In the last 6 weeks over 300 travel executives have signed up to attend the Travel Distribution Summit North America, being held on October 1-2 in Las Vegas. And with another two months before the event, hundreds more senior-level travel suppliers and intermediaries are expected to register.

Published: 07 Aug 2008

In the last 6 weeks over 300 travel executives have signed up to attend the Travel Distribution Summit North America, being held on October 1-2 in Las Vegas. And with another two months before the event, hundreds more senior-level travel suppliers and intermediaries are expected to register.

With three conferences running simultaneously, the networking and learning opportunities are unbeatable. Just take a quick look at the attendee list at the bottom of this email for the potential partners and clients you could meet.

For more information about the event visit: www.eyefortravel.com/tdsusa

For over 10 years EyeforTravel’s Travel Distribution Summit has featured senior speakers from hotels, airline and online agencies. This year, we have brought together leading executives from America’s biggest online travel agencies to speak on today’s fundamental issues in online travel: Innovative sales and marketing techniques, the role of traditional online intermediaries and crucially, how to ride out the current economic downturn.

Frank Petito, Orbitz’s SVP Corporate Development will open the conference with a keynote presentation entitled “The Role of Innovation in Online Travel”. He’ll identify which sales and marketing techniques have kept travel as one of the largest and fastest moving online verticals over the past ten years. Using examples from Orbitz, Kayak and TripAdvisor he’ll reveal what really keeps top companies like these in the lead and share his predictions for the future.

Noreen Henry, VP Hotels and Packaging for Travelocity and Michael Reichartz, VP Market Management for Expedia will speak on the opening panel session, along with William Koo from Castle Hotels and Tammy Peter from Wyndham Hotels. They’ll be looking at the rise of next-generation intermediaries and explaining how suppliers and 3rd parties can profit from shifts in the distribution landscape.

In their individual presentations, Expedia and Travelocity will give tips on driving traffic and developing meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers. They’ll reveal which web 2.0 tools are delivering maximum return and explain the benefits of XML interfaces.

Finally on day two, renowned speaker, Glenn Fogel from Priceline will be making a keynote presentation on the Future of the “Traditional” Online Intermediary. He’ll ask if the traditional model of transaction-based revenue will become extinct and if so, what impact will this have on suppliers and consumers.

Joining Orbitz, Priceline, Travelocity and Expedia will be a host of other senior level speakers from across the industry. Other topics on the agenda include Social Media, Online Adverting and Consumer Behavior. For a full agenda click here: http://events.eyefortravel.com/tdsusa/conference/agenda.asp

Contact:

Helen Raff
VP North America
EyeforTravel
helen@eyefortravel.com
+44 (0) 207 375 7582

Sample List of Attendees:

About Travel Inc - CEO
Access America - Director
Access America - Manager, Electronic Distribution Systems
Access America - Manager, Electronic Distribution Systems
Accor Hospitality - Senior Director of Distribution and Relationship Marketing
Accor Hospitality - Manager Distribution & Revenue Management
Acxiom Corporation - Industry Strategist
AIG Travel Guard - eCommerce Manager
Airlines Reporting Corporation- Sr. Manager, Business Development
AirTran Airways - VP Marketing and Sales
Alaska Airlines - Director of Revenue Management
Allotz.com - Director
Allotz.com Ltd - VP Business Development USA
AMA Travel - Manager, Strategic Development
Amadeus - Director, Business Development
Amadeus- Marketing Director Amadeus North America
American Airlines Inc - Director of Distribution
Aqua Hotels and Resorts - VP Sales & Marketing
ATS Tours & Islands In The Sun - VP Marketing
BedandBreakfast.com - CEO
BeDynamic Inc. - Vice President, Business Development
Benchmark Hospitality Int'l - Corporate Director of Revenue Management
BookingBuilder Technologies - Vice President of Technology
British Airways Holidays - Managing Director
California State University - Dominguez Hills - Assistant Professor of Marketing
Cape Air - Revenue Management
Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines - Vice President
Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines - Manager Reservations
Carlson Hotels Worldwide - Senior Director of Revenue Optimization
Castle Resorts & Hotels - Director of Revenue Management
Castle Resorts & Hotels - Chief Marketing Strategist
Castle Resorts & Hotels - President
Chaire de Tourisme UQAM - Analyst
CHIP Hospitality - Corporate Director, Revenue Management
Chippewa Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau - Executive Director
Chippewa Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau - Director of Sales & Marketing
Citigroup Investment Research - Director, Internet Analyst
Clarabridge - Account Executive
Clarabridge - Account Executive
Collette Vacations - Air Pricing Analyst
COMM Group / CheapCaribbean.com - President / Founder
Compete- Sales Director, Travel
Compete- Sales Director, Travel
Compete- Marketing Coordinator
Compete- Director
Connexions Loyalty Travel Solutions - Vice President of Client Services & Marketing
Continental Airlines - International E-Commerce and Distribution Planning
Continental Airlines - VP, Network
Continental Airlines, Inc. - Senior Manager, continental.com
Cornell University - Professor
Datalex - CEO
DATALEX - Marketing Manager
De Palm Tours - Marketing Coordinator
De Palm Tours - Sales Manager North America and Europe
Destination Hotels & Resorts - Vice President, Revenue Services
Didit - Vice President Business Development
Didit - Business Development Coordinator
Disney Destinations - Manager, Sales Planning and Development
Dollar Rent A Car Inc. - Staff Vice President
E Tours - CEO
Easy (Ez) Revenue Management Solutions Ltd - Managing Director
Easy Revenue Management Systems - Revenue Management Consultant
Easy Revenue Management Systems - Director of Sales - North America
eTours - CEO
Expedia - Director
Expedia - Vice President, European Transport and Tour Operators, PSG
Expedia - Senior Manager Lodging Connectivity
Explorica - EVP Marketing & Sales
EyeforTravel Ltd - Head of Research
EZ Yield - Corporate Director of Operations
EZ Yield.com - Director Operations
EzRez Software, Inc. - Director of Sales
Flight Centre - Global Business Analyst
Frontier Airlines - VP Distribution, Sales and Marketing
Funjet Vacations - Director of Pricing and Inventory
Funjet Vacations - Director of Revenue Management
Gap Net Viagens e Turismo - CIO
GDSX Ltd - CEO
Global Collect - Business Development Manager
Global Collect - Marketing Manager
Google - Head of Sales - Midwest Travel Vertical
Great Wolf Resorts - Corporate Director of Revenue
Harrahs Entertainment, Inc. - Director of Revenue Management
Harrahs Entertainment, Inc. - Director of Revenue Training and Consulting
HEI Hotels & Resorts - Marketing & eCommerce Manager
Highgate Hotels - VP Revenue Management and Distribution
Hilton Hotels - Revenue Manager, Hampton Brand Sales and Revenue Integration
Hilton Hotels - Director of Operations and Customer Service
Hilton Hotels - Distribution Services
Hilton Hotels - Senior Director, Distribution Services
Hilton Hotels - Revenue Manager, Hampton Brand Sales & Revenue Integration
Hilton Hotels - Director of Revenue Management
Hilton Hotels - Director of Revenue Management
Hilton Hotels - Homewood Suites by Hilton, Director Revenue Management
Hostmark Hospitality Group - Vice President of Revenue
Hotel Marketing Coach - President
Hotel-Guides.us - President
Hotwire - Director
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts - Director Rev Management Analytics
IDeaS - Marketing Specialist
IDeaS - Marketing Specialist
Intercontinental Hotels Group- Manager, Pricing Strategy
Intercontinental Hotels Group - Revenue Management Training & Development Manager--Global Revenu
Intercontinental Hotels Group - Director, Analytics and Modeling Global Revenue Management
Intrawest Corp - Manager Reporting & analytics
Intrawest Corp - Regional Director of Revenue Management
Intrawest Corp - Director of Distribution
JDA Software - Global Marketing Co-ordinator
JDA Software Group Inc - Senior Account Manager
JetBlue - Director Sales & Distribution Programs
