Who are the innovators in the region taking this industry to greater heights? You decide.
At the heart of every FTE show this year are the dynamic and highly anticipated FTE Innovate Awards. Following the success of our EMEA edition, where leading companies such as International Airlines Group (IAG), Turkish Airlines, Air France, flydubai, Lufthansa Group, Qatar Airways, Fraport, Aeroporti di Roma, Schiphol Group, Galeri AG, Content Trip Solutions (Smartvel), ZestIoT, and more took part, we are thrilled to bring this prestigious regional competition to Asia-Pacific. Join us for the next exciting edition at APEX FTE Asia Expo in Singapore on 19-20 November.
As the region’s largest and most respected innovation competition, industry stakeholders will pitch on-stage to impress our judges and audience, whose crucial votes will determine the winners.
Whether you’re an airline, airport, established vendor, or startup, we want to hear from you. The three categories are Most Innovative Vendor Initiative (open to vendors and startups only), Most Innovative Airline Initiative (open to airlines only), and Most Innovative Airport Initiative (open to airports only).
Winners will be announced on 20 November at the close of APEX FTE Asia Expo 2024.
View the FTE EMEA Innovate award winners >>
The Most Innovative Vendor Initiative award is open to air transport industry vendors headquartered or with offices within the Asia-Pacific region.
If your submission is successful, can you commit to pitch your idea to our judges and audience at APEX FTE Asia Expo in Singapore on 19-20 November?
Please attach any relevant documents to support your submission.
The Most Innovative Airline Initiative award is open to commercial airlines headquartered within the Asia-Pacific region. In order to qualify, the initiative must have gone live during or after January 2024. The judges will be looking for unique initiatives that display industry leadership and have delivered tangible benefits since being introduced. Initiatives that have delivered benefits in the following areas will be awarded extra credit: Operational Efficiency, Customer Experience, Commercial Performance and Sustainability.
If your submission is successful, can you commit to pitch your idea to our judges and audience at APEX FTE Asia Expo in Singapore on 19-20 November?
Please attach any relevant documents to support your submission.
The Most Innovative Airport Initiative award is open to airports headquartered within the within the Asia-Pacific region. To qualify, the initiative must have gone live during or after January 2024. The judges will be looking for unique initiatives that display industry leadership and have delivered tangible benefits since being introduced. Initiatives that have delivered benefits in the following areas will be awarded extra credit: Operational Efficiency, Customer Experience, Commercial Performance and Sustainability.
If your submission is successful, can you commit to pitch your idea to our judges and audience at APEX FTE Asia Expo in Singapore on 19-20 November?
Please attach any relevant documents to support your submission.
Click on a category above to view the criteria.
In all categories, extra credit will be awarded to efforts that deliver tangible benefits in the following areas: Operational Efficiency, Customer Experience, Commercial Performance and Sustainability.
The FTE Innovate Awards recognise and celebrate the best air transport industry innovations from across the Asia-Pacific region. Successful entrants, including shortlisted companies and the overall winners, will receive huge recognition for their outstanding achievements through FTE’s media platforms in the months to come, and at APEX FTE Asia Expo, which will take place in Singapore on 19-20 November.
Being part of these unique awards is beneficial for many reasons:
If your submission makes the final shortlist, you will be invited to deliver a pitch to your industry peers and a panel of expert judges at APEX FTE Asia Expo in Singapore on 19-20 November. The judging panel will provide immediate feedback and each member of the audience will vote for their favourite entry using the event app. In each category, the initiative with the most votes will be named the overall winner.
The overall winner in each category will be announced on 20 November at the close of APEX FTE Asia Expo 2024.
All submissions will be reviewed by the FTE team, select members of the FTE Advisory Board, and members of the FTE APAC Innovate Awards judging panel. Those selected as finalists will be invited to deliver a pitch to their industry peers and the expert judging panel at APEX FTE Asia Expo in Singapore on 19-20 November. The audience will vote for the winner in each category during the event.
