China Travel Distribution Summit opens for registration

GUANGZHOU, China – TravelDaily ( www.traveldaily.cn ), China’s leading online publisher and event organizer with emphasis on distribution, marketing, and technology in the travel and tourism industr

GUANGZHOU, China – TravelDaily ( www.traveldaily.cn ), China’s leading online publisher and event organizer with emphasis on distribution, marketing, and technology in the travel and tourism industries, announced today it will partner with PhoCusWright to host the 2010 China Travel Distribution Summit in Beijing from September 15 to 16, 2010.

The China Travel Distribution Summit 2010 will bring together some of the world’s and China’s most influential travel industry leaders and executives to discuss core issues affecting travel.

“Despite a global downturn that has been impacting the world economy since late 2008, China remains the hotspot of the world’s travel market by achieving 11 percent growth in the number of domestic travelers for 2009,” said Eva He, event director for TravelDaily. “China’s domestic air traffic also grew by more than 20 percent on a year-to-year basis.”

In two days of keynote speeches and panel discussions, industry leaders will explore how travel organizations can partner to improve market share and collaborate to revitalize the travel and tourism sectors.

“Participants in our summit seek solutions that can help transform, drive efficiency, and improve bottom-line performance for China’s travel industry,” said TravelDaily’s He. “By working together with PhoCusWright, the world’s leading research authority for the travel industry, we are confident we can create a truly interactive and inspiring event for travel decision-makers.”
China, Consumer, and Content are the main themes of the 2010 China Travel Distribution Summit. TravelDaily conferences are regarded as the most prestigious industry events by Chinese travel professionals and global travel companies interested in investing in China.

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS FOR THIS CONFERENCE INCLUDE:

Guangfu Cui, CEO, eLong Inc.
Glenn Fogel, Executive Vice President, Priceline.com
Cyril Ranque, Vice President, Partner Services Group, Asia Pacific, Expedia
Chong Phit Lian, CEO, Jetstar Asia Airways
Gregg Brockway, CEO, TripIt
Yen Lee, President, Uptake
Brett Henry, Vice-President, Marketing, Abacus International
Gregor Lochite, Vice President of Greater China, American Express Business Travel
Ram Badrinathan, General Manager, Asia-Pacific, PhoCusWright Inc.
Fritz Demopoulos, CEO, Qunar
Sandeep Bahl, General Manager China & Hong Kong, Delta Air Lines
Zheng Song, COO, Cloudw Wander(China) Limited Company
Phanindra Sama, CEO, redBus.in,
Morton Huang, CEO, Yiqifei.com
Hao Wu, General Manager, Daodao.com
David Chambat, Vice President, Asia-pacific, Tvtrip.com
Qinghua Hong, Founder, Lvmama.com
Liz Perkins, Regional Director, Hotel Marketing, Distribution & Relationship Marketing, Greater China, InterContinental Hotels Group
Nancy Chen, Vice President Marketing, BTG-JIANGUO Hotels & Resorts
Yang Yu, National Sales Director – Travel Insurance, Mondial Assistance China
Christine Zhang, Managing Director, HRS Asia Pacific
Fajin Hu, Senior Manager of E-commerce, Air China
Lifan Yang, Sales and Marketing Director, Spring Airlines
Mei Zhang, Founder, WildChina

The 2010 China Travel Distribution Summit will be held at the Beijing GeHua New Century Hotel, September 15-16, 2010. The conference is now open for registration and the super early bird rate will be valid through July15. For more information, please visit the event website: http://www.traveldaily.cn/go/27.html

ABOUT TRAVELDAILY

TravelDaily ( www.traveldaily.cn ) is China’s leading online publisher and event organizer focusing on distribution, marketing, and technology developments in the travel and tourism industries.
Our China focus, up-to-the-minute news and feature stories, and in-depth analysis by leading industry experts will keep you up-to-date on the latest industry trends.

ABOUT PHOCUSWRIGHT

PhoCusWright ( www.phocuswright.com ) is the travel industry’s research authority on how travelers, suppliers, and intermediaries connect. Independent, rigorous, and unbiased, PhoCusWright fosters smart strategic planning and tactical decision-making.

