On October 19-20, over 350 senior travel executives from some of the biggest brands in travel will be meeting at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas at EyeforTravel North America 2017. EyeforTravel has released a limited number of passes exclusively for members of the press.

With attendees from brands such as Priceline, Lola, IHG, Marriott, Hilton, Expedia, Booking.com, Club Med, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Trivago and many more – this is the perfect opportunity to find out from the decision makers themselves where the industry is headed and what the upcoming trends are before anybody else.

The event will be taking place at the Mandalay Bay over 2 days and will cover travel distribution, marketing, data, RM & Pricing as well as technology. On both days, the event will start with keynote presentations until the lunch break, after which the event will split into 2 tracks and attendees will be able to choose the sessions they would most benefit from.

Some of the keynotes at the event include:

· Prepare for the Next Wave of Disruption: What Will the Industry and Your Business Look Like In 10 Years' Time?

  • Fireside chat: The State of Travel with the Priceline Group
  • How is the Macroeconomic Landscape Impacting the Travel Industry?
  • Building Brand Loyalty in an Era of Abundant Choice
  • Personalisation to Drive Ancillary Sales, Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty
  • Creating a Complete Customer Experience Through Smart Partnerships
  • Fireside Presentation & Q&A - Delving into Rise of The Non-Traditional Accommodation Model
  • Poised for Digital Transformation: How Will AI Revolutionize Travel?
  • Virtual and Augmented Reality: Hype or Hit?
  • Connecting the Data Dots to Build and Create Personalized Interactions using Complete Customer Profiles
  • The All-Inclusive Hotel Experience - Creating and Enhancing an Authentic All-Inclusive Guest Experience
  • A Mobile-First Mindset: From Search and Inspiration to Traffic and Transactions

Some of the latest speakers announced include:

  • Paul English, CEO, Lola
  • Todd Henrich, SVP – Corporate Development, Priceline Group
  • Noah Brodsky, Senior VP – Worldwide Loyalty & Engagement, Wyndham Hotels
  • Ben Bates, Commercial Excellence Manager, Booking.com
  • Michael Menis, SVP –Digital & Voice Channels, IHG
  • Michael Marino, Senior VP – Loyalty & Digital, Caesars Corporation
  • Michelle Woodley, Executive Vice President, Preferred Hotels and Resorts
  • Dan Christian, Chief Digital Officer, The Travel Corporation
  • Dr Sascha Meskendahl, Chief Revenue Officer, Blacklane
  • Jay Fluegel, Head of Product – Customer Care, Expedia
  • Parker Stanberry, Co-founder & CEO, Oasis
  • Cliff Johnson, Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer, Vacasa
  • Sam Macdonnell, Chief Technology Officer, Hotel Tonight
  • Michael Almeraris, Global Mobile Virtual Reality Partnerships & Strategy, Google
  • Kevin Froemming, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Playa Hotels & Resorts

To attend the event as press, please complete this form:https://goo.gl/forms/PIvDWR7Nu8VJD6eF2

For more information, please get in touch with:

Nikhil Vijayan
Marketing Manager
EyeforTravel

[email protected]+44 (0) 207 375 7165

About Reuters Events

Reuters Events is a community where the world’s top online travel brands – from hotels to airlines, online travel agents, cruise, car hire firms and more – come to meet to drive forward growth and innovation in the industry.

We know that working in the turbulent online travel industry is as exciting as it is challenging. In this constantly evolving market place, we appreciate that keeping up with the pace of change can be tough, not to mention time consuming. You need the right information, contacts and strategic insight to succeed.

Established in 1997, by Tim Gunstone, we offer a diverse product portfolio including industry analysis, insights, research, webinars, reports and conferences to suit the needs of our clients.

Our clients read as a who’s who of online travel. From major hotel brands to new startups, we help our 80,000 strong customer base make better decisions, build better brands, close the most lucrative deals and ultimately sell more of their product. After all, increasing travel brand profit margins in the cutthroat travel industry is the name of the game!

No other online travel intelligence provider has been charting the growth of online travel as long as we have. We were here at the inception of online travel and we know the industry inside out. What’s more, we’re a small, friendly team. Forget impersonal hierarchies, we like to get to know our customers and work towards their exact needs.

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