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Lord Digby Jones headlines WTM’s new Business Day
BUSINESS GURU LORD DIGBY JONES is to headline the new World Travel Market Business Day on Thursday 11 November 2010. Lord Jones will help Britain’s
struggling small and medium sized travel businesses (SMEs) as the country remains gripped by the longest slow- down on record. “Experts are predicting that up to 20
travel companies will go to the wall by the end of the year in the UK alone – far more than usual - with three going bust in just one month this summer,” said Fiona Jeffery, Chairman of World Travel Market. “As we face the challenges of the
future for SMEs in the UK and Europe, it is essential that we do everything possible to help travel companies address the problems, maintain market share and bottom line. We
have
brought together first rate business speakers whose advice and guidance is much valued.
Day is unmissable for senior and
“World Travel Market’s Business practical, independent and middle
management.” Highlight of the Business Day is a
speech by Lord Jones at 11.00am on ‘Talk Business’ (London ExCeL, Platinum Suite 4), a free keynote interactive session chaired by Michael East, Managing Director, Eastcastle Management Group Lord Jones was Director-General of British business organisation Confederation of British Industry between 2000 and 2006. He was knighted in 2005 for his
service to business, became the first and only director-general to serve a second consecutive term as the Director- Gerenal of the CBI. On leaving the CBI Lord Jones took up the unpaid role of UK Skills Envoy before becoming Lord Jones of Birmingham when acepting the role of Minister of State for UKTrade & Investment.
Thursday atWTM is all about Business
The WTM Business Day Programme continues throughout the Thursday November 11 in the seminar and events rooms with content designed support the industry.
Tourism Futures 14.00 – 16.00 North Gallery Rooms 6 & 7 Leading industry executives and academics will identify new trends, opportunities and challenges in travel and tourism.
Group Travel Programme Group travel industry have
two
focused sessions dedicated to it as part of the Business Day Programme, organised by Group Travel Organiser magazine.
Senior Business Panel discuss industry issues for SMEs atWTM
Group Travel Business Forum between 11.00 -12.00 in North Gallery Room 9 and Group Travel Organiser’s Liability Duties – How to Cover Yourself in North Gallery Room 13 between 14.00 – 15.00
Travel Agents’ Programme A comprehensive
Travel Agents’
Programme including destination product training sessions from exhibitors takes part throughout the day.
For further information visit
www.wtmlondon.com/agents
Lord Digby Jones pictured here
Ask The WTM Business Experts
THE NEW WORLD TRAVEL MARKET BUSINESS DAY continues in the afternoon with the Advice Clinics – Ask the Experts sessions. Experts from all areas and aspects of
the travel industry are on hand to offer their advice on a range of topics including technology, gay marketing, health and safety, responsible tourism and pubic relations. Experts signed up include Technology
firm Travology Managing Director Andy Boyce, gay marketing consultancy Out Now Founder Ian Johnson, ABTA Destination Services Manager Angela Hills, Leeds Metropolitan University Professor Harold Goodwin and PR expert ClaytonGiles Petra Clayton. The Advice Clinics – Ask the Experts
takes place between 1pm and 3pm on Thursday 11 November in the Meridian Club Lounge – North Hall AF700.
LORD DIGBY JONES will follow his key note speech by sitting on a panel alongside travel industry experts to discuss the issues affecting SMEs in the sector.
Senior executives joining Lord Jones on the panel include;
• Former Hoseasons Chief Executive Richard Carrick
• Travel Counsellors Managing Director Steve Byrne
•
Getabed.co.uk Managing Director Matt Stewart, and
• Barclary Corporate Head of Travel Chris Lee
Official Premier Partner Register for free entry at
www.wtmlondon.com/ttg
Book your place now at:
www.wtmlondon.com/adviceclinics
The panel will examine what trading issues are particular to the travel sector and what should be done and is being done by companies to ride the downturn and take real advantage of current trading.
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