As the green shoots of recovery begin to appear across the Asian travel industry, the need for fresh thinking and innovative strategies for growth and recovery has never been greater.

Published: 12 Mar 2010

As the green shoots of recovery begin to appear across the Asian travel industry, the need for fresh thinking and innovative strategies for growth and recovery has never been greater.

EyeforTravel’s 6th Travel Distribution Summit Asia will be held in Singapore on April 28-29th and will bring together the foremost minds and top travel brand from all sectors of the Asian online travel market.

See which global travel brands are already attending here

Friday the 19th March is the cut-off date for the Early Bird Rate – This is the last week to register to save US$200

The two distinct conference tracks; Online Distribution Strategies and Revenue Management & Pricing, will see more than 50 expert speakers from leading airlines, hotels, OTA’s and travel technology companies present their unique insights and analysis on how the industry can prepare to ride the wave of economic recovery.

Program highlights include an opening keynote session and panel debate on topic ‘What is the current reality of online travel and tourism in Asia?’ with presentations from John Koldowski – Director of Strategic Intelligence Centre at PATA, Robert Bailey - President & CEO Abacus International, William Bao Bean – Senior Analyst at Softbank Venture Capital and Azran Osman-Rani – CEO of Air Asia X

Sajith Sivanandan - Head of Travel at Google South East Asia and Mark Inkster from Microsoft Online will give their visions on the evolution of travel technology and the ‘next big thing’. They will be joined by Tim Hughes, VP of Hotelclub.com (Orbitz) and Morris Sim, Co-Founder of social media consultancy Circos Brand Karma for the keynote discussion ‘Future Trends & Technology in Travel.’

View the full program and speaker list here

‘The rate of change in the online distribution game has been greatly accelerated by the tumult and uncertainty experienced by the industry in recent times’ says Event Director, Marco Saio. ‘This has placed a renewed importance on understanding the forces which are driving change in the Asian markets. After a difficult year, we are still not out of the woods and those who are able to anticipate challenges and proactively plan for the recovery will undoubtedly prosper.’

Throughout the 2 days, delegates will have the chance to hear tried and tested case studies, join interactive debates and network with the top innovators in the industry today.

For more event information, contact:

Marco Saio
Global Events Organiser
marco@eyefortravel.com
Direct Line: (+44) 020 7375 7219