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About The Travel Technology Show
Meet the world’s leading suppliers of technology used for travel distribution, sales,
marketing, pricing and business operation.
Technology is radically transforming the travel industry – make sure you at the
forefront of this revolution. Travel distribution is radically changing and innovative
suppliers have boosted sales and profits by employing technology that allows internet
as well as traditional models of distribution. Similarly technological advances
are enabling companies to save costs by automating back office functions, supplier
agreements and commission payments.
The Travel Technology Show 2008
The Travel Technology Show 2008 took place on the 5 - 6th February at Earls Court 2, with more on offer at the 2008 Show than ever before the Show featured top exhibitors, 15 expert led seminar sessions, free presentations, the Expert Panel Discussion, the Advice Centre and the presentation of the first ever Travel Technology Innovation Award. For more information on all these features please see below.
View the 2008 Photo Gallery
The 2009 Show takes place on the 10 - 11th February, we’re looking forward to seeing you at Europe's leading event providing technology solutions to the travel industry.
ANNOUNCEMENT: This year for the first time we launched the Travel Technology Show Innovation Award. The winner was chosen from a short list of 6 nominated companies and voted for by the Travel Technology Show audience. We would like to congratulate the winner CarTrawler!
Check out the Travel Technology Show blog www.travotravtech08.blogspot.com
Exhibition
Meet over 120 providers of travel technology services and solutions.
See the full exhibitor list
Seminar Programme
In such a fast paced market which is constantly changing and evolving can you afford
not to be up to date? The Travel Technology Seminar Programme hosts hour long sessions
led by the experts, this is your opportunity to learn how other companies have harnessed
technology solutions to improve and grow their travel business.
See a full programme and book sessions.
Presentation Theatre
Free to attend sessions provide an in-depth look at the latest technology solutions
available. With time for Q&A’s learn how the technology could be helping your business. Click
here fore details.
Expert Panel Discussion
New for 2008 and FREE to attend, the Expert Panel Discussion will hear 5 top industry
players discuss the topic of how technology can work better for you! Hear leading
opinion and fire questions at the panel in the Q&A time following the session.
- Date: Tuesday 5th February
- Time: 1pm – 2.45pm
- Location: Presentation Theatre located on the Show Floor
- Cost: Free of charge – seats allocated on a first come first served basis (standing
room available)
Speakers include:
- Robert Farrell, General Manager Programme Office, Virgin Holidays
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- Richard Mintern, Group Chief Information Officer, Monarch/Cosmos
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- Humphrey Sheil, Chief Technology Officer, Comtec
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- Mark Thompson, Sector I.T. & Marketing Director, TUI Travel PLC Activity
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- Andy Tidy, e-commerce project Director, Thomas Cook
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- Moderator: Andy Boyce, Director. Travology
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Kindly sponsored by Comtec:
Supported by The Guild of Travel and Tourism:
Organised by U-GO Marketing & Events
New! Travel Technology innovation Award
See the nominations for the first ever Travel Technology Innovation Award click here.
For the 5th year in a row,
Equinus and
SourceIT-Travel.com will be running the Advice Centre, offering FREE
technology advice to Show visitors.
The Advice Centre helps visitors find exhibitors
with appropriate solutions and offers confidential advice on a one-to-one basis.
Consultations can be pre-booked by email to
technologyshow@equinus.com.
Who should visit?
If you make or influence the decision for purchasing technology within your company,
be it a business or leisure travel agent, online travel agent, tour operator, hotelier,
transport company, the Travel Technology Show is a must attend for you.
Discover and evaluate technology to:
- Increase or create online revenue
- Enable your customers to transact effectively
- Increases website functionality and effectiveness
- Improves the look to book ratios
- Maximises internet search engine, banner and marketing spend
- Boost revenue from existing customers
- Save costs by streamlining back office booking administration
- Manage product pricing across multiple distribution channels
- Processes commission payments and updates inventory automatically
- Reduces company IT overheads
- Allow seamless integration between sales, marketing and customer service
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