Chapter VIII: Wild Origin
24–27 October 2027
Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico
The bold side of luxury travel
When the industry’s most brilliant minds meet, things are bound to get interesting. This is business, but not as usual.
Business needs room to roam
All eyes on the Americas. Chapter VIII will welcome our largest-ever representation of buyers from across North, South and Latin America.
Mornings bring you up to 45 pre-scheduled meetings with the names you want across the table. After that, things get less predictable. Power Hour takes networking entirely off-script, while afternoons and festival nights have a habit of making sure the right people cross paths, every time.
Host partner
The people everyone wants to know
The buyers
Our 330 hand-selected buyers have serious sway in how travellers see the world. Luxury travel designers, concierge companies, family offices, tour operators and specialist planners come to TFest to find what their clients will want next.
• 55% North America • 15% South & Latin America • 25% Europe • 5% Middle East & Africa
Buyers commit to attending Chapter VIII by paying a non-refundable participation fee of GBP 350.
The exhibitors
Our 320 exhibitors represent some of the world’s most compelling travel brands, spanning leading hotels, private islands, DMCs, tourism boards, luxury transportation, and experiential and wellness providers. This is where buyers discover what deserves a place on their clients’ radar.
• 35% Europe • 40% North America • 15% South & Latin America • 5% Middle East & Africa • 5% Asia Pacific
The festival in numbers
- Unmissable days
- 3
- Unmissable days
- One-to-one meetings
- 45
- One-to-one meetings
- Connections
- 15,000
- Connections
Mornings: for your next move
Up to 45 meetings across three days. Imagine where they could lead. Your personalised schedule puts you face-to-face with the people you’ve chosen to meet, while smart matchmaking works behind the scenes to make every single conversation count.
Afternoons: for your curiosity
Where the pull of something new gets the better of you. Follow a partner-hosted Pathway out into the Riviera Maya, ditch the pitch and meet the person behind the brand at Power Hour, or head to the Festival on the Beach, where who you meet is only half the fun.
Evenings: for your wild side
When the sun goes down, TFest turns up. The settings change, the conversations flow, and the people you meet across the table become the ones you stay out late with. One thing’s for sure: you’ll leave with a few stories worth telling.
How it all goes down
- All day: Arrivals
- 19:00-23:00: Opening Night
- 08:00-08:30: Morning coffee & welcome briefing
- 08:30-13:00: Pre-scheduled meetings
- 13:00-14:00: Lunch
- 14:00-17:00: Power Hour, Pathways, and Festival on the Beach (note: Some Pathways will include lunch and depart at 13:00)
- 19:00-23:00: Evening of Choice
- 08:00-08:30: Morning coffee
- 08:30-13:00: Pre-scheduled meetings
- 13:00-14:00: Lunch
- 14:00-17:00: Power Hour, Pathways, and Festival on the Beach (note: Some Pathways will include lunch and depart at 13:00)
- 19:00-00:00: Closing Night
- 08:45-12:30: Pre-scheduled meetings
- 12:30-13:30: Lunch
- Afternoon: Departures
Where the wild things are
Fairmont Mayakoba is the official home of TFest, and we couldn’t imagine a better one.
Here, nature has always been allowed to do things its own way.
Lush jungle sits on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. Mangroves, lagoons and hidden cenotes come with the territory. Snorkel the Mesoamerican Reef, tee off on a championship golf course or tap into centuries of Maya culture.
There’s plenty here to tempt you.
What people are saying
“What makes TFest extraordinary is the human-to-human connections. It has felt more personal here than ever. The quality of buyers has been incredible, and we’ve already had some promising leads following this event.” "I had the opportunity to meet and reconnect with some of the best partners in the luxury travel industry. It was an amazing experience, and I am thrilled to say that we have found the support we need for our ongoing requests and immediately generated sales."
RLH Properties
You might want to know
- TFest Chapter VIII: Wild Origin takes place from 24 to 27 October 2027 at Fairmont Mayakoba in the Riviera Maya, Mexico.
- TFest is a luxury and wellness travel festival by Private Luxury Events (PLE). It brings the world’s most influential luxury travel buyers together with exhibitors from top destinations, hotels and travel brands, with a special focus on the Americas market.
- TFest brings together 330 luxury travel buyers and 320 exhibitors from across the globe. Buyers include luxury travel designers, concierge companies, EA/PAs and Family Offices, tour operators, destination wedding planners and professionals from the entertainment sector, with 70% representing North, South and Latin America. Exhibitors span leading hotels, private islands, DMCs, tourism boards, luxury transportation, and experiential and wellness providers.
- Mornings feature up to 45 personalised, pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings. Afternoons include Power Hour, Pathways and the Festival on the Beach, with three festival nights creating even more opportunities to connect beyond the meeting room.
- Yes. Buyers commit to attending Chapter VIII by paying a non-refundable participation fee of GBP 350.
- There are two exhibitor packages: The Classic, a standard exhibition space for pre-scheduled meetings, and The Showcase Studio, an immersive branded booth. To find out more about exhibiting at TFest, email sales-team@privateluxuryevents.com.
- Partnership opportunities include sponsoring or hosting an evening or Pathway experience, creating an activation or private dining experience for buyers, or sponsoring the Wyred event app. To discuss partnership opportunities, email partnerships@privateluxuryevents.com.
- You can register for TFest through the Attend Chapter VIII button at the top of this page, or visit the TFest registration page.
Chapter VIII: Wild Origin
24–27 October 2027
Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico
Please note: A non-refundable buyer participation fee is required upon confirmation of attendance.
