Be Prepared for SATTE 2023 With This Topic Briefing

SATTE 2023 is just over a week away now, and we don't know about you, but we can't wait! To help prepare for the conference, we decided that this week's newsletter would dig into the topics that will be discussed there. These are big topics for the travel industry in 2023 and there are some really great LinkedIn posts from the last week or so surrounding them.

Don't forget to join in the conversation by liking and commenting on these posts and sharing them with your network if they are relevant.

SATTE 2023 Topics

India Tourism?

Whether we are discussing outbound, inbound, or domestic tourism, India is poised to dominate the industry in 2023. Here are some thoughts from a few LinkedIn posts from the past week.?

Abhivandan Nagia says that Visa policies make it easier for some countries to visit India, which greatly helps with inbound tourism.?

Rafat Ali from Skift believes that India has the potential to be the “Tourism Success Story of the Next 40 Years.” In this podcast, shared by Adam H., he speaks with Skift Senior Research Analyst Varsha Arora and Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia to talk about the future of India Tourism. A few notable changes are that India is expected to surpass China as the most populous nation in the world in April, changes in the domestic tourism market, and what the global tourism community can learn from countries that have worked to become very friendly for Indian tourists.?

And Surinder Batra wants to know why the chart released by World Population Review doesn’t even show India on the map of the most visited countries for 2023. What can India do to improve this??

Sustainability?

Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword anymore. At least not as far as consumers are concerned. And they put their money where their values are. That means that the travel industry needs to keep the sustainability conversation going. ?

We have a feeling there are going to be some great conversations around this topic at SATTE this year. Here are a few we sampled from LinkedIn to get your gears going.?

Jennifer Goff shares a great article with tips to help travelers be more sustainable in their future travels.?

Barbara M. West discusses ‘greenwashing’ as a practice in the industry and how to tell whether a company or business is committed to sustainability or just saying they are. ?

And, finally, Samira(Golgandom??????) A. talks about how food tourism helps improve sustainability in the travel industry.?

Urban Mobility?

Urban mobility is important to the people who live in big cities and need to get around to live. But it is also an important issue for travelers visiting these cities who want to see all the sights on their itinerary without a hassle. There are a lot of things to think about and consider when it comes to urban mobility issues. Here are a few examples of thoughts from LinkedIn members.?

Chapin Flynn defines the different types of urban mobility and then shares a few big takeaways from the Mastercard Urban Mobility Index.?

Yvette Romero poses a question that we should all be thinking about...will autonomous vehicles with camera surveillance dissuade a thief in the same way that the presence of a driver would??

And, Shu Cho talks about how urban mobility needs have caused a projected growth for the global ride-sharing industry at a CAGR of 16.6%.?

Travel Technology?

There is no denying that technology has officially touched every part of our lives. However, the travel industry has embraced many new technologies recently as changes to the ways that people live and work have forced hospitality companies to change the way they operate. That trend is only expected to grow in 2023.?

Tobias Ragge believes that 2023 is going to be the turning point for the industry as more entities embrace travel technologies. He shares his full thoughts on the matter in an article published by Business Travel News . This article was trending on LinkedIn this past week, have you read it yet??

Element Technology Services | Zoho Partner talks about data and how better data is going to transform the business travel sector.?

And, while this isn’t from the past few weeks, our founder, Deepak Narula believes that embracing the right technologies is going to allow even small and medium-sized travel agencies to grow their businesses and soar to new heights.?

Indian Outbound?

We touched on Indian Outbound tourism a bit in our first topic, but since it's a separate topic featured at SATTE, we will dig into this a little more. The biggest takeaway? We should all be watching the India Outbound Tourism market very closely.?

Skift discusses how India is expected to surpass China in outbound tourism, but not just because they will exceed the country in population. They also cite a recent survey that found that many Chinese tourists are still skeptical of international travel, which means that opening the borders might not have the same effect there as it has in the rest of the world.?

Travel Expo Week shares the same news while pointing out that this means that travel professionals need to upgrade their skills and knowledge if they want to keep up with rising demand. ?

And, Luxury Tribe discusses why luxury outbound travel from India is increasing. With outbound travel and luxury travel expected to be at an all-time high for 2023, this is definitely a market worth watching.

Cinema Tourism?

Is this the new travel buzzword of 2023? Some would say yes, and while it didn’t make our list of trends to follow in 2023, maybe it should have. It isn’t a big topic?on LinkedIn yet either, so it might be that this buzzword still needs some time to catch on.?

Have you found your customers are interested in visiting places they have seen on TV and in movies? Do you think that Cinema Tourism is going to drive the industry in a major way in 2023? Please share your thoughts in the comments section!?

Join the Conversation?

While this week’s entire newsletter is all about joining the conversation as we head into SATTE, there were a few notable posts from this week that we wanted to add. These continue with the themes of SATTE 2023, but didn’t quite fit into the article this week.?

Lebawit Lily Girma recently launched a blog where she discusses global tourism industry topics that don’t make it in her daily work as a Travel News Reporter for Bloomberg Pursuits.?

And Douglas Sabo shares a whopping 12 articles on sustainability in tourism that are all incredibly thought-provoking pieces. ?

Are you going to SATTE 2023? Let us know in the comments, and please stop by to see us in Hall 10 at Booth No. B72. We would love to chat with you about 2023 travel trends and how GRNconnect can help you grow your travel agency this year.?