Revenue and Distribution Management for the Travel Industry / April 2003

Hotel Online Special Report

Advances in Revenue Management Applied
Profitably Accross Multiple Distribution Channels
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"Revenue and Distribution Management for the Travel Industry"
June 26-27 2003
Radisson Eden Rock Hotel, Miami Beach

April 8, 2003 - Over 150 pricing executives from America's leading travel companies are meeting to do bussiness and look at advances in revenue management and how it can be profitably applied accross multiple distribution channels. Also under the spot light will be what revenue management practices can improve your bottom line in these difficult times. The meeting is taking place in Miami on the 26-27th of June. Top hotel and destination companies such as Cendant Hotel Group, Omni Hotels, Harrahs Entertainment, Vail Resorts, Carnival Cruises, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts will be providing revenue management and distribution case studies alongside leading package distrbutors NLG, Expedia, RCI, Travelocity and Mark Travel. A full program for the meeting can be found at http://www.eyefortravel.com/rdmusa2003/

The conference "Revenue and Distribution Management for the Travel Industry" takes place June 26-27 2003 at the Radisson Eden Rock Hotel, Miami Beach. It examines how travel companies are applying revenue management across multiple distribution channels thorugh 4 hard-hitting debates in these 4 key industry segments:

Online travel distribution (including dynamic packaging)
Tour operator
Hotels and destinations
Airlines

The correct application of revenue management in your company can increase revenue by 6% directly benefiting your bottom line.

BUT with the travel industry in financial turmoil and with ever evolving distribution channels the correct application of revenue management is now harder than ever to attain. Attend this conference to learn from industry experts how to sell the right product at the optimum price.

There are 3 key elements that will ensure this event makes you money and saves you time.

Unbeatable learning opportunity. Learn alongside 100s of the world's most successful travel pricing and distribution experts best practice in applying revenue management to your product development, marketing and distribution channels,
An exclusive networking area right alongside the conference room where you can ask the hard questions to really find out the revenue management secrets and meet potential partners in a dynamic deal-making atmosphere.
4 hard hitting debates covering advances in revenue management and distribution in the following key sectors Web distributors, Tour Operators, Airlines (lowcost and majors), Hotels.

This is your opportunity to gain the knowledge to formulate the revenue and distribution strategy that will make you an industry success story in the years to come - Quite simply it could save you months of time and thousands of Dollars on research and analysis.

The speakers are all senior executives who have real revenue management and distribution power, knowledge and expertise. They have direct control over the pricing and the distribution of billions of Dollars of travel product. They include:

ONLINE DISTRIBUTORS / DYNAMIC PACKAGERS
John Elieson Vice President, Air Travelocity
Jim Fergusson Director of Market Management Expedia
Montgomery Blair Director of Science Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group
John Redcay Vice President, Hotel Revenue Management, Priceline.com
Gregg Brockway Chief Product Officer Hotwire

TOUR OPERATORS
Bret Gordon Director of RM National Leisure Group
Brian Robb Chief of Staff Mark Travel Corporation
Ricardo Pilon Director, Special Projects, Sales & Marketing Air Transat
David McDonald Director, Distribution Management & Pricing RCI

AIRLINES
Harlan Bennett Vice President-Revenue Management Delta Air Lines
Tom Venga Senior Director, Pricing America West
Gary Parker Manager, Revenue Management Performance Air Canada

HOTELS and DESTINATIONS
Peter Strebel Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing Cendant Hotel Group
Ken Gifford Corporate Director Revenue Management Omni Hotels
Steve Pinchuk Director of Revenue Management Harrahs Entertainment
John McEwan, Vail Resorts
Delia Valcarcel Director Revenue Planning & Pricing Carnival Cruises
Tammy Farley Executive Vice President The Rainmaker Group
William Peters Vice President-Reservations Outrigger Hotels & Resorts

To find out more go to the web site http://www.eyefortravel.com/rdmusa2003/

To register just send an email with your full contact details to:
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[email protected]
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Book online

If you would like to talk more about this show drop me an email stating when you will be available.

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Contact:

Tim Gunstone
Partner and Event Director
Eyefortravel
FC Group Ltd
7-9 Fashion Street
London E1 6PX UK
Tel : + 44 (0) 207 3757557
email: [email protected]

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