If you are selected as a finalist and accept the invitation to deliver a pitch, your organisation will qualify for one complimentary ticket for APEX FTE Asia Expo to enjoy the show and pitch your submission on stage. Airline and airport finalists will also be offered a showcase spot on the exhibition floor to display the details of their shortlisted initiative and enable our audience to engage with them directly to learn more before casting their vote.
FTE will share details of the finalists and their initiatives in advance of APEX FTE Asia Expo through our many communication platforms. Onsite at the event in Singapore there will be a dedicated pitch session for each category, during which the finalists will have time to make their case directly on stage to our judges and audience. The judges will share their immediate thoughts and comments on what they have heard, including who they think the winner should be in each category, before the members of the audience cast their all-important votes.
Delegate and exhibitor testimonials
“There is so much taking place in the Premium Conference and on the Expo Stage that I wish I could be in two places at once. In the exhibition, it’s great to see the improvements in technology and what’s new in the market. It’s also an opportunity to meet with my customers, clients and suppliers here in one location in Singapore. The attendees are right in the markets that we are interested in. I look forward to coming back next year.”
“The event is very good and very beneficial to airlines. The conference speakers have been real experts sharing their insights. Meanwhile, in the exhibition there are many IT and service infrastructure providers, so it’s very beneficial for new ideas.”
“It has been amazing. Connectivity and personalisation are two of our key objectives for 2023 and we’re seeing so much of it here at the expo, which has been so great for us. We’re really grateful that we had the privilege to come here. We’ve already decided to attend next year.”
“APEX FTE Asia Expo has been fantastic – it has been incredibly stimulating, with lots of great ideas, interesting people and fantastic talks, so there’s really a lot to take home and think about. The exhibition has had some fantastic suppliers and a lot of companies I didn’t know before. I’m already looking forward to coming back next year.”
“It is always a pleasure to exhibit at FTE APEX Asia Expo. We always find a good mix of customers, partners and companies from the entire travel ecosystem here, so all in all we are very satisfied. The quality of attendees is super top-notch – all of the decision-makers from airports, airlines and government agencies are here. It has been an amazing event and we will definitely come back again next year.”
“It has been a great audience at FTE APEX Asia Expo, with a lot of visitors from different dimensions in the aviation business, especially airports and airlines from many countries. The conferences have made the event even more fruitful. We will definitely be back again next year.”
“We have had a really good experience at FTE APEX Asia Expo this year. It is great to connect with airlines in the region and have conversations with our customers and prospective customers. It has also been really nice to share ideas on the conference stages and listen to ideas that the airlines have about how we can work together to make the industry better. The networking, as always, has been fantastic – it is great to have the opportunity to connect with people in a more social setting.”
“FTE APEX Asia Expo is a very high-quality event. Many of the airports we wanted to approach came to our booth and we had very productive discussions. We were also pleased to have some unexpected prospects come to our booth and show interest in our product. The networking opportunities are very valuable experiences to mingle with colleagues in the industry, both existing clients and future prospects. We look forward to attending FTE APEX Asia Expo again in the future.”
Travel & Accommodation
Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore, 11-12 November 2025
Singapore is a highly appealing and accessible destination and a reference site for customer experience excellence. In addition, the iconic Marina Bay Sands offers world-class event facilities, ultimate luxury and breathtaking views across the city.
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Awards
Recognising the most customer-centric airports and airlines across Asia and Oceania
APEX FTE Asia Expo will host regional awards ceremonies led by both Future Travel Experience (FTE) and the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX).
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Event app and attendee engagement platform
Driving new collaborations to support industry progress is at the heart of the event, and our intelligent event app is designed to help enable this.
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APEX FTE Asia Expo 2025 is Asia’s biggest free to attend passenger experience and business performance expo for the aviation industry. It provides an unrivalled platform for the industry’s most innovative product, service and solution providers from across Asia and beyond to showcase their latest products and concepts designed to help airlines and airports improve end-to-end customer experiences, reduce costs, increase revenues, and enhance sustainability and operational efficiency.
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