China Travel Distribution Summit opens for registration

TravelDaily (www.traveldaily.cn), China’s leading online publisher and event organizer with emphasis on trends in the distribution, marketing, and technology of the travel and tourism industries, an

TravelDaily (www.traveldaily.cn), China’s leading online publisher and event organizer with emphasis on trends in the distribution, marketing, and technology of the travel and tourism industries, announced today it will partner with PhoCusWright to host the 2009 China Travel Distribution Summit in Shenzhen from December 2 to 3, 2009.

“Despite a global downturn that has been impacting the world economy since late 2008, China remains the hotspot of world’s travel market by achieving [a] 12 percent growth rate for the first half of 2009, measured by number of domestic travelers. China’s domestic air traffic also achieved over 20 percent of growth rate on a year-to-year basis,” said Eva He, event director of TravelDaily. “The China Travel Distribution Summit 2009 will be a gathering of some of the world’s and China’s leading travel industry leaders and executives to discuss core issues affecting the travel industry and how the travel organizations can partner together to improve market share, to collaborate in revitalizing the travel and tourism sectors, as well as to seek out implementable solutions that can help transform, drive efficiency, and improve bottom-line performance for the travel industry. By working together with PhoCusWright, the world’s leading research authority for the travel industry, we are confident we can create a truly interactive and inspiring event for the travel decision-makers.”

“China – The Future Beckons” is the theme of the 2009 China Travel Distribution Summit. TravelDaily conferences are now regarded as the most prestigious industry events by Chinese travel professionals and global travel companies who are interested to invest in China.

Distinguished speakers for this conference include:

Min Fan, CEO, Ctrip
Guangfu Cui, CEO, eLong
Robert Bailey, CEO, Abacus International
Glenn D. Fogel, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Priceline
Cyril Ranque, Vice President of Partner Service Group, Expedia Asia Pacific
Philippe Garnier, Vice President Sales–Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide
Maria Taylor, Vice President Distribution, Asia Pacific, Accor Hospitality
Sandeep Bahl, General Manager of China, Delta-Northwest Airlines
Mark Arxhoek, Regional Sales Director-Greater China, Air France KLM Group
Christina Siaw, CEO, Macau.com
Ram Badrinathan, General Manager of PhoCusWright, Asia Pacific
Michael Ruan, COO, iResearch Consulting Group
Hongfe Li i, Duputy General Manager, AMEX Business Travel China
Fajin Hu, Senior E-commerce Manager, Air China
Yu Gong, President & COO, Beijing U-Message Co. Ltd (China Mobile 12580)
Dongming Xiao, General Manager of e-commerce, Best Tone Information Service
Yuchuan Zhang, Deputy General Manager of Telbanking Service, China Merchant Bank
Hao Wu, General Manager, Daodao (TripAdvisor China)
Fritz Demopoulos, CEO & Co-Founder, Qunar.com
Phanindra Sama, CEO, Redbus.in
Yuezhou Lin, CIO, 7daysinn Group
Zhiwen Huang, Vice President, Mangocity
Zinan Liu, Managing Director of China, Royal Caribbean Cruise
Senior executive from Star Cruise
Weijun He, CEO, Topone Car Rental
Stefan Steinhauer, General Manager of Greater China, Sinorent
Ji Sun, General Manager, China Air Service

The 2009 China Travel Distribution Summit will be held at the Interlaken OCT Hotel Shenzhen from December 2-3, 2009. The conference is now open for registration and the super early bird rate will be valid through October 25. For more information, please visit the event website: http://www.traveldaily.cn/aclick/191.html.

ABOUT TRAVELDAILY

TravelDaily (www.traveldaily.cn) is China’s leading online publisher and event organizer focusing on distribution, marketing, and technology developments in the travel and tourism industries. With its China focus, its up-to-minute news and feature stories, combined with in-depth analysis by leading industry experts will keep you up-to-date with the latest trends in the industry.

ABOUT PHOCUSWRIGHT

PhoCusWright (www.phocuswright.com) is the travel industry’s research authority on how travelers, suppliers, and intermediaries connect. Independent, rigorous, and unbiased, PhoCusWright fosters smart strategic planning and tactical decision-making.

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