Washington,
DC � December 2007 � A highly impressive group of leading industry speakers
will provide valuable insight into the latest trends in ROI, technology
learning and development at the Travel Industry Association�s (TIA) TravelCom
2008 conference, to be held April 8 � 10 in Chicago, IL.
Renowned
speakers include Suzy Reider, Chief Marketing Officer of YouTube, Jeff
Boyd, President and Chief Executive Officer of Priceline, Michelle Peluso,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Travelocity, Eric Pearson, Senior
Vice President of Distribution for Intercontinental Hotel Group and Christine
Petersen, Vice President of Marketing for TripAdvisor.
All presentations will support TravelCom�s theme of Destination Unknown: Predicting Tomorrow�s Travel Environment, a timely topic in the travel industry�s rapidly evolving marketplace. Henry Harteveldt, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research will open the conference with a keynote presentation designed to help eCommerce, distribution, marketing and customer service executives lead their firms through an uncertain economy, a decline in the number of online travel buyers, and evolving distribution models. Other topics to be addressed during the TravelCom 2008 conference include ROI-boosting insights on how to grab prospects by the ears and eyeballs, hit moving prospects with new mobile media, convert your consumers into fervent brand evangelists and turn green tourism into black ink. TIA members registering prior to December 31, 2007 will receive a significant discount off of the registration rate. For more information, visit www.tia.org or click here. The
Travel Industry Association (TIA) is the national, non-profit organization
representing all components of the $740 billion travel industry. TIA�s
mission is to promote and facilitate increased travel to and within the
United States. TIA is proud to be a partner in travel with American Express.
For more information, visit www.tia.org.
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