When you’re building a multi-day travel ResTech solution that works for tour suppliers as well as tour operators, for cruise companies and rail companies, and for adventure travel brands but also bespoke, high-end travel brands, you get to meet a lot of really cool, inspiring people. If these brands are talking to Kaptio, they are usually trailblazers at the forefront of their market, working to transform their company and industry with technology, innovation, and passion. Beyond just simple digital transformation but embarking on real step-changes in how the industry books and operates travel — and Kaptio gets to work with these types every day!
This year, we here at Kaptio have decided to put extra focus on strengthening and leveraging these connections, to create a community of industry pioneers that can learn from one another. We take our central role that technology can play very seriously, and are excited to bring people together. New mission unlocked: Unite.
Introducing Kaptio Unite
After toying with the idea of doing something bigger and better than just our Kaptio + Friends dinners at trade shows and customer meet-ups, we are proud to introduce our newest and most ambitious event to-date: the Kaptio Unite advisory summit. Each year, Kaptio will host an exclusive summit at their Iceland HQ for a select group of customers, partners, stakeholders, and/or industry experts to discuss product achievements, strategic direction, industry challenges, technology innovations, and ways of working. This year, during our inaugural summit, we will host an advisory board of hand-picked senior leaders from our customers to join together to voice strategic feedback on the direction of the Kaptio suite of products.
We believe forward-thinking brands and thought leaders shine in our industry when they work together; thus we want to leverage our central role as a technology provider to variety of stakeholders throughout the multi-day travel space to unite them for greater purpose. We aim to create partnerships, amplify collaboration, and grow impact for all by hosting these advisory boards and stakeholder summits.
Bottom line? This summit will give our customers more opportunities to shape a technology solution that is vital to their operations and enrich their own professional network in the process.
- Viðar Svansson, Kaptio CEO
As mentioned, Kaptio will host this year’s summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, where we wrote our origin story. Perfectly nestled between North America and Europe, this location promises to offer convenience and natural wonders. Beyond opportunities for networking and discussion, guests will be treated to the best of Icelandic culture, like geothermal hot pots, volcanic vistas, and maybe even northern lights.
This year’s invite-only advisory summit will be November 1st, 2024, the Friday before WTM London. Guests can then easily fly to the U.K. for the trade show, or directly onward to other business destinations in Europe or North America.
Continuing a tradition of community
Kaptio has a long history of meeting stakeholders and bringing together inudstry players. The next event scheduled will be a Kaptio + Friends dinner at the TravelTech Show (TTS) in London in June. You can meet Kaptio at TTS at our booth (M30) but if you are interested in joining the dinner, please reach out to us beforehand.
We will be hosting Kaptio + Friends dinners at the other trade shows we will be attending this year. Please see this article in our blog for our calendar of events. Let us know if you would like to attend a dinner at one of our upcoming events, and meet like-minded, travel passionate stakeholders in the multi-day tour selling and operating industry.
And of course, if you are interested in learning more about modern reservation technology that embraces complexity and gives you ownership of your booking processes, reach out to Kaptio today.
