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UK Cruise Convention 2009
June 17-19, 2009 ■ Dover
Places for this year’s Ace convention in Dover are filling fast. By Lee Hayhurst
Practical tips for Ace delegates
THE FORMAT of this year’s Ace convention – now
called the UK Cruise Convention – has been
developed so delegates in Dover are offered
practical advice on how to ride out the downturn.
This year there will be four ships at the event
– there were five at last year’s convention in
Southampton – and all ship visits will be optional.
Andy Harmer, Ace’s director of business
development, said: “We thought we needed to
change the event after last year, to be a little
more grown up.
“We need to give practical help and advice to
UK Cruise Convention: Day One
agents because it’s going to be a tough year.
“There is going to be change and it’s about One will be a general business session featur- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
how you innovate and adapt. ing experts from outside of the industry, while Morning
“We want our members to get through the the other will feature cruise industry experts. Optional ship visit on Holland America
next 12 months and be successful so we are going Ace said a quarter of the 450 delegate places Line’s Prinsendam
to have new business breakout sessions.” had already been filled since registrations
Delegates will be asked to choose between two opened before Christmas. Afternoon
streams of sessions on the first day. Headline sponsors already confirmed include Stream 1: Afternoon Business Sessions
For the first time, specific sectors in the cruise technology supplier Traveltek, the Canary Islands Grow Your Cruise Business
industry, such as river cruising and luxury, tourist board and the Port of Dover. A fourth is 14.00 “Ask the experts” Question Time
cruising have been given their own sessions. being sought. 15.00 Building a website that works
There will also be sessions offering business 16.00 Are you ready for change?
advice on subjects such as technology and train- ■ To register for Ace’s UK Cruise Convention, 17.00 Communicating with your customers
ing, and two panel question and answer sessions. go to
ukcruiseconvention.org
Stream 2: Discover New Cruise
Opportunities
Dover delighted to host event
14.00 Luxury Cruising masterclass
15.00 River cruising masterclass
16.00 Getting the most from groups
THE DECISION to host the 2009 UK Cruise Kate O’Hara, head of commercial and 17.00 The future of cruising debate
Convention in Port of Dover is something of a marketing, said the event will allow the port to
homecoming for the event, now in its third year. showcase its facilities as well as what Kent has TTG is the official trade media partner for
The Ace convention made its debut in 2007 to offer as a destination. the UK Cruise Convention 2009. Look out
in Dover and the port pipped last year’s host, “Our unrivalled facilities plus quality and over the coming weeks as we:
Southampton, and other venues that showed an range of cruise line customers give us a valuable ■ Announce headline speakers lined up to talk
interest, to clinch this year’s event. edge over our competitors,” O’Hara said. at the convention
Although Dover is a much smaller port, its size “We are also grateful for some partnership ■ Search for 10 TTG Roving Readers to
means that all the convention’s functions will support from Dover Town Council, which enabled attend the event
take place in the cruise terminal alongside where us to offer an attractive package for delegates. ■ Run a competition, starring the Ace Bunny,
the ships are moored. Delegates will be bussed “Dover will be in the shop window. It is a for two free delegate places
from their hotels to the port but once there wonderful opportunity for the area to promote ■ Preview the convention sessions focused on
will not have to catch further transfers for ships itself to influential members of the travel trade luxury and river cruising, and selling groups
visits, as in Southampton last year. from all over the UK.”
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