| June 27, 2006 - In order to provide travel executives
with a broad range of highly specialized and professionally researched
business-intelligence, EyeforTravel will be holding two stand-alone conferences,
co-located at the same venue in Chicago, October 4-5. Topics such as Sales
and Marketing, Distribution, Forecasting, Technology, Ecommerce, Pricing,
Revenue Management, CRM, Demand Management and Channel Management are all
on the agenda. With such an extensive list of sessions and topics
available, delegates will be able to select the issues that are top of
their agenda and take away knowledge that is directly relevant to their
particular area of expertise.
Delegates will need to register before the 7th
July to take advantage of the early bird discount and save up to $450.
Plus delegates will be able to attend both the Distribution Conference
and the RM Conference using the same conference pass � meaning that this
event delivers outstanding value for money.
For more information on the Distribution Conference
Visit:
www.eyefortravel.com/tdsusa2006
For more information on the Revenue Management
Conference Visit:
www.eyefortravel.com/rmusa2006/index.shtml
There will be networking opportunities throughout
the two days that are designed to enable delegates to meet the speakers,
discuss the agenda with other senior executives and most importantly develop
lasting and profitable business relationships.
The Travel Distribution Summit North America is
EyeforTravel�s largest US event and has seen substantial growth from last
year. On the morning of both days Keynote Sessions will explain how
travel companies can:
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Cut distribution costs through direct connectivity
& standardisation
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Profit from the changing relationship between suppliers
& 3rd Party sites
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Take advantage of new trends � and products � in
search engine technology
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Cash-in on current, fundamental changes in corporate
travel distribution
In-depth breakout tracks will focus on specific areas:
SALES & MARKETING: Hear about fresh
marketing approaches and proven techniques that are guaranteed to maximize
sales. Including, user-generated content, meta-search, destination
marketing and e-mail marketing.
DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY: Learn about the
latest ways to communicate and sell to your customers, how to make your
e-commerce offerings relevant to a global market, and the great annual
GDS debate, with expert advice about measuring effectiveness and achieving
significant cost savings.
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Understand
the real meaning of CRM and learn from the market leaders how to improve
customer retention rates, accurately measure campaigns and boost loyalty
REVENUE MANAGEMENT AND PRICING: This stand-alone
two day conference is dedicated to showing you how to ensure that a fully
integrated RM strategy becomes a profit-producing reality for your business.
The agenda has been shaped and moulded by you and other leading RM &
Pricing executives.
Revenue Management Agenda Highlights Include:
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The new VP of RM from Delta will speak about the
challenges that Delta have faced with tripling jet-fuel prices and how
they have managed to combat this with intelligent RM strategy
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Ritz Carlton, arguably the industry leader in this
area, will present a case-study on CRM from a Revenue Management perspective
and evaluate the best way to integrate RM to form a coherent CRM strategy.
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Hotwire.com and Priceline.com will present on the
impact of opaque channels and then be joined by Resort Quest Hawaii and
Delta on a panel debate.
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VPs from JetBlue, Harrah�s, Spirit and Westjet will
joined by executives from Hyatt and Omni Hotels as they explain how accurate
forecasting and performance measurement are vital for companies who want
to succeed in a price-conscious multi-channel environment
Furthermore EyeforTravel has formed partnerships
with high-profile industry associations, such as ASTA, ATME, SEMPO, the
Frequent Travel Marketing Association and the OpenTravel Alliance, who
will all be hosting educational seminars alongside the main conference.
