Internet Pioneer to Speak at Wired Travel Asia 2006 in Singapore

Jim Donnelly, founder of one of the world’s most popular online travel communities, IgoUgo, will be a keynote speaker at Wired Travel Asia in Singapore next week.

Supported by the likes of Cynthia Francis, founder of social networking tech provider, Reality Digital, and Bill Black, Managing Director of the Bed Management Company, Donnelly will explore the User Generated Content phenomenon that has become known as Travel 2.0.

It’s something that Donnelly – a former Global Brand Manager for Coca-Cola and Vice President of Market at Citibank – knows an awful lot about, having started IgoUgo in 2000 along with Tony Chen.

It was one of the world’s first online travel communities – a place for travelers to swap images, anecdotes, itineraries and tips – and now has more than 350,000 members plus around four million site visits every month.

Not surprisingly, building online communities has become an essential part of online travel marketing, with Donnelly recognized as one of the world’s leading exponents in this emerging field.

Online communities is one of several key issues that will be addressed at Wired Travel Asia, a leading online marketing and travel distribution event in Asia, which features more than 40 expert speakers from Asia, Europe and the United States.

Wired Travel Asia is being held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore next Thursday, October 26, and Friday, October 27, and will be attended by more than 200 delegates from around Asia Pacific.

Every delegate will get the latest online Asian travel industry report from Hitwise, plus a report on 'Trust Based Commitment' from MarketShare and HarrisInteractive.

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