Hilton Worldwide, Hoteles City Express, Royal Resorts
and Castle Resorts & Hotels
are among the latest brands to have confirmed their attendance at
EyeforTravel’s 20th Annual North America Summit. As the attendee
list grows exponentially, this year’s event is set to provide better networking
opportunities than any other travel conference in the US.
Aside from making valuable contacts, attendees can expect
to leave with a firm grasp of the latest opportunities and threats facing the
industry - with industry influencers across all areas of online travel presenting
their answers to the most pressing questions.
This
year’s summit centres on the following five key areas:
1.
Distribution - Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, VTrips and
Las Vegas Sands are gearing up to evaluate how we can use the crowded field
of distribution to our advantage. Find out how voice search will impact
distribution and consider the role that metasearch plays in the power play
between OTA dominance and driving direct sales.
2. Partnerships – Magnuson Hotels, HotelsComined.com, MGM
Resorts, Spirit Airlines and Hotwire explain how you can build strategic
partnerships that enhance personalization, boost revenue and drive customer
loyalty. Hear from the experts about the kinds of distribution partnerships
that will guarantee success, about how to pair customer insight with
partnership strategies, and discover how API partnerships could improve your
revenue portfolio.
3. Marketing –Marriott, MyFlightSearch, Accor Hotels,
Lufthansa Systems, Melia Hotels International and Twitter join to help us
rethink traditional marketing strategies. Discover the latest innovations in
travel marketing, from using social media and the mobile interface to boost
personalisation, to establishing loyalty through the mobile interface.
4. Data & Revenue Management –
Join American Airlines, Margaritaville and
Amazon as they present how their
business models have been overturned using data. Discover how customer-centric
revenue management and cross-selling can serve to optimize profits.
5. Travel Technology – Booking.com,
Expedia, Winding Tree, United Airlines and CruiseBe.com evaluate the latest trends in travel technology and
explain which ones travel brands should be investing in. From AI to Voice, the
expert speaker line-up will help brands decide suitable technology for their
business models.
This
summit is truly the only place you will be able to meet the cream of the crop
in travel and walk away with insights you can action as soon as you get back to
the office.
Contact the team directly at – renu@eyefortravel.com
EyeforTravel is a community where the world's top online
travel brands – from hotels to airlines, online travel agents, cruise, car hire
firms and more – come to meet to drive forward growth and innovation in the
industry. We aim to provide you with industry focused news, events, reports,
updates and information. EyeforTravel Limited is a registered company. The
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Renu Kannu
EyeForTravel | Project and Research Director (+ 44 20
7375 7197 |renu@eyefortravel.com)