Central London at the first of Hyatt Hotels' exciting new Andaz brand of hotels. Housed in a beautiful red brick Victorian building dating back to 1884, once inside, guests are transported to the 21st century.
When: Tuesday 2 June 2009 (18.00-21.00 Self-serve drinks & canapes)
Introducing the 2nd in the Ai Networking Cocktail series:
There is simply no substitute for a little face time, so at Airline Information we decided to practice what we preach and team up with the true purveyors of travel marketing, SeaMountain, and organize a series of FREE networking cocktails on various critical issues for the airline and travel industries.
This cocktail will look at ancillary revenue and "The New Airline Business Model: retailing beyond transport" With the competitive landscape forcing airfares and yields downward, even in profitable times, airlines are being forced to re-examine how they do business, adopting revenue-enhancing practices from retailers, financial services, and other industries. What is the new changing commercial face of the airline business?
Registration is completely free of charge but we recommend that you act quickly as our Central London venue is limited to 50 people (please limit 2 per company).
Your FREE Registration includes: - Presentations by 4 luminaries in the airline and travel industry!
- Interactive panel & audience discussion!
- Free drinks!
- Free canapes!
- High-level networking with executives working in travel & aviation!
Who Should Attend:
Any professional with interest to discuss airline and travel ancillary revenue generation and the changing face