IFTM Daily 2019 Day 2 Edition

EDITORIAL
© Maya Angelse
Richard Barnes
Editor-in-chief
Placing technology and
creativity under the spotlight
With attendance at IFTM
Top Resa on the rise, and
increasingly qualified
visitors, the show organisers
are providing new services
to allow travel professionals
to take full advantage of
the opportunities available.
Today sees the conclusion
to the 24-hour Hackathon
which started yesterday
afternoon – with this
year’s theme being “Hotel
distribution, Act II: play
your part in developing
THE business hotel
marketplace.”
The web development
hackathon sees project
leaders designing an
innovative solution for the
business travel sector of
the future, based on CDS
Group technology. Teams
of engineers, developers,
and salespeople, are
putting their ingenuity and
creativity to work to develop
applications, and websites.
The final this afternoon will
round off the first day of the
International Business Travel
Days in the Agora hall, in
the heart of the Tech Zone.
It’s all part of the ongoing
efforts of IFTM Top Resa’s
senior management to
put new ideas, technology
and creativity under the
spotlight.
IFTM Top Resa met la
technologie et la créativité
à l'honneur
Avec une participation à IFTM
Top Resa toujours croissante
et des visiteurs de plus en plus
qualifiés, les organisateurs
du salon proposent cette
année de nouveaux services
permettant aux professionnels
du voyage de tirer pleinement
parti des opportunités offertes.
Aujourd’hui marque la
conclusion du Hackathon de 24
heures qui a débuté hier aprèsmidi
sur le thème “Distribution
hôtelière, Acte II: contribuez
au développement de LA
place de marché de l’hôtellerie
professionnelle”.
Ce hackathon de développement
Web permet aux chefs de projets
de concevoir une solution
innovante pour le secteur des
voyages d’affaires du futur,
basée sur la technologie du
groupe CDS. Des équipes
d'ingénieurs, de développeurs
et de commerciaux mettent ainsi
leur ingéniosité et leur créativité
au service du développement
d'applications et de sites
Web. La finale de cet aprèsmidi
clôturera le premier jour
des Journées Internationales
du Voyage d’Affaires (JIVA)
à l’Agora, au cœur de la Tech
Zone.
Tout cela fait partie des efforts
continus de la direction
d'IFTM Top Resa pour mettre à
l’honneur les nouvelles idées,
technologies et la créativité.
As we enter the second day of this year’s
IFTM Top Resa, it’s nice to see so many
familiar faces, and also some “celebrities”
here at the show.
One such case will be this afternoon
at 4:30pm, when Stéphane Bern, an
emblematic figure of the French audiovisual
scene, will be present at the stand
of Plus Belle l’Europe (stand 1-U73, TO
village). His visit will be a highlight of the
day as this highly successful tour operator
launches a number of original and unusual
Alors que commence la deuxième journée
d’IFTM Top Resa, il est agréable de voir
autant de visages familiers et de “célébrités”
sur le salon.
Ainsi cet après-midi à 16h30, Stéphane
Bern, figure emblématique de la scène
audiovisuelle française, sera présent sur le
stand de Plus Belle l’Europe (stand 1-U73,
village des T.O.).
Sa visite sera un moment fort de la journée
alors que ce voyagiste lance un certain
nombre d’activités originales et inhabituelles
Frédéric Lorin
Tourism Division Director,
Reed Expositions France
Directeur de la division tourisme,
Reed Expositions France
Morning
Briefing
by Frédéric
Lorin
activities for partners and visitors. And who
better than Stéphane to talk about history
and heritage tourism ideas?
I have also been very pleasantly surprised
with the excellent reaction to the new
Coach Operator Village, which has been
established in partnership with the FNTV.
It gives travel professionals the chance to
see what’s on offer in France today and in
the near future, with a very broad range of
transportation options
Le briefing
matinal
de Frédéric
Lorin
pour ses partenaires et les visiteurs. Et qui de
mieux que Stéphane pour parler de tourisme
historique et patrimonial ?
J'ai également été très agréablement surpris
par l'excellent accueil réservé au nouveau
Village des Autocaristes, créé en partenariat
avec la FNTV. Il donne aux professionnels
du voyage l’occasion de voir ce qui est
proposé en France aujourd’hui et dans un
avenir proche, avec une très large gamme
d’options de transport
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