National tourism conference opens today

Wednesday, 03 Dec, 2008 0

Google’s master plan for Australian online tourism. Dynamic pricing. Cutting-edge tourism IT……..these are the trends that will shape the future of the Australian export tourism industry – and they will go under the microscope at a national tourism conference stratign today.

The Australian Tourism Export Council’s (ATEC) Meeting Place 2008 conference will bring more than 500 inbound tourism operators, decision-makers and tourism product suppliers to the Hilton Hotel in Sydney today, December 3, to examine the latest innovations in export tourism and discuss the future of the industry in general.

ATEC Managing Director Matt Hingerty said that the Meeting Place 2008 conference would be the ideal way for the inbound tourism industry to cap off a tumultuous year. He said that while the impact of the global financial crisis on worldwide travel could not be ignored, the emphasis of this Meeting Place would be on positive developments in the industry and finding ways to ride out and even prosper from challenging business conditions.

This year’s ATEC Meeting Place 2008 conference will include:

Dynamic Pricing: a panel discussion on the reasons behind and implications of this innovative room-pricing scheme for the hotels and accommodation sector

Online travel marketing: a keynote address by Claire Hatton, Head of Travel, Google Australia on the latest business trends in online travel

‘Innovate or die’: Closing address by business futurist and innovation expert Craig Rispin about emerging business, people and technology trends – and how companies can identify and profit from them.

For further details regarding the Meeting Place conference registration, please visit

http://meetingplace08.atec.net.au

ATEC Meeting Place conference

Wednesday December 3, 2008

12.30pm-5pm

The Hilton Hotel, Sydney

http://meetingplace08.atec.net.au/

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