The year’s first strategic global travel conference set for Dallas
Organizers say Res-Expo 2006 in March will be the first strategic global travel conference of 2006.
Conference co-producers Travel Technology Source, LLC, and Market Designs, LLC announced growing executive participation.
SideStep.com, which delivers airline travel choices to more than 4.7 million consumers each month, will be represented by its new president and CEO, Rob Solomon.
Mr Solomon, as well as Google’s Managing Director of Travel Jane Butler, and Steve Hafner, CEO of Kayak, will discuss the changing role of meta-search engines in the current online travel environment.
ResExpo is also attracting Brian Clark, vice president-planning and sales, for the new low-cost Virgin America carriers.
He will discuss the future of aviation with panel members Tim Claydon, senior vice president of JetBlue, and Kevin Healy, vice president of Air Tran.
The keynote speaker will be Don Tapscott, New York Times best-selling author of The Digital Economy, Digital Capital and The Naked Corporation.
The Res-Expo Exhibitor Pavilion is sold out.
The purpose of Res-Expo is to educate industry executives and professionals about new concepts and trends impacting the travel distribution industry as well as to look at advanced technologies and best practices of travel companies.
The conference will be held March 7 and 8 at The Adam’s Mark Hotel in Dallas.
Report by David Wilkening
David
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Higher departure tax and visa cost, e-arrival card: Japan unleashes the fiscal weapon against tourists
Euromonitor International unveils world’s top 100 city destinations for 2025
U.S.A. and Israel attacks on Iran impact air movements in the Gulf (Update 1.00pm CET)
Global tourism exceeds 1.5 billion travelers announces UN-Tourism
WTTC global tourism reached record economic impact of 11 trillion in 2025