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EyeforTravel
is launching its inaugural regional Travel Distribution Conference,
which will take place this May 4 collocated alongside the Arabian Travel Market at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the UAE.
The
Travel Distribution Conference is bringing together some of
the Middle Easts
leading travel experts, and expects to attract over 150 executive delegates. The
conference aims to provide an unparalleled opportunity to renew old acquaintances and identify
new business partners who are key to an organisations future success.
The event follows the success of EyeforTravels long established US, European
and Asian Travel Distribution Summits, and boasts an unprecedented speaker line up
including:
Online Intermediaries
Soren Langelund, Head of Business Development
- Octopustravel.com
Steven Howard,
Managing Director - ASIATravelTips.com
Mitri Kurban, General Manager, Avis Fleet Management - Kurban Tours UFLYonline
Mohamed El Sayad, Business Development Manager - MSN Arabia
Claudia Roth, Director of Sales and Marketing EMEA - The Leading Hotels of the World
Airlines and transport providers
Ian Ferguson Brown, Marketing Director
- Etihad
Theunis Potgieter, Manager e-commerce - Emirates
Speaker from Malaysia Airlines (tbc)
Speaker from Sahara Air (tbc)
Thierry Domballe, Regional Director EMEA - AVIS
Tour operators and travel agencies
Max.T Grosse, Travel Network Franchise Eastern Europe,
MEA - American Express
Tim Casey, Deputy Executive General Manager - Kanoo Travel
Kamal Noun, Product Development Manager - DNATA
Diego J Lofeudo, Regional Manager MEA - Expedia
Hotels and attractions
George Saba, Marketing
Director - Dubailand
Gunnar Brandberg, VP, Bus. Develop - Hilton International
Stephen Powell, Senior Vice President Marketing and Sales for EMEA -
Intercontinental Hotels Group
Carole Tahar, Director of Pricing and Revenue Management Strategy EMEA -
Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts
Sanjeev Tandon, Sales and Marketing Director, - Taj Palace Hotel Dubai
The agenda
of the Travel Distribution Conference will cover key issues effecting travel distribution in the Middle East region including the growth of online travel; Direct vs indirect distribution; Multi-channel
distribution management; Online marketing and CRM strategies; Rise of low-cost carriers and the changing airline business model; Deregulation of GDS distribution;
Revenue and pricing management across all sectors, and much more.
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