WTM Media Diary of Events Brochure - World Travel Market
WTM Media Diary of Events Brochure - World Travel Market
WTM Media Diary of Events Brochure - World Travel Market
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<strong>WTM</strong>. <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Diary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Events</strong> 2012THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER13.35 - 14.10 Flanders is a Festival - Storytellers are replacing Bloggers<strong>WTM</strong> Social <strong>Travel</strong> <strong>Market</strong> in partnership with Gogobotand Siren CommunicationsThis summer, Flanders invited 120 bloggers to attend40 concerts. Not to see Coldplay, but to immersethemselves in the Brussels-Flanders music scene andreturn to their countries as storytellers. Backed by aSM campaign, the campaign was the fi rst stage in asea change in the region’s DMO marketing – and laysdown a marker for the future <strong>of</strong> tourist board marketingworldwide. Hear the inside storyChair: Steve Keenan, Co-Founder, <strong>WTM</strong> Social <strong>Travel</strong><strong>Market</strong> and <strong>Travel</strong> Perspective (www.travelperspective.co.uk)Speaker: Dr. Frank Cuypers, Strategic <strong>Market</strong>eer, Brussels/FlandersTT370 - Technology Presentation Theatre14.00 – 14.10 <strong>Travel</strong>Sim – TT235Presentation: How does <strong>Travel</strong>Sim work? Why becomea <strong>Travel</strong>Sim distributor? How <strong>Travel</strong>Sim can increase yourcustomers' loyalty? How to become a distributor?Speaker: Olga Knjazeva, <strong>Travel</strong>Sim ProductSpecialist14.00 – 16.00 Tourism Futures ForumOrganised by IFITTThis session will engage leading tourism practitionersfrom around the world on an interactive discussion toexamine the future <strong>of</strong> tourism.The global challenges and opportunities for both tourismdestinations and suppliers around the world requireinnovation in management and operations, calling fora major rethinking <strong>of</strong> both strategic and tactical TourismManagement.The Tourism Futures Forum will provide an insightinto the future dimensions <strong>of</strong> the tourism industry. Itexamines major trends in tourism demand and supplyand explores the strategic changes that lead to theinternational tourism industry restructuring.The Forum will be organised by The University <strong>of</strong>Bournemouth in partnership with the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> <strong>Market</strong>and the <strong>Travel</strong>DailyNews.Chair: Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Dimitrios Buhalis, President, IFITTSpeakers: Claire Steiner, Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> and Tourism,Gerard Brown, UBM Aviation, Routes UK, Jean-ClaudeBaumgarten, <strong>World</strong> Tourism <strong>Travel</strong> Council (WTTC),Nicolas Hall, SE1media, Philip Alford, Senior Lecturerin Online <strong>Market</strong>ing and Director <strong>of</strong> the Digital Hub inthe School <strong>of</strong> Tourism, Bournemouth University, S<strong>of</strong>i aPanayiotaki, Director, PR <strong>Media</strong>Co FSS, The HonourableMr Stephen Cadiz, Minister, Tourism for Trinidad andTobago, Steve Page, Bournemouth University, TheodoreKoumelis, <strong>Travel</strong>DailyNews and Hon. Beverly Nicholson-Doty, Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Tourism, U.S.Virgin Islands Dept. <strong>of</strong>Tourism and Chair <strong>of</strong> CTO.South Gallery Rooms 19 & 2062
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