5th November 2023 – London, UK
https://www.luxurytravelfair.com/
Further East
6th-9th November 2023 – Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia
https://www.furthereast.co/
DUCO France
6th-10th November 2023 – Paris, France
https://www.ducotravelsummit.com/france
Qatar Travel Mart
20th-22nd November 2023 – Doha, Qatar
https://qtmqatar.com/
ILTM Cannes
4th-7th Decmeber 2023 – Cannes, France
https://www.iltm.com/cannes
INSPIRE Luxury Hospiality Conference
Usually in early December but dates yet to be confirmed – USA
Masters of LXRY
Last year in mid December but dates yet to be confirmed – Amsterdam, Netherlands
https://mastersexpo.com/
We hope this is a useful list. Obviously, do check with the respective websites for the latest details. Other events to look out for in case they resume are Luxperience in Sydney, Luxury Travel Expo in Bahrain, The Superyacht Show in Barcelona and the PATA Wellness and Luxury Travel Conference and Mart which last ran as a virtual event in 2021.
Know of any others? Leave a comment below or let me know via our contact page – thank you!
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It looks as if everything’s getting back to normal after the pandemic. A very busy year.
The sheer number of events scheduled for next year shows how the luxury market segment is bouncing back. Long May it carry on.