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We’re pleased to announce Moving Forward, an Innovation Festival by World Tourism Forum Lucerne.
Are you interested in tourism innovation? Want to meet the world’s best tourism start-ups and get a glimpse of how the industry may look tomorrow?
On 29 and 30 April 2021 we’re bringing you a hybrid festival dedicated to innovation in tourism.
Join us in Andermatt (Swiss Alps) for this unique and inspirational event – or participate online. Tickets go on sale mid-January.*
This is an event you can’t miss. Mark your calendar now!
*We’re confident that despite the ongoing pandemic we will be able to go ahead with the Innovation Festival next April. Of course, we’ll be watching the situation carefully and implementing the necessary measures to keep participants safe. By pivoting to a hybrid event, there will be space for 250 on-site participants, with the vast majority taking part online. If we are unable to hold the event in April, we will postpone to a later date.
are you the next big thing?
The application window for our Start-Up Innovation Camp 2021 is open now until 4 January 2021. We're on the hunt for 15 high-potential start-ups from around the world that will become the driving force helping the tourism sector restart faster and move forward in 2021. Read more
The finalists will present their business models at a newly designed and fully hybrid event format in Switzerland next April.
What will the new normal in tourism look like?
We asked tourism experts from our global network to give their opinion on the new normal in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
Watch their insightful video statements below.
“Tourism is more than just travelling. Tourism is one of the most important drivers for the development of a country or a destination and strongly connects to many other industries.
World Tourism Forum Lucerne is the only platform where international top level decision makers from industry, government, academia and finance discuss the future challenges with the next generation.
We cordially invite you to join this exceptional networking platform with an open minded and future oriented exchange across industries and generations.”
World Tourism Forum Lucerne 2019, 2-3 May
Impressions From Past Events
INDIAN Start-Up Innovation Camp 2019
On 18 December 2019 we made our Indian debut with a fantastic event in Bangalore. Four deserving winners were chosen from over 200 submissions and awarded with cash prizes and a two-year mentoring programme.
Have a look at all our past events here.
SWISS START-UP INNOVATION CAMP 2019
Held in Lucerne, Switzerland for the second time, the event on 8. November 2019 was a great success. Of the 60 start-ups to apply, the jury selected five winners as the top contenders in their categories. An exciting day of innovative start-up pitches, interspersed with valuable coaching, stimulus sessions and workshops.