Timothy Hughes is Vice President Commercial at Orbitz Worldwide and HotelClub – one of the largest online travel companies in the world. He is also a former lawyer and venture capitalist.
In his current role he is responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars of online hotel sales in more than a dozen languages. He has led acquisitions in online travel that have exceeded purchase cases by 30% or more.
He is also the editor and publisher of one of the top online travel industry blogs (the BOOT: the Business Of Online Travel) and regular presenter on industry trends and analysis.
As a venture capitalist and consultant he has helped a number of start-ups (inside and outside travel) secure funding and held regular (paid) client briefing sessions for a brokerage house.
He also launched the online plans of a large offline retailer. He first joined the online travel industry in 1999 and has worked for top tier online travel companies in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
When practising as a lawyer he represented technology, new media, Internet, telecommunications and broadcasting clients in Australia, Europe and Hong Kong. He has a Bachelor of Commerce and Hons Law Degree from the Australian National University.
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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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