Pour faire suite mon post sur les trends qui construisent l'avenir du e-tourism et mes posts sur Cultuzz et eBay, voici le programme de Eyefortravel 2006.

La plus grande manifestation sur le e-tourism ou tous les pro se rencontre et échanges sur l'avenir de cette industrie qui cette année, j'en suis convaincu, opère une autre évolution ou révolution.

Les infos en anglais sur cette convention professionnelle;

Regardez les titres et les intervenants ;-))

The 9th annual Travel Distribution Summit Europe is taking place on 5-6 June at the Business Design Centre in London, bringing together over 2000 senior marketing, pricing and technology executives from all sectors of the industry.

If you are anyway involved in travel distribution, this event is a must-attend. There are far too many highlights to list here, but below is a taste of what's on offer:
The Speakers

This year's event boasts over 60 speakers representing the most innovative companies in the industry including:

Simon Breakwell,
President EMEA,
Expedia

Ron Dileo,
SVP and Head of Corporate Travel Europe,
American Express

Carol Dray,
Director of e-Commerce,
Thomas Cook

Sinead Finn,
Head of Sales and Marketing,
Ryanair

Brent Hoberman,
CEO,
lastminute.com / Travelocity Europe

Karim Lankarany,
Senior Manager Travel,
eBay

Thies Rheinsberg,
Director of Corporate Strategy,
TUI AG

Eric Pearson,
SVP e-Commerce and Distribution,
Intercontinental Hotels Group

Daniela Wagner,
MD Consumer Services, EMEA,
Cendant TDS

Richard Lovell,
COO EMEA,
Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Just some of the topics to be discussed and debated include:

* Expert insight from eBay, Google, Yahoo! and Expedia will help you reposition your company to exploit the latest innovations in web travel distribution. Will eBay become the new travel distribution channel?

* Amercian Express, Carlson Wagonlit and HRG will address fundamental changes in the corporate travel marketplace and assess how the distribution model will survive (and thrive!) in the future

* Hear Thomas Cook, TUI, Opodo, Preffered Hotels and more debate the future of leisure travel on the web. Who will ultimately sell more travel online - tour operators, agents, suppliers...?

* In an era of commoditisation, find how leading travel brands Ryanair, lastminute.com, Cendant and Intercontinental have bucked the trend and used the Web to enhance brand value and customer loyalty

Plus, specialist conferences and breakout sessions will discuss industry critical issues in sales & marketing, revenue management, distribution technology, reservation technology and outsourcing strategies.

For full agenda details, click here!

P.S : j'ai déjà participé 2 fois à Eyefortravel et bien sûr j'ai profité encore cette année des tarifs pour les premiers inscrits ;-))

CQFD = c'est la prime aux leaders et early adopters, comme dans cette industrie ou le temps Internet et la technologie vont à vitesse .......!!!!!!!