United Kingdom
United States
Asia Pacific
Conference programme unveiled for new business travel event
Malmaison CEO Robert Cook, Sabre head of Europe Martin Cowley, and HSBC head of procurement David Pritchard are lined up as speakers for Business Travel Market.
The new business travel event, taking place 17-18 June 2009, has published its inaugural conference programme.
It comprises five streams of content – Today, Tomorrow, Timeless, Maverick and Building Blocks.
Today, Tomorrow and Timeless will deal with the issues that are relevant for the business travel community now, in the future as well as discussing topics that will always be relevant for the business travel industry.
The Maverick stream is a series of seminars dealing with different aspects of business travel such as ‘Whose data is it anyway’, a look at whether the buying and selling of data is in line with who owns it.
The Building Blocks stream will be geared to those new to business travel, who only book business travel infrequently or would like to learn how to buy more effectively and efficiently.
All seminars are free to attend for visitors to Business Travel Market, and the programme has been designed not to clash with visionary addresses or appointments.
During the event there will also be four visionary addresses given by prominent speakers from the business world, to be announced in due course.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
Tony from Gatto’s Pizza on Columbus’s Unique Pizza Trail
Sophia Hyder Hock on Global Social Inclusion in Tourism
Sustainable Tourism: Don Welsh on Community Values and Global Collaboration
Jane Cunningham: Enhancing European Engagement in Tourism
Kristin Dunne: Navigating Destination Strategy
Revolutionizing Mobile Connectivity: Boris Bijlstra on HUBBY eSIM
Capturing Glasgow’s Vibrancy: An Interview with Susan Deighan, Chief Executive of Glasgow Life
Lebua Hotel & Resorts: Rajan Khurana on Hospitality and Bangkok’s Charms
Sustainable Tourism and Growth: Insights from Chiravadee Khunsub from Tourism Authority of Thailand
Revolutionizing Travel: SmartSIM USA’s Dale Takio Unveils the Power of E Sims
TravelMole Interview with Hishan Singhawansa, Deputy CEO of Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, Sri Lanka
Unveiling the Essence of Magari Tours: A Dive into Authentic Italian Experiences
EU airports bring back 100ml liquid rule
CLIA: Anti-cruise demos could cause itinerary changes in Europe
Co-pilot faints, easyJet flight issues ‘red alert’
Dozens fall ill in P&O Cruises ship outbreak
Woman dies after getting ‘entangled’ in baggage carousel