🇪🇸 Spain
Tourism Innovation Summit (TIS) Seville
The leading European summit on tourism innovation, AI and digital transformation.
6–8 October 2026
Seville · FIBES Seville
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I build tourism apps or digital tools
Find clients, public partners and investors for your travel-tech product.
Overview
Travel-tech is one of the most active VC categories in Europe. Whether you build an AI itinerary planner, an audio-guide platform, a smart-destination dashboard or a booking engine, the right fairs can replace 12 months of cold outreach.
Why it matters
Public buyers (cities, regions) and hotel groups make their tech decisions face-to-face. TIS Seville and the FiturTechY area at FITUR have launched dozens of European travel-tech success stories.
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Main opportunities
- →Pitch to 50+ DMOs in 3 days at TIS.
- →Win innovation awards and pilot contracts.
- →Get featured in trend reports — instant credibility.
- →Find white-label customers (hotel chains, regional governments).
- →Raise from European travel-tech funds (Howzat, JamJar, Encomenda, Athos).
How to prepare
- 1.Prepare a 90-second demo that works offline (Wi-Fi at fairs is unreliable).
- 2.One-pager with metrics: users, MRR, growth, partners.
- 3.Apply early to startup villages — slots fill 4–6 months in advance.
- 4.Calendar QR for instant follow-up bookings.
- 5.Coordinate with national export agencies (ICEX Spain, Maroc Export, Business France) for stand subsidies.
Practical tips
- • Wear branded but professional clothing — the booth and you are one product.
- • Record 30-second testimonials live at the booth — gold for marketing.
- • Sleep — pitching at 60% energy on day 3 is worse than missing day 3.
Related guides
How tourism apps can be presented to agencies and destinations
Tourism apps fail at fairs when they show technology instead of outcomes. Buyers (DMOs, hotels, agencies) care about visitors, satisfaction and revenue — not your tech stack.
How to present your tourism business in 30 seconds
A clear 30-second pitch is your most valuable fair asset. It must answer: who you are, what you do, who you do it for, and what makes you different. Nothing else.
How to follow up after a fair
80% of attendees never follow up. The 20% who do capture 80% of the value. Speed matters more than perfection.
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