Where OTAs redefine gateways, hotels pivot from scale to depth, and AI evolves from tool to co-pilot—this is where travel leaders secure the playbook for change, not just observe it.
The TravelDaily Conference & Digital Travel Show (TDC&DTS) is one of the most influential events in the global travel industry. As a global leader in travel business and technology content platforms and events, TravelDaily aims to empower the industry with insights into emerging trends in the global travel sector.
Through in-depth analysis and discussions on niche topics in areas such as hospitality and corporate travel, professional and focused exhibitions, and diverse social networking opportunities, TravelDaily helps stakeholders uncover new developments, trends, models, and technologies shaping the future of the global travel industry. At the same time, it effectively fosters cross-industry collaboration and integration centered around the travel sector.
1.The AI Strategic Chessboard: Defining the Next Decade of Travel
A high-level exploration of how global travel leaders are driving digital intelligence evolution and redrawing the boundaries of their business ecosystems through advanced AI integration.
2.Reshaping OTA-Hotel Dynamics
A deep dive into the fundamental restructuring of roles and responsibilities between OTAs and hotels,moving from competition toward collaborative growth.
3.The 'New Navigation Era' for Chinese Hotels
As China enters the 15th Five-Year Plan, hotel brands are pivoting from "scale dividends" to "core competitiveness." This session explores the shift from global ambition to localized execution—and the long-term discipline required to truly take root in global markets.
4.The Human-AI Synergy: Why Travel Agencies Remain Irreplaceable
Uncovering the growth truths of travel giants through full value-chain logic—and the irreplaceable synergy between AI-driven efficiency and human expertise.
5.Regaining the Favor of Chinese Consumers
Decoding shifting needs across tiers of Chinese travelers—and winning them back through a radical redesign of high-value, immersive product experiences.
6.Emotional Growth in Rational Consumption: The Rise of Self-Reward Travel
As self-reward-driven spending reshapes purchase decisions, how are travel brands rebuilding growth logic in the pingti era—affordable, quality-conscious substitutes?
7.The Next Frontier for Travel Investment
How can niche and fragmented travel experiences overcome operational friction to achieve real economies of scale—and sustainable profitability?
8.The Wave of AI Evolution
A hands-on look at AI deployment in travel—scenario evolution, cross-border gaps, and local implementation constraints.
1.The New Voyage: Strategic Pivots of Chinese Hotel Titans
From scale to retention: how China’s hospitality leaders are rewriting growth logic in the post-scale era.
2.Global Brands, Local Anchors
How are global hotel groups redefining growth benchmarks—and reweighting the strategic importance of China in a shifting landscape?
3.Heritage Luxury Reimagined: A Digital & Intelligence Renaissance
Tech and touch: how luxury brands use digital intelligence to renew brand belief among the next generation.
4.The Rise of Regional Giants: Strategies for Breakthrough
Survival vs. expansion: how regional groups leverage niche advantages to outmaneuver national competitors.
5.Hotel Product Reconstruction
Redefining premium: decoding Gen Z’s demand for “social currency,” and building a scalable loop between emotional design and commercial value.
6.Cross-Industry Disruption: New Competitors in Hospitality
The outsider’s edge: how cross-sector players are reshaping lifestyle boundaries and guest experience scenarios.
7.The Evolution of Corporate Travel Procurement: Beyond the Price War
From “lowest price” to “total value”: navigating new strategies amid tightening compliance and ESG expectations.
8.Reassessing Staffless Hotels: Efficiency vs. Hospitality
The efficiency paradox: reducing costs without sacrificing service. A re-modeling of low-labor, stable-return operations—rather than a wholesale rejection of traditional hospitality.
1.Decoding 2026's Corporate Travel Landscape
Global recovery trends—and a forecast of key 2026 growth inflection points.
2.Mapping China’s Corporate Travel Flows
Interpreting China’s business travel trends: movement patterns and demand shifts hidden in the data.
3.China Company, Global Footprint: A New Playbook for Travel Managers
As Chinese enterprises expand globally, how are travel managers evolving policy, duty of care, and supplier ecosystems to navigate regional complexity?
4.The ESG Imperative: Embedding Sustainability into Corporate Travel
Development pathways for ESG in global—and China’s—corporate travel markets.
5.Focus vs. Diversification: Re-engineering the Corporate Travel Supply Chain
Beyond one-size-fits-all: decoding differentiated needs to drive innovation—without losing scale economics.
6.The Gulf Carriers’ Playbook: Building Competitive Moats
How Gulf carriers use hub strategy and premium execution to reshape global corporate travel experiences.
7.From Automation to Augmentation: AI as the Co-Pilot for Travel Managers
How AI rewrites efficiency boundaries—and decision logic—in corporate travel management.
8.Ecosystem Convergence: The Next Chapter of Corporate Travel
How new entrants leverage platform strengths to reshape collaboration across the business travel ecosystem.
Omri Morgenshtern
Agoda
CEO
Hui Jin
Huazhu Group
CEO
David Sun
General Manager of BTG Hotels Group
Chairman & CEO of Homeinns Hotel Group
Gloria Wang
Jin Jiang Hotels China Region
CEO
Kevin Tan
American Express Global Business Travel
Vice President & General Manager of CITS -American Express Global Business Travel
Baima Duoji
Songtsam Group
Founder & Chairman
Jonathan Kao
BCD Travel
Managing Director for North Asia
Rita Jiang
IHG
Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer, Greater China
Jian Cao
UTour Group
Vice President
Zhiqiu Kong
Airbnb
Head of Airbnb China
Peter Yu
Tongcheng Travel
CTO
Monica Xiao
Trip.com Group
Vice President, Trip.com Group CEO, Accommodation Business Group
Tengfei Fang
Tencent
Vice President of Tencent Cloud, Head of Tencent Smart Tourism
Catherine Logan
Global Business Travel Association
Regional Senior Vice President – EMEA and APAC
TAO SONG
Trip.Biz
CEO
David Zhou
Tripmod
CEO
Dana Xi
Elong Hotel Technology Group
CEO
Ibrahim ORHANLI
Turkish Airlines
General Manager, Eastern China
Shenyang Shi
AliBtrip
General Manager
Ted Zhang
DerbySoft
Co-founder & CEO
Xianhu Yao
Soltrip Travelinfo (Beijing) Co., Ltd
General Manager
Leon Liu
Asia aot
Co-Founder
Mr. Ye Chen
Fliggy
CTO
Jason King
New Century Tourism Group
Vice President
Simeon Shi
Fliggy
CSO
Victor Cheng
Mastercard
Vice President, Corporate Solution, North Asia and B2B Acceptance Asia Pacific
Jackey Yu
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Partner
Xin Jiang
IATA
Regional Director, Financial and Distribution Services, North Asia
Kevin Guo
Chairman, DADA Group
Advisor to the CEO, JINGDONG
May Wei
Hertz Car Rental
General Manager-Sales, China
Philippe Garnier
WPW Performance Consulting
Founder
Joshua Avalo
Navan
Director, Global Partnerships
Amy Zhou
Jin Jiang Hotel China Region
General Manager of Business Solution
Bob Bao
H World Group
SVP
Bika Han
Hoshino Resorts China
Representative
Tina Yang
Lenovo Group
Global Travel Business Head
Qi Han
YEEPAY
Partner & Vice President
Zheng Wang
Shanghai China International Travel Service Ltd.
Executive Director
Lo Haitzu
Haize Capital
Founder
Richard Gu
DTalk.org
Founder
Scott Sun
CTG HOTELS & RESORTS
Deputy General Manager & COO
Bo Pan
HCG International Travel Group Co.,Ltd.
Vice President
Daisy Shu
LN HOSPITALITY
Vice President
Leo Duan
Shandong Inspur Intelligent Culture Tourism Industry Development Co., Ltd
The Chairman and General Manager of Inspur Smart Space
Arena Lin
Accor
Executive Director of Brands & Communications, Greater China
Xinxin Wang
General Manager of the Agile Project Department at Trip.com Group
Head of the Ctrip Friends Club Project
Sophie Wang
Xiaohongshu
Head of Culture & Tourism, Commercialization Department
Qingling Gao
New Hope Group
Head of Centralized Procurement
Jing Yang
Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism
Director of the Advertising and Promotion Department
Eason Zhang
TikTok
Head of Strategic Account (Apps), TikTok SEA
Yong Wang
Tojoy.com
Procurement Director
Jason Xie
Maitao Travel
CEO
Li Ping
ShangHai DongLi Mall
General Manager
Shiping Peng
Enjoy Wonderful Land
Chairman
Yuanshan Xiao
Shenzhou Travel Hundred Person Club
Founder
Tina Han
Amadeus
Sales Director, China
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