World Travel Market London (WTM London) has announced that its ITT Future You Forum will return fo year’s event in November, continuing a partnership that has been in place since 2009.
ITT Future You is an initiative founded by the Institute of Travel and Tourism to inspire the next generation of aviation, travel, tourism and hospitality professionals. It acts as a bridge between the education sector and industry and has been developing a portfolio of collaborations focused on helping travel and tourism students find jobs, introduce them to mentors and offer networking opportunities with peers and industry leaders.
The forum regularly attracts more than 500 students and graduates, making it one of the most attended sessions over the three days.
WTM London 2025 returns to ExCeL London from 4–6 November, with this year’s Future You Forum taking place on Thursday in the Orange Theatre, from 10:45am to 12:00pm, followed by a 30-minute student networking session. Under the theme ‘Reimagining Travel in a Changing World’, the forum will explore how evolving global policies and shifting traveller behaviours are reshaping the industry.
As well as the annual forum at WTM London, ITT Future You is active year-round. It’s ‘On the Road’ initiative is the branding for a series of events it runs for tourism students at UK universities. It is also building a global presence, running ITT Future You events in Brazil and Kenya in partnership with the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership, as well as a series of online industry-led masterclasses.
Claire Steiner, chair of education and training at the Institute of Travel and Tourism and ITT Future You co-founder commented: “Our longstanding relationship with WTM London has helped ITT Future You to cement its role as the leading industry led student initiative helping inspire and deliver more value for tourism students and recent graduates.”
Chris Carter-Chapman, event director at WTM London, added: “ITT Future You is an initiative that WTM is proud to support. We are very much looking forward to welcoming the best and brightest students and graduates to the world’s most influential travel and tourism event this November. “Our collaboration with ITT Future You is all about human connection and making sure that there is a pipeline of talented and committed individuals keen to join our vitally important global industry.”
