ABVP Travel Fest - 2022

ABVP Travel Fest 2022

For 2 days Matosinhos will be the Capital of Travel

On September 17 and 18, 2022, Matosinhos, in the north of Portugal, will be the place chosen to welcome travel lovers from all over the world. The ABVP Travel Fest returns to the north of Portugal after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

With an excellent poster, the ABVP - Association of Portuguese Travel Bloggers, promises to bring motivation and the traveling spirit back to this second edition. After an interruption forced by the pandemic, the Festival of and for travelers is back in the north of the country. This time in Matosinhos. The first edition took place in 2019 in Porto, and marked the first anniversary of the Association of Portuguese Travel Bloggers (ABVP).

The Festival aims to discuss the values that underpin the ABVP's constitution - to travel and produce travel content with ethics and respect for cultures and the planet. 

The festival will feature several speakers, both Portuguese and foreign, connected to the world of travel and travelers. Each of them will address a topic related to their area of activity within the world of travel.

The festival's line-up also includes round tables, each of which will discuss a central theme from various perspectives.

Speakers

Jackson Groves (Australia)

Blog Journey Era

Theme: "The Journey Era: A short story about exploring places, possibilities and potential"

Kamran Ali (Pakistan)

Blog Kamran on bike

Theme: "Slow down Kamran - stories of a Pakistani cyclist"

Oliver Astrologer (Italy)

Blog Oliver Astrologer

Theme: "The power of travel video"

Ana Abrão (Brazil)

Website anaabrao.com

Theme: "Other Worlds: a year, a month and a week of adventures and photographs in Asia"

Gustavo Carona (Portugal)

Website gustavocarona.com

Theme: "Traveling with a purpose"

Luís Octávio Costa (Portugal) 

Instagram Kitato

Topic: "Storytelling on Instagram"

Andrea Bergareche (Spain)

Blog Lapiz Nomada

Topic: "A female perspective on travel blogging"

Andreas Noe (Germany)

Blog The Plastic Hike

Theme: "Trash awareness with fun and positivity"

Paulo Moura (Portugal)

Website paulomoura.net

Theme: "Literary creation: from observation to writing"

Round tables

Theme - "Voluntourism: making a difference or opportunism?"

Participants:

• Gustavo Carona - Gustavo Carona
• Marta Baeta - From Kibera With Love
• Neto & Lili - From the Cradle to the World

Theme - "Sustainability in Nature Tourism"

Participants:

• Adriana Rodrigues - Turismo Centro de Portugal
• Luís Octávio Costa - Kitato
• Pedro Teiga - E.Rio

 

You can find out more about the speakers and the event at ABVP website - Association of Portuguese Travel Bloggers.

Buy Tickets

Tickets can be purchased at ABVP website.

Prices:

• ABVP Members - 20€
• Non ABVP Members - 30€

Happy travels and see you next time.