Meet the people driving online travel growth in India

Published: 23 Oct 2008

Over 130 industry innovators have already confirmed their attendance at our Travel Distribution Summit India, which is taking place on 26-27 November in Mumbai. Read on to find out who is attending to date.

Going into its third successful year, this event is the established meeting place for India’s online travel industry. To find out who you could meet by attending the event, click here

As with all EyeforTravel events, the early you register the more you will save. The earlybird rate expires this Friday (23rd October), so if you are planning to attend, you should reserve your place now.

Over two days, 50 CEOs and senior decision makers from India's most influential and innovative travel companies will share their knowledge and expertise on how to sell travel and maximise revenues in an increasingly challenging and competitive marketplace. Speakers include:

*Capt. Gopinath, Chairman, Deccan Aviation
*Samyukth Sridharan, Chief Commercial Officer, SpiceJet
*Greg Albertini, Regional VP, Revenue Strategy, Marriott International
*Dhruv Shringhi, CEO, Yatra
*Stuart Crighton, Co-Founder, Cleartrip
*Deep Kalra, CEO, Makemytrip
*Sharat Dhall, MD India, TripAdvisor
*Ratan Ratnakar, General Manager - Revenue Optimization, Kingfisher Airlines
*Amitabh Pandey, President and Head, eBusiness, Thomas Cook India
*Rahul Pandit, VP Operations and People, The Lemon Tree Hotel Company
*Puneet Mahindroo, Director Revenue Management, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces
*Parakh Gandhi, Director Market Management, Expedia India
*Malvinder Rikhy, COO, HRG SITA India
*Himanshu Singh, MD India, Travelocity
*Ashwin Demera, CEO, Travelguru
*Hari Nair, CEO, HolidayIQ
*Belson Coutinho, General Manager e-Commerce and Innovation, Jet Airways
*Peter Gordon, VP Commercial Payment Solutions, Mastercard
*Ankhur Bhatia, Executive Director, The Bird Group
*Nikhil Dhodapkar, MD, Abacus India
*Manoj Chacko, Head of Business Travel India, American Express

For a full list of confirmed speakers, click here

Additionally, this year's Summit comprises of two industry shaping conferences:

Online Travel Strategies India - The meeting place for India's online travel leaders. Find out how to distribute, market and sell your travel product on the web
Revenue Maximisation Strategies India - New for 2008! Find out how to use revenue management and ancillary revenue strategies to maximise your profits

This event helps to shape the future of Indian travel distribution and is the best forum to meet the people who are driving the huge potential of this dynamic market. Anyone involved in Induan travel, or interested in finding out how to target and sell to Indian travellers, should attend.

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