JetBlue - VP Revenue Management
Jetblue Airways - Manager Business Development
JTB Travel Network Company - General Manager
Jupiter Research - Travel Analyst
Kayak - VP Business Development
Kiwi Collection Inc. - VP, Technology
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority - Internet Marketing Manager
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority - Sales Executive
Las Vegas Hilton - Director of Revenue Management
LeisureLink - Business Development Director - Distribution
Lowfares.com - GM
lowfares.com - Strategic Partners
Mark Travel Corporation - Senior Revenue Manager
Marriott International - Senior Director, International Revenue Management / Talent Devel
Midwest Airlines - Director - Pricing & Revenue Management
Minetech - President
MIT International Centre for Air Transport - Principal Research Scientist
Open Jaw Technologies - Marketing Director
OpenTravel Alliance- Executive Director
Orbitz - VP Revenue Management and Hospitality Strategy
Orbitz Worldwide - SVP Corporate Development
OTOlabs - Marketing Communications Manager
OTOlabs - Marketing Communications Manager
Oxford Brookes - Senior Lecturer
Park 'N Fly Network - President & CEO
Park 'N Fly Network - S.V.P Chief admin Officer
Park 'N Fly Network - General Manager
Park 'N Fly Network - V.P Operations
Park 'N Fly Network - V.P
Parker Hospitality Group, Inc. - CEO
Pegasus Solutions - VP Business Development
Peninsula Institute of Business Management - Consultant
Performance Consultants - Chairman, Aviation Group
PhoCusWright - Senior Director of Research
Place Louis Riel Suite Hotel - Director of Marketing & Revenue Management
Price Line - Chief Distribution Officer
Priceline - Director Online Marketing
Pueblo Bonito Hotels And Resorts Mexico - Director of Business Development
Rydges Hotels & Resorts - Group Revenue & Distribution Manager
Sabre - VP of market Analysis and Planning
Sabre - Director
Sabre - SVP Global Airline Distribution
Sabre - V.P
Sabre - V.P Airline Distribution Marketing
Sabre - Marketing Research Analyst
Sabre Holdings Inc. - Managing Director, Airline Distribution
Sabre Travel Network - CMO
Sabre Travel Network - Director Business Development
Sabre Travel Network - Managing Director, Airline Distribution
SAS - General Manager
Sas Institute - Field Marketing Specialist
Silverado Resort - Rooms Director
Silverado Resort - Revenue Manager
Spirit Airlines - SVP & CMO
STA Travel - Vice President, Marketing & e-Commerce
Standing Dog Interactive - President
The Berkely Group - Senior Vice President
The Hertz Corporation - Senior Director Travel Industry Sales
The Mark Travel Corporation - SVP, Corporate Development
The Marmara Hotels & Residences - E-Business Manager
The Rainmaker Group - Principal
The Rainmaker Group - Principal
The Venetian Hotel Resort Casino - VP Strategic Marketing
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC - Managing Director
TIG Global - Regional Sales Director
TIG Global - Director of Business Development
Tourism Institute, University of Tennessee - Director & Economist
Tourisme Montreal - Director
Transat Tours Canada - Director Web
Translations.Com - Marketing & Events Manager
TravelCLICK - Events Manager
Travelocity - VP Hotels & Packaging
Travelocity - Sr. Principal Revenue Generation
Travelport - Strategic Sales Director
Travelport - Strategic Sales Director
Travelport - Director Strategic Sales
Travelport - VP New Business Technology
Travelzoo - Marketing Dir-Brand & Public Relations
Trip Advisor - Director Brand Distribution
Tripium - Operations Manager
Tripium/Myer Hotels - VP
United Airlines - Managing Director E-Commerce
United Airlines - Director of Merchandising
University of Houston - Associate Dean of Research
Uptake - CEO
V.I. New Media - Vice President Travel Account Mgmt
V.I. New Media - CEO
Vail Resorts And Hotels - Director of Revenue Strategy
Varscona/Metterra/Matrix Hotels - Revenue Manager
Veritec Solutions - President
Viator - CHAIRMAN
Viator.com - Director of Business Development
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts - Senior Manager, Revenue and Profit Management
Webloyalty.com - RVP, Business Development
Westgate Resorts - Senior Vice President
Westgate Resorts - Director of Revenue Management and Inventory Distribution
WestJet - Director, E Business
WestJet - Director Product Development
WestJet - manager Business Development
WestJet - Manager, Inside Sales
WestJet - Director- Distribution Operations
WestJet - Manager Business Projects and Solutions
WestJet - Director Revenue & Pricing
WestJet - Revenue Analyst
WestJet - manager Revenue and Pricing
WestJet Airlines - Vice President Sales & Airline Partnerships
WestJet Airlines - System Support Analyst
WestJet Airlines - Team Leader Revenue and Pricing
WestJet Airlines - Sr. Revenue Analyst
Westminster Hotel - Reservations Supervisor
Westminster Hotel - Director of Revenue
Worldmedia - Executive Vice President-Partner
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts - Director Global eCommerce
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts - VP Revenue Management
Wyndham Worldwide (formerly Cendant Hotel Group) - Vice President, Global E-Commerce
Wynn Las Vegas - Executive Director of Enterprise Strategy
Wynn Las Vegas - Director of Strategic Planning & Analysis
Wynn Las Vegas - Director of Enterprise Strategy
Zonder - CEO
Zonder - VP, Business Development