News 01.03.12 What’s on the agenda?
When: March 21, from 9am-5pm
Where: At a computer near you
What: A live, one-day virtual event, offering you the chance to chat live with suppliers online, download key sales information and attend live conference sessions featuring speakers from across the world of cruise. Register for free at
ttgvirtual.com/cruise
Agents visit a previous event, TTG Virtual: Luxury
Float your boat at TTG Virtual: Cruise 2012
The cruise sector is facing its biggest challenge for years. The latest TTG Virtual event, taking place live and online on March 21, will offer advice and encouragement on how cruise sales can keep growing
Following the success of our first Virtual cruise exhibit hall 2011
IMAGINE CHATTING with senior representatives from major cruise lines about the hot sales topics, and the best opportunities for you to sell more cruise this year. Imagine also listening to presentations and debates that will give you a full update on the state of the UK cruise market, as well as further sales tips and ways to engage customers. Then imagine being able to take
away with you all the literature on the event, without having to carry heavy bags home on public transport. Now imagine doing all this from the comfort of your own desk or home –
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this is what TTG Virtual: Cruise 2012, the fifth virtual event from TTG Media taking place live and online on March 21, can do for you.
dedicated cruise event in 2011, this years event has switched its focus to rebuilding consumer confidence in the industry. The Costa Concordia disaster in January – as well as the new Costa incident this week – have highlighted the urgent need to find new strategies to keep cruise, the success story of travel in recent years, growing. Speakers will include cruise captain Bill Wright who, having been at the helm of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, knows a thing or two about safety on board. Wright, who has more than 40 years of experience at sea, will be discussing the safety of cruising with TTG
Speakers: captain Bill Wright (left) and Andy Harmer
deputy news editor Sophie Griffiths, before taking questions from attendees at the virtual show in a live Q&A.
TTG Virtual presents CRUISE Tips and tools to sell more Other speakers will include Andy
Harmer, director of ACE (Association of Cruise Experts), who will discuss the details of the Passenger Shipping Association Cruise Review 2012– the annual state of the UK cruise market report out this month, with TTG Media brand director Daniel Pearce. Debates will see cruise lines and cruise sellers discussing “Rebuilding Consumer Confidence in Cruise” and “Sell the Destination, Not the Ship” – a session discussing which will be the most popular destinations for cruisers this year. Exhibitors will include Complete Cruise Solution. For a full line-up of speakers, visit
ttgvirtual.com/cruise
TTG Virtual: Cruise is being held in association with Cruise Shipping, which is operated by TTG’s owner UBM and provides events to the cruise industry. Cruise Shipping Miami takes place from March 12-15. See
cruiseshippingevents.com
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