How STS is shaping the future of online travel media

As the second Social Travel Summit (20-22 April 2015 in Hamburg, Germany) approaches, I wanted to take a step back and reflect on the origins of STS. It all started with a conversation with my blogger friends about the development of professional travel blogging and the need for a conference that would help shape its…

New sponsor: Mercedes me

We’re very excited to announce a new Gold sponsor for the Social Travel Summit in Hamburg: the Mercedes me Hamburg store by Mercedes-Benz. The cutting-edge Mercedes me store will be the venue of the STS Hamburg closing party. We asked them to introduce themselves and tell us a bit about what they do: Mercedes me…

New sponsor: Skyscanner

We are proud and very excited to announce Skyscanner as a Platinum sponsor of the Social Travel Summit in Hamburg. We asked them to introduce themselves and tell us a bit about what they do: Skyscanner Skyscanner is the world’s travel search engine, helping people travel smarter with its site and apps for flights, hotels…

STS programme update

We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to come up with new topic ideas and finding expert speakers for the Social Travel Summit in Hamburg. In the past week, we’ve confirmed a good number of speakers and sessions, including our keynotes. We’re very excited to announce that Andrew Grill, the former CEO of online influence…

New sponsor: MSC Cruises

We’re very excited and honoured to have MSC Cruises as our Premium Sponsor yet again. Executives from MSC Cruises joined us last year in Leipzig and contributed their valuable insights on blogger collaborations at panel sessions and the STS Think Tank. MSC Cruises was thrilled to hear the news that STS will be organised in…

New sponsor: Canadian Tourism Commission

We are excited to announce that the Canadian Tourism Commission has chosen to partner with the Social Travel Summit. We asked them to introduce themselves and tell us a bit about what they do: Canadian Tourism Commission We want to inspire you – and everyone you know – to #ExploreCanada. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)…

New sponsor: Visit Norway

We are very proud to announce that Visit Norway has chosen to partner with the Social Travel Summit as sponsors. We asked them to introduce themselves and tell us a bit about what they do: Visit Norway Visit Norway is the official Norwegian tourism office. Visit Norway helps journalists and bloggers, who would like to…

The Luxury of Designing Our Own Conference

What’s our dream conference program? That’s a luxurious question. We are professional travel bloggers organizing a Summit for travel bloggers and the DMOs/industry with whom we work. We can make it anything we like. We can choose the topics and speakers that will help take us all to the next level of success. And that’s…

Early-bird ticket sales end on Thursday, 15 January 2015

Early-bird tickets for the Social Travel Summit in Hamburg (21-22 April 2015) are available till 15th January 2015. Priced at €499 (including taxes and transaction fees), the Early-bird tickets are a €150 discount but extends the same privileges as the Regular tickets. These include: Entrance to the two-day Summit (includes all keynotes, workshops and most…

What participants thought of STS 2014

The first Social Travel Summit was held in Leipzig, Germany in April 2014. It was the very first gathering of professional travel bloggers from around the world – a unique event where top travel bloggers were specially invited to come to Leipzig and discuss the future of online travel publishing and marketing with industry participants.…