HEARD IT ON THE RADIO: Online bookings for Choice Hotels have increased by 58% over the past 12 months, the company says. Meanwhile, a $700,000 radio campaign over the past three weeks has boosted site visitor numbers by 20%. Marketing Manager Mardi Brown says the campaign, where people enter an online competition, has also resulted in more than 1000 new website subscriptions. Travel Trends: May 14, 2008
WATCH ME PULL A RABBIT OUT OF MY HAT: Web travel planning system Cadabra.com is looking for international partners. The NZ based company has developed what it claims is world-first itinerary-building software. Founder Graeme Frost says Cadabra provides a powerful platform on which partners can quickly deploy an online destination site. Cadabra is focussed on multi-destination touring style holidays. Frost says the model hs been proven in the NZ market with NZ$2m in bookings taken over the first two months and can now be scaled internationally. Travel Trends, May 14, 2008
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BUSINESS STRANGE? IT'S THE NEW NORMAL...
Sydney, August 31, 2010
Book now for this year's TRAVELtech, which features a fantastic program headlined by Barney Harford, the global boss of Orbitz.com, one of the world's largest online travel companies.
He joins an excellent speaking lineup also featuring Andy Owen-Jones, CEO of TravelTainment, and a great array of Australian industry leaders, including:
- Justin Baird, Innovationist, Google Australia
- Shelley Beasley, Managing Director Pacific, Travelport
- Jeremy Bellinghausen, President, HotelClub.com
- Peter Beveridge, Chief Information Officer, Stella Travel Services
- John Bolakis, Director, SEO.com
- Andrew Burnes, CEO, AOT Travel
- Chris Chambers, Director - Digital Marketing, Tourism Queensland
- Ian Cumming, Founder, Travellr.com
- Barney Harford, President and CEO, Orbitz
- Mark Higginson, Director of Analytics, Nielsen Online
- Martin Kelly, Director, Travel Trends
- Kevin Lippy, co-Founder, Brokepacker.com
- Alan Long, Research Director, Experian Hitwise Asia Pacific
- Dan Lynn, Managing Director, Expedia Asia Pacific
- Rohan Lund, CEO, Yahoo!7
- Warren Livingstone, Founder, TheFanatics.com
- Andy Owen-Jones, CEO, TravelTainment, Amadeus Leisure Group
- Darrell Wade. Co-Founder and CEO, Intrepid Travel
The theme for TRAVELtech 2010 is New Kind of Normal.
It means that thanks to the collision between economic reality and technology, things have changed, finally, forever.
There can be no going back. And existing patterns will be exaggerated.
Also returning is the TRAVELtech Website Awards. Little different this year, more categories.
Stay Tuned.
Meanwhile, see below for images from TRAVELtech 2009.
If you have any queries about TRAVELtech, please call Martin Kelly on (02) 9882-1575.
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