The Ministry of Economy and Innovation, in close cooperation with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, the European Commission’s European Capitals of Tourism Secretariat and social partners, is pleased to invite you to take part in the 15–16 September in Vilnius, which are also dedicated to World Tourism Day.
Taking into account this year’s World Tourism Day theme, ‘The Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Transform Tourism’, the ‘Discover Lithuania’ start-up challenge held earlier this year, and the training needs of representatives from the tourism sector, we are organising the following events:
– 15 September, 10.30–17.00 at the Ibis Vilnius Centre hotel (Rinktinės g. 18, LT 9322 Vilnius), we invite you to a training session in Lithuanian on the topic ‘Innovations in the tourism ecosystem: how to create more value for tourists and businesses’. This is a practical training session aimed at participants in the Lithuanian tourism ecosystem: businesses, organisations and specialists seeking to better understand the potential of innovation, partnership and technology in creating competitive tourism products and services. Further information and registration for the training sessions are available at until 10 September . here.
– On 16 September from 9.30 am. We look forward to welcoming you at the new “Sąvaržėlė” business centre (Konstitucijos pr. 14A, LT-09308 Vilnius). The international tourism forum ‘Travel Tech Forum & UN Tourism Pitch Challenge “Discover Lithuania”’ will bring together tourism policymakers, innovation experts, investors, business representatives and start-ups from Lithuania and abroad. Together, we will discuss and seek innovative solutions that could enhance Lithuania’s profile and competitiveness as a tourist destination, as well as extend the tourist season. The winners of the “Discover Lithuania” start-up challenge will be announced during the event. In addition, training sessions will be held by ‘Amadeus’, one of the world’s largest travel technology companies, whose solutions are used by airlines, hotels, travel agencies, airports, rail and cruise operators. Amadeus experts will give a practical demonstration of how to apply artificial intelligence when designing traveller experiences. The 2nd Forum and training sessions will be held in English without translation into Lithuanian. Registration for the forum is open at until</ strong> 10 September here.
