TRAVELtech Conference gives Power to the People and answers your Questions!

This year’s TRAVELtech Conference, Australia’s benchmark online travel marketing and distribution conference, taking place on August 22 in Sydney at Dockside, Darling Harbour, will hopefully provide some of the answers we are looking for and how the amazing rise of web businesses will affect travel businesses.

Conference topics will include Web 2.0 – the next big thing or just another case of hype triumphing over reality, but while taking a good hard look at this new phenomenon and its relevance to the Australian industry, TRAVELtech, founded in 1999, will also address the pressing, day-to-day concerns of travel marketing and distribution professionals.

The high-profile speaker program includes: –

Michael Walmsley, General Manager, Hitwise Asia Pacific;

Simon van Wyk, Founder and Managing Director, Hothouse Interactive;

Gai Tyrrell, Chief Operating Officer, Jetset Travelworld;

Maria Taylor, GM Pricing and Distribution, Accor Asia Pacific;

Geoff Roberts, Managing Director, Flairview Travel;

Don Richter, Director of Marketing, Tourism Victoria;

Richard Noon, Chief Operating Officer, Webjet;

Justin Montgomery, Managing Director, Creative Holidays; 

Caitlin Millar-Jack, Head of Digital, M&C Saatchi (Sydney);

Graham Middleton, Manager Digital Programs, Tourism Australia;

Jon Marshall, General Manager Sales, Jetstar;

Tim McColl Jones, Global Group Head of Tourism Australia, M&C Saatchi;

Ian Leuchars, Managing Director, 24/7 Real Media;

Dr Amantha Imber, Consumer Psychologist, Leo Burnett;

Cameron Holland, VP eCommerce, Lonely Planet;

Arthur Hoffman, General Manager, Expedia Australia;

Kath Hamilton, Head of Community, Yahoo!7; 

Steven Greenway, Manager eCommerce, Virgin Blue;

Frank Grasso, Managing Director, eChannel;

Remo Giuffre, Founder, Remo General Store;

Paul Fisher, Marketing Manager, Total Travel;

Greg Barton, Editor, Australian Traveller; and

John Allsop, Director – Technology, westciv;

Topics will include:

Web 2.0;

Online Retail;

Hotel Distribution;

Destination Marketing;

Low Cost Carriers;

Web Shopping Habits; and

Digital Marketing.

Highly topical at this time with Scott Morrison’s sudden departure as Tourism Australia’s CEO, the conference will also include a case study on the Federal Government agency’s infamous ‘Where The Bloody Hell Are You’ viral campaign.

TRAVELtech Director, Martin Kelly, told The Mole that bookings were very strong, with more than 140 senior delegates already registered, adding that the very high quality of the delegates registered to date will most certainly result in a very robust and highly informed debate.

TRAVELtech Sponsors and Exhibitors this year include:

Mondial Assistance;

24/7 Real Media;

Tourism Technology;

Hitwise;

GoQuo;

Premiere Global;

Yahoo!;

Search Marketing;

Google; and

Micros Fidelio.

Martin also confirmed that as an added bonus, every delegate will receive a special Hitwise report on trends in any one of six travel industry categories.

For further information and registration please click on this link: –

http://www.traveltechasiapacific.com

Report by The Mole