Ai Networking Cocktail :: "Bringing Back Business Travel
- was it ever gone?"
Where: Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
Bath Road Hounslow, England
TW6 2AQ United Kingdom
Phone: 44 20 88976363
When: 24 September 2009 (18.00-21.00 drinks & canapes) This event will follow the Ai Xpress Conference – "A La Carte Pricing" taking place from 1200-1700 in the Renaissance Heathrow Hotel.
Announcing the 3rd London appearance of the Ai Networking Cocktail series: There is simply no substitute for a little face time, so Airline Information has teamed up with the true purveyors of travel marketing, SeaMountain, to organize globally a series of FREE networking cocktails on various critical issues for the airline industry. This instalment will look at business travel.
Will longhaul full fare business travel ever truly recover? Or, should airlines adapt to new market realities that include "Chameleon Business Travellers"
According to IATA's latest statistics, the fall in the number of passengers flying in Business Class is stabilizing, but recovery of traditional "Full J" Business Class traffic to pre-recession levels still shows little sign of long-term recovery. But, airlines have traditionally relied upon high-yield business travelers to subsidize much lower yield leisure traffic. This formula has already been "turned on its head" for shorthaul traffic due to the emergence of Low Cost Carriers, but until the recent economic downturn, it remained effective for longhaul services.
Will longhaul full fare business travel ever truly recover? Or, should airlines adapt to new market realities that include "Chameleon Business Travellers" who fly in Economy Class and return home on Sunday in order to obtain the lowest fare? Should airlines boldly embrace the fast-growing trend of telepresence and videoconferencing as a complement to travel or even partner with companies like WebEx, GotoMeeting and Skype and earn valuable affiliate revenue from promoting their services?
Registration is completely free of charge but we recommend that you act quickly as our London Heathrow venue is limited in capacity (please limit 2 per company).
Your FREE Registration includes:
- Presentations by 6 luminaries in the airline and travel industry!
- Interactive panel & audience discussion!
- Free drinks!
- Free canapes!
- High-level networking with executives working in travel & aviation
Related Event:
If you're planning to attend this free networking event you may also be interested in attending the Ai Xpress Conference on a-la-Carte Pricing earlier the same day at the same venue.
Who Should Attend:
Any professional with interest to discuss the commercial airline business.
Registered Companies:
ABTN, Air France-KLM, ATPCO, Avis, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Duty Free on Arrival, El Al, Expedia, Eurostar, Hertz Europe, Hotelbeds, Icelandair, Jet2.com, Lufthansa German Airlines, Ormeno Associates, Qatar Airways, Ranson Associates, SATISFLY, SeaMountain, SITA, Syncrata, The Mileage Company, TNS
Ai Xpress
Conference
- 1-day format prior to
Networking
Cocktail
19.00- 19.10 "WebEx versus the Airline: How is business travel changing in the face of new market realities?" - Stanley Slaughter, Editor, ABTN
19.10-19.20 "Affiliate Marketing: marketing to affiliate groups and lucrative female business travellers" - Madeleine Anderson, Consultant, Airline Industry, Ranson Associates
19.20-19.30 "Ancillary Revenue & Business Travel- the untapped potential" - Michael Smith, Managing Director, SeaMountain
19.30-19.45 Panel Discussion "Can we bring back traditional business travel and
sustain it through the next downturn?"
- Moderated by: Michael Smith, Managing Director, SeaMountain
A great way to get business is through Sponsorship!
Standard Sponsorship of this event costs only $250 (US$) and includes logo placement with hyperlink (viewed by hundreds of relevant professionals!) in the list of sponsors on the event website and the ability to handout brochures at the cocktail reception. Cocktail Tables will also have placecards bearing your logo for added branding exposure. Other sponsorship opportunities include:
- Delegate Bags: Contact for quote
- Banner Ad: .70 US Cents per hit
- Signage at Cocktail: $100
- Raffle: $250
- Advertorial: $2,500 (reach our up-to-date database of 20,000 industry professionals!)
Please also contact us if you have interest to host a Airline Information/SeaMountain FREE networking cocktail in your city. This is a great opportunity to promote your brand to the airline and travel industries! Venues where we would like to hold receptions include: Buenos Aires, Chicago, Frankfurt, Geneva, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Montreal, New York, and Singapore.
Contact for Sponorship:
Christopher Staab,
Toll Free (US/Can) 800.557.7091 ext. 2
Outside the US/Can +1 305 328 8598 ext. 2
(click here to contact Christoper by email )
