Will the UITP Summit come to your city in 2028?

July 02, 2024

The bid process has officially opened!

Does your city want to join our stellar international line-up of past, present and upcoming Summit host locations?

After wrapping a hugely successful edition last year in beautiful Barcelona, we already have our next host cities lined up to carry forward the incredible achievements made in 2023.

Now, we’re setting our sights ever further towards the future by announcing that the official call to express an interest in hosting the 2028 edition of the UITP Summit is open!

Will your city become our official host in 2028?

With our brilliant 2025, 2026 and 2027 host cities already lined up, it’s time to seek out the locations hoping to welcome the public transport sector in 2028.

Certain rules apply, so we encourage you to make yourself familiar with them before considering a potential bid.

For the 2028 edition, cities within Europe and also the Middle East cannot submit to host as our 2025-2027 editions will be held there. However Maghreb and those cities in the CEEC are still eligible to express an interest. 

All interested applicants must send their official expression by email and courier no later than 31 October 2024.

All applicants will be reviewed once the call for expression of interest has closed, and then those successful from the first call will be invited to officially apply with their application in early November 2024.

The shortlist from that process will take part in the bidding process during 2025.

The process is naturally very detailed and informative, and after each step is taken – including the review of those short-listed applicants – the winning host will be announced in mid-January 2026!

Hosting an event of this size and importance represents a major contribution to the economy of each host city, and the chance to push public transport up the agenda in your city, region, and country.

The objective is not only to create special moments, together, but to build lasting change, and a legacy left behind in each host city: for passengers, people, and public transport.

So are you our potential 2028 host city? 

To receive all the information you need on the bidding process, the finer details, and how to apply in full – please contact: bid.summit@uitp.org

Good luck to all potential bidders!

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