Senior Executives Discuss How to Thrive in a Highly Competitive Marketplace

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. October 14, 2008

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:

--Cut distribution costs through direct connectivity & standardisation

--Profit from the changing relationship between suppliers & 3rd Party sites

--Take advantage of new trends - and products - in search engine technology

--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:

--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

--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.

--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.

--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 Meli'a 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