Rimini today throws open its exhibition halls to the 63rd TTG Travel Experience and the co-located InOut Hospitality Community, Italy’s flagship B2B marketplace for international tourism. The event—opened this morning by Tourism Minister Gianmarco Mazzi—hosts 2,800 exhibiting brands, 1,000 hosted buyers and delegations from 75 countries across 28 pavilions and 140,000 m² of floor space. New exhibitors from eleven countries (including Colombia, the Philippines and Georgia) and a 40-startup innovation zone signal the show’s growing focus on long-haul markets and travel-tech. Conference sessions will preview five mega-trends shaping travel to 2027—among them zero-click booking, climate-resilient destinations and Mediterranean geopolitics—providing vital intelligence for corporate mobility planners and TMCs. For business-travel managers the fair is a one-stop venue to renegotiate airline, hotel and ground-transport contracts ahead of the 2027 budgeting cycle. Italian regions are also using TTG to unveil incentive schemes for meetings and expatriate relocation, seeking to capture a slice of the high-yield “bleisure” segment that is rebounding post-pandemic. Logistically, Rimini Expo Centre has introduced additional biometric e-gate lanes and partnered with Trenitalia for hourly high-speed trains from Milan and Rome, easing access for international delegates. Nonetheless, organisers urge visitors arriving on 15 October to monitor Tuscany strike updates (see separate story) and consider Bologna Airport as a contingency. With attendance projected above 50,000 professionals, TTG 2026 sets the tone for Italy’s tourism export this winter and offers mobility stakeholders a live barometer of demand—particularly for destinations affected by geopolitical unrest or climate events. Reports from the show floor will influence airline capacity planning and visa-policy lobbying in the months ahead.
