gLOBAL hOTELIER: WHAT HAPPENED AT EVENTS........

POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS
Below is a categoorized listing of presentations in various formats by different organizations

Business-Growth-Development-Networking-Idea Generation-Knowledge Exchange

THESE TRANSACTIONS ARE INFLUENCED BY MEETINGS & CONFERENCES WE ENCOUNTER AT DIFFERENT PLACES FOR VARIED ISSUES.THUS REQUIRE A CAREFUL MEASURE OF RESEARCH & ANALYSIS.

Presentations delivered during various events can be categorized as a significant influential element for this & hence,here is a collection of presentations delivered by Industry Experts at global venues & events

1.CHME STUDENT CONFERENCE 2007Carole BondEnvirowise 'Supporting the Industry to Change Resource Efficiency for the Hospitality Industry'Phil HardingSenior Policy Adviser - Government Office for the South West'Raising sustainability standards for hotels, conference venues & suppliers'Roy HeathSustainable Food Development Manager - The Cornwall Food Programme'Bringing together Sustainability and Food Procurement of both Organic and Local Produce to the NHS.'Edward GallierDevelopment & Training Manager - Jurys Doyle Hotels'Hospitality Labour Sustainability Issues of the Sector Labour Force'Richard W. Morrey BSc (Hons) FHCIMA, Managing Director - Service Science Limited'Business Sustainability through Service Quality in the Hospitality Industry'Nuno Galvao PintoManaging Consultant - TRI Hospitality Consulting'The Changing Face of the Hotel Industry'
2.VISIT SCOTLAND & SCOTTISH ENTREPRENEURSHIPMaking Sustainable Investment Work - Presentation by Sandy Cameron Economic Benefits of Resort Tourism in Scotland

3.CEO FORUM DMI 2007,BrusselsPresentations can be accessed from the followinglink:http://www.destinationmarketing.org/page.asp?pid=272Direct Links to Presentations:1.How to become and be one of the top five destinations in Europe: A case study of Vienna2.Both sides of the coin: What do North American corporate planners look for in European destinations and what do European corporate planners look for in North American destinations?3.Discussion Session4.UK Outbound Meetings and Incentive survey results and reasoning the statistics. How and what can European destinations benefit from UK market.5.Discussion Session6.Destinations - strategic partners in associations' success: A case study of ISN, International Society of Nephrology7.Discussion Session8.Hybridism of destinations - How does mixing and mingling of cultures, and global trends affect marketing of destinations?Speaker: A. Lombarts, Director, AloA Consultancy9.Discussion SessionOpenTravel representatives speak at travel industry events on a regular basis.Recent presentations included: Board member Clay Dickinson of EDS and Valyn Perini, Executive Director, participated in a panel titled Next Gen eBusiness Opportunities and Issues with OpenTravel members Starwood Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group and AltiusPar in New York on November 11, 2007. Click here for the presentation. John Turato, VP of Technology for Avis Budget Group and chair of the OpenTravel board of directors, participated in a panel at the EyeForTravel Travel Distribution Summit in Chicago on October 10, 2007. Click here for the presentation. Valyn Perini, Executive Director, gave a speech titled Leveraging Open Standards for Collaborative Commerce at International Union of Railways' (UIC) annual eBusiness Conference in Paris on October 11, 2007. Click here for the presentation. Valyn Perini, Executive Director, participated in a panel titled How Online Distribution Channels are Driving Adventure Travel Growth with AdventureLink and OpenTravel member Adventure Central at the Adventure Travel World Summit in Whistler, BC on October 6, 2007. Click here for the presentation. Valyn Perini, Executive Director, participated in a panel titled The Value of Standards in the Hospitality Industry at HITEC 2007 in Orlando, Florida on June 27, 2007. Click here for the presentation. John Turato, VP of Technology for Avis Budget Group and chair of the OpenTravel board of directors, presented a case study titled SOA and Legacy - A Delicate Balance at the Gartner Application Architecture, Development and Integration Summit in Nashville, Tennessee on June 12, 2007. Click here for the presentation. Board members Jennifer Ginty, Director of Electronic Distribution at Hyatt and John Lambe, CTO of OpenJaw Technologies, participated in a panel discussion covering multi-lingual websites and the use of OpenTravel messages at HEDNA's meeting in Dublin, Ireland on May 21, 2007. Click here for the presentation. Valyn Perini, Executive Director, hosted a panel at TravelCom/ResExpo in Las Vegas, NV on April 5, 2007 titled The Role of OpenTravel in the Customer-Driven Marketplace. Participants included OpenTravel members Viator, Electric Vine and Leonardo. Valyn Perini, Executive Director, spoke at CASMA 2007 North American meeting in Clearwater, FL on March 27, 2007. Click here for the presentationTime for reflection - What do you see?The 18th Annual European Hotel Investment ConferencePublished: 20/11/2006Deloitte hosted the 18th Annual European Hotel Investment Conference on 14th November 2006 at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London. The conference presentations are available to download below. More information on the conference is available here.AttachmentsChairman's welcome (PDF, 327kb, 20 pages)Marvin Rust, Managing Partner, Hospitality, DeloittePre-conference survey results (PDF, 2,460kb, 32 pages)Clive Nicolaou, Managing Director, TNSMacro-economic overview (PDF, 7,760kb, 42 pages)Roger Bootle, Managing Director, Capital EconomicsA seller's bonanza - an overview of recent hotel transaction activity (PDF, 562kb, 17 pages)Angela O'Reilly, Director, Corporate Finance, Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure, DeloitteMODERATED PRESENTATIONSNovember 2007 The sheer weight of capital in Japan suggests that international hotel investment beckons. This paper highlights that while it may not be possible to identify a single catalyst, momentum is building and, once the switch is tripped, there will be a domino effect across sectors, geographies and investor types. Download PDF Email PDF Revenue Management and Dynamic Pricing (Download file)A compilation of theoretical and practical statements around revenue management and dynamic pricing models, as used in presentations around Australia by Rutger Smits and Ron de Wit. Great tools for in-house training and motivation!Sep 6, 2005 By Rutger Smits and Ron de Wit

CVB Resources
Related DMAI Publications:
2001 Annual Convention - Puerto Rico
2002 Annual Convention - Vancouver
2002 Professional Development Institute - Washington, DC
2003 Annual Convention - Kansas City, MO
2003 Professional Development Institute - Los Angeles, CA
2004 Professional Development Institute - Kissimmee, FL
2005 Annual Convention - San Diego, California
2006 Annual Convention -- Austin, Texas
2007 Annual Convention -- Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
2007 CEO Forum Europe -- Brussels, Belgium

Recap of Conference Presentations

Julie Hennessy, Clinical Professor of Marketing at Kellogg
"The Unique Challenges of Tomorrow's Marketers"

Angela Lee, Mechthild Esser Nemmers Professor of Marketing at Kellogg
"Thick vs. Thin Slicing"

Anne Coughlan, Professor of Marketing at Kellogg
"Aligning Channel Partners for Effective Go-To-Market Strategies
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WTM 2007 Seminars

1. WTM Airline Debate

2. How the British Will Travel 2010

3. Hotels 2007

4. Luxury Travel with a Conscience

5. The Impact of Social Media

6. Tomorrow Today – the five cultural trends that will propel tourism into the next decade

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ONLINE DISTRIBUTION
The Distribution Revolution The growth of supplier-only sites has been at the expense of the online aggregators

eDITH Session 4
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dg2b89bc_105f58r3bg6

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