Sessions from 2023’s Taste of Travel theatre have been compiled by editor of Onboard Hospitality, Jo Austin.
Taste of Travel Theatre
Travel Catering Inspiration Starts Here
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Taste of Travel Theatre provides a dedicated area at World Travel Catering and Onboard Services Expo to discuss the onboard trends of tomorrow and beyond.
Gain insights from thought leaders from the world’s onboard industry including Cuisine Solutions, Virgin Atlantic, Niche Free-From Kitchen, Singapore Airlines, Iberia, IFSA, Aviation Sustainability Forum, JLV, The Hayward Partnership, LSG and more, watch chef demos and discover new products and trends to inspire and elevate your passengers’ experience.
Taste of Travel Theatre sessions are free to attend and take place across the three days of the event.
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2023 Programme Themes
Created in association with Onboard Hospitality, the 2023 Taste of Travel Theatre programme featured a packed agenda with key themes covering sustainability, digitalisation, bringing back the joy of travel, passenger and employee wellbeing and food and beverage trends. Plus, the award ceremonies carried out by Onboard Hospitality.
Sustainability
Passenger expectations and net zero commitments are driving not only more stringent evaluations of products onboard but also innovation and creativity across the entire supply chain.
Find out how to enhance the onboard experience in a greener future, with sessions including how to significantly reduce inflight waste and improve circularity with Matt Crane of the Aviation Sustainability Forum (ASF) in conversation with circular economy expert James George.
Bringing back the joy of travel
Can digitising onboard retail and personalising the passenger experience help airline and rail carriers to understand and leverage changing expectations?
Join sessions on how to boost ancillary revenue including exclusive research from Omnevo GmbH and how to work towards a better inflight experience by bringing the fun back to air travel with speakers from Icelandair, Singapore Airlines and more.
Food and beverage
Discover a world of inspiration with a range of inspiring talks as well as product and chef demos.
Sessions include the Ryder World Cup of Wine! tasting by Intervine featuring a discussion on how wines can be more sustainable onboard and discussing the future of plant-based onboard with Cuisine Solutions.
Passenger and employee wellbeing
Discover how to encourage passenger wellbeing onboard, from the perspective of passenger and catering concerns including allergies onboard and more.
Join sessions covering leadership and wellbeing and motivation in the workplace and onboard run by Niche Free-From Kitchen and more.
Top Sessions Included
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Anxiety at 35,000 feet |
The Challenges of Growing Sustainable International Rail Catering in Europe
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Winning Tactics for Boosting the Passenger Journey
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Supporting Mental Health in the Hospitality Industry through the Burnt Chef Project |
The Future of Plant-Based Onboard
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Living the High Life: What Commercial, Private and Executive Aviation Can Learn From Each Other
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Digitising Onboard Retail |
Bringing the Fun Back into Air Travel
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Innovating Supply Chains - How to Overcome Barriers to Embrace Circularity |
Steve Walpole, Conscious Cooking: A Culinary Look at Sustainability, Biodiversity and Natural Foods
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OBH Awards |
How to Drive Inflight Retail for the Next Generation of Passengers
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Why attendees return year-after-year
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