Speakers Include:
Anthony Rodio, VP Product Development, Sidestep
Baldwin Chua, Group Director RM, Mandarin
Oriental Hotels
Barth Leins, VP RM & Distribution, Ritz
Carlton
Beatrice Tarka, CEO & Co-Founder, Mobissimo
Bernard Tan, VP RM & Distribution, Resort
Quest Hawaii
Bill Carroll, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University
Brad Anderson, Corporate Director RM, Omni
Hotels
Brad Corrodi, Senior Vice-President, Rosetta
Marketing Strategy
Brett Keller, CMO, Priceline
Burt Rosen, Senior Director Brand Distribution
Services, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide
Charlie Sultan, MD Sales, Planning and Analysis,
American
Airlines
Chris Bradshaw, former CEO, LasVegas.com
Christine Brosnahan, VP Distribution & Reservation
Services, Carlson Hotels Worldwide
Christine Shimasaki, EVP of Sales & Marketing,
San
Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau
Cormac Whelan, CEO, Datalex
Dale DeAnne, VP Consulting, Travelocity Business
Dale DeAnne, VP Strategic Account Management
and Consulting, Travelocity Business
Dan O'Sullivan, Director of Travel Practice Group,
Translations.com
Owen Wild, Director of Marketing, Amadeus
North America
Dave Williams, Chief Strategist, 360i
David Radcliffe, CEO, BTI/Hogg Robinson
David Soskin, CEO, Cheapflights.com
Dean Apy, Director of Yield Management, Princess
Cruises
Dean Sivley, COO & General Manager, Orbitz
for Business/Travelport
Derek Lewitton, VP Sales, ITA Software
Elizabeth Cambra, Corporate Director of Revenue
Optimisation, Outrigger Resorts & Hotels
Gail Grimmett, VP Revenue Management, Delta
Airlines
Gary Sain, CMO & Partner, Yesawich, Pepperdine,
Brown & Russell & Chairman of the Association of Travel
Marketing Executives
Graham Parker, VP Pricing & Revenue Management,
Spirit
Airlines
Gregory Saks, Senior Associate, Compete Inc.
Hugh Dunleavy, VP Revenue Management, WestJet
Jack O'Neill, COO, Carlson Wagonlit North
America
Jake Fuller, Principal, Thomas Weisel Partners
LLC
James Rodriguez, VP eCommerce & National
Accounts, Oceania Cruises
Jasper Malcolmson, General Manager, Yahoo!
Travel
Jeff DeKorte, VP/GM, Travel, AOL
Jeffrey Kessler, SVP, Lehman Brothers
Jim VonDerheide, VP CRM Strategies, Hilton
Hotels Corporation
Dena Yahya, General Manager, Onetime.com
Joe Slattery, VP Marketing Support & RM,
Holland
America Line
John McEwan, Director of Revenue Strategy, Vail
Resorts & Hotels
John Peebles, VP Online Marketing, Cendant
Car Rental
John Tridgell, Industry Marketing Manager, Travel
and Tourism, SDL International
JR Johnson, CEO, Virtual Tourist
Larry Hall, CEO, Hotel Booking Solutions Inc.
Lisa Bauer, SVP, North American Sales, Royal
Caribbean
Marc Rosenberg, VP Sales and Product Distribution,
Air
Canada
Mark Koehler, SVP, Priceline.com
Michael Londregan, VP, The Americas , Tourism
Australia
Peter Harders, eCommerce Manager, Travel Guard
Peter Ortmann, Chairman/CEO, TahitiPetey International
Rick Miller, Director e-Marketing, Trisept
Solutions
Rhett Hirko, Pricing & Distribution Manager,
Hyatt
International
Rick Zeni, VP Revenue Management, JetBlue
Adriana Toledo, Loyalty Programs Director, The
Americas Division, Sol Meliá Hotels and Resorts
Rob Brown, Director Corporate Sales and Distribution,
Southwest
Airlines
Robin Ingle, SVP Advertising Sales, TripAdvisor
Ron Anderson-Lehman, VP & CIO, Continental
Airlines
Sandra Hughes, VP Travel Services,
AAA
Shafiq Khan, SVP e-Commerce, Marriott
Shirley Tafoya SVP Sales, Travelzoo
Steve Pinchuk, Corporate VP RM, Harrah�s Entertainment
Steve Pinetti, SVP Sales and Marketing, Kimpton
Group
Stewart Brown, VP Revenue Management, Dollar
Thrifty Car Rental Group
Stowe Shoemaker, Associate Dean of Research,
University
of Houston
Suzanne Thornley, Consultant, Hilton International
Thom Nulty, SVP Sales and Marketing, Aloha
Airlines
Tracey Weber, COO, Travelocity
Vikas Sabnani, Senior Manager RM, Hotwire.com
Warren Lieberman, President, Veritec Solutions
Wendi Mazzucco, Senior Director of
Loyalty and Direct Marketing, Cendant Hotel Group
Willem Mijnarends, VP North American Sales,
Multimap
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