The highlights of Virtual Counter Days and Kongress

Lights, camera, action! In the editorial TV studio in Hamburg, fvw/TravelTalk Editors-in-Chief Klaus Hildebrandt and Sabine Pracht welcomed the participants at Future Week. (FVW Medien/ES)

Welcome to the Americas: fvw/TravelTalk Editor Georg Kern (center) discussed the future of long-haul travel with destination reps (clockwise) Anita Nightingale (Barbados Tourism Marketing), Cristian Meuter (Visit USA), Mary Ann Mering (Sarawak Tourism Board) and Janina Langenbacher (Prom Peru). (FVW Medien)

Comeback for long-haul destinations? Editor Bianca Wilkens talking to Eva Seller (Tourism Australia) and Arthur Hsieh (Taiwan Tourism Bureau) (FVW Medien)

Stay on course despite the Corona crisis: In her keynote on the first day of fvw/TravelTalk Kongress, Gloria Fluxà, Vice-Chairman and Chief Sustainability Officer of Iberostar, illuminated the strategy of the hotel group. (FVW Medien)

Eloquent editorial duo: Editors Jochen Eversmeier and Rita Münck presented a discussion about travel safety issues during the pandemic. (FVW Medien/ES)

Vaccinated, recovered or tested: Experts from IATA, Amadeus and International SOS gave a forecast on the future of travelling in Corona times from a medical and technological perspective. (FVW Medien/ES)

Online expert using offline tool: Leila Summa, former executive of social media networks Facebook and XIng, before her presentation at fvw/TravelTalk Kongress. (FVW Medien/ES)

What can travel companies learn from tech giants? Klaus Hildebrandt interviewed Leila Summa, founder and CEO of Play to Change, live in the editorial TV studio in Hamburg. (FVW Medien/ES)

Behind the screens: A five-men crew of Dreimeister Events based in Cologne took care of the technological set-up of the hybrid trade event. (FVW Medien/ES)

Howdy, cowboy! Mario Herger, CEO of Enterprise Garage in Palo Alto, reported live from Silicon Valley. (FVW Medien/ES)

Last preparations: Salim Sahi, CEO of IT developer Traffics, gets a check of his headphone by a Dreimeister Events team member. (FVW Medien/ES)

Cheers! Georg Kern and Traffics CEO Salim Sahi had a beer after a long convention day. (FVW Medien/ES)

Strategic speech: Lufthansa board member Harry Hohmeister's remarks at fvw/TravelTalk Kongress were quoted by a lot of nationwide German newspapers and news agencies. (FVW Medien)

How can tour operators get fit for the current challenges in the industry? Markus Heller (Dr. Fried & Partner) presented an expert study hot off the press. (FVW Medien/ES)

Tough times for airlies: Willie Walsh (left), former boss of British Airways and International Airline Group (IAG) and Secretary General of International Air Transport Association (IATA) addressed "The global challenges for the aviation industry". (FVW Medien)

Time for a short break: Event managers Nina Lassen and Kim Soltau had prepared Future Week 24/7 for many weeks – now there was time for a chat. (FVW Medien/ES)

Which are the next steps of digitalization? Nicolas Darveau-Garneau, Chief Evangelist of search machine giant Google, had the answers. (FVW Medien)

Still a growth industry? Arnold Donald (right), President & CEO of Carnival Corporation, faced the questions of Klaus Hildebrandt as regards the challenges and the prospects of the cruises industry. (FVW Medien)

Digitalization of a growing market: Mandar Vaidya, CEO of Oyo Vacation Homes Europe, informed Klaus Hildebrandt and Kongress participants about the plans of the Indian hotel disruptor. (FVW Medien)

Useful information for travel agents: Experts such as Jamaica rep Hans van Wamel had a lot of tips in store for sales staff. (FVW Medien)

Waiting for the lifting of the entry ban: Marcel Sprenger, German representative of Florida Keys and Key West, wetted the appetite of German travel sales staff.

Up-and-coming destination: In his webinar, Andreas M. Gross told travel sales staff how Nicaragua is preparing its comeback after the pandemic. (FVW Medien)

They made it possible: the fvw|TravelTalk team that was responsible for Future Week. (FVW Medien)