SEMINARS & EVENTS
The global travel business is increasingly competitive. Not surprising when it’s worth $7.6 Trillion. Your customers are increasingly engaging online and in tech. Today’s travellers roam the entire digital landscape in search of travel ideas – before and during travel. We will share some travel data insights and some ideas of how these insights can be used.
Organised by Mastercard
Speaker: Louise Holden, Vice President, Government and Development, Mastercard
THE RISE OF THE TRAVEL AGENCY
WHEN: WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 12.45-13.15
WHERE: WTM TRAVEL TECH THEATRE TT390
Join us as we dispel the notion that the role of the traditional travel agent is defunct. In a world controlled by technology, we look at the difference the human touch can make to the travel booking experience.
Organised by Advantage Travel
Moderator: Julia Lo Bue-Said, MD, Advantage Travel Centres
BLOCKCHAIN VERSUS BLOCKCHAIN
WHEN: WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 13.30-14.15
WHERE: WTM TRAVEL TECH THEATRE TT390
What is the future of blockchain technology in travel? This tnooz- organised session explores the blockchain, unpacks the hype, and encourages a deeper discussion into how – or how not – blockchain will impact the travel and hospitality industries in the future.
Organised by tnooz
SMART TOURISM. BIG DATA, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS REVOLUTIONS
WHEN: WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 14.00-15.00
WHERE: WTM INSPIRE THEATRE EU490
Smart Tourism session puts in agenda the main trends and challenges of smart tourism as well as discussion of research result on Smart Tourism conducted by Bournemouth University eTourism Lab. Smartness takes advantage of technology to process data in real time to produce services and products which are of value for all involved. Smart Tourism Destinations successfully implement smartness to improve the competitiveness of their destination and enhance the social, economic and environmental prosperity.
In association with Bournemouth University
Moderator: Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University Speakers: David Scowsill, CEO, EON Reality | Dr Mario Hardy, Chief Executive Offi cer, Pacifi c Asia Travel Association (PATA) | Dr Jason Song, Chairman and CEO, Zhejiang Drore Technology | Faeez Fadhlillah, CEO and Co-Founder, Tripfez Malaysia | Antonio López de Avila Munoz, President of State Society for the Management of Innovation and Tourism Technologies, IE Business School
THE FUTURE OF HOTEL DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY
WHEN: WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 14.30-15.15
WHERE: WTM TRAVEL TECH THEATRE TT390
A panel hosted by Sam Turner, Head of Sales at Hotelbeds Group, and featuring panelists from two leading OTAs and one leading hotel. Together they will explore their views on the challenges and opportunities hotels are facing from disruptive technologies such as artifi cial intelligence and big data, along with the entrance into the fi eld of new technology players who could become the future gatekeepers.
Organised by HotelBeds
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