Industry luminaries, sustainability leaders and innovators added to summit line-up

The event is a full-day conference taking place on Monday 18 October at The Biltmore Mayfair in central London.

Filip Boyen, chief executive of Forbes Travel Guide; Nicola Butler, managing director and owner of Noteworthy; and Susan Wheatley, director of sales and marketing The Peninsula London – which is due to open soon in the capital – will all join a panel looking and how things have changed from the supply side and the impact of the pandemic on sales, service and strategy.

Looking at how to market to a changing audience post-Covid using data and human insight will be Mirjam Peternek-McCartney, founder and CEO of Lemongrass Marketing, as she sets out a practical guide to approaching marketing and audience insights in a digital age.

Greg Fruchtenicht, director of partnerships for Saira Hospitality, will also speak at the event. A non-profit organisation, Saira partners with hotels to create expert-led hospitality schools around the world, providing local communities with the knowledge and skills they need to build a lasting career in the industry. The company is also looking to launch its inaugural permanent school in London in spring 2022.

Also joining the line-up is Nico Nicholas, who has launched a carbon offset technology platform Trees4Travel during the pandemic to help ease the process for travel companies and their clients to effectively offset their trips.

“As part of an ongoing partnership with Trees4Travel, we are also thrilled to give delegates the chance to have a tree planted in their name as a thank you for attending the event and to aid in offsetting any travel made to get to the event,” said April Hutchinson, editor of TTG Luxury. “This initiative, in addition to the many other great speakers we have announced today and our line-up now of 20 speakers in 12 sessions, shows how committed we are to making this a day that really counts for our delegates.”

These new additions will join many other industry leaders and innovators, including recently announced speakers such as Jo Rzymowska, vice president and managing director, EMEA for Celebrity Cruises and Emlyn Brown, global vice-president, wellbeing for Accor.

TTG Luxury has been running a conference for the sector for almost 14 years, and this year’s event takes place in partnership with Celebrity Cruises.

Delegates will also have the chance to network with valued contacts at The Biltmore Mayfair with welcome breakfast available from 8.30am.

“It gives me great pleasure to add all these elements to the event, one where delegates will also be able to find out more about our other fabulous partners at the event – Qatar Airways and Ikos Resorts,” added Hutchinson. “We can’t wait to see the luxury sector gather once again at our conference.”

Tickets cost £199. A 10% discount is also available for TTG+ members who wish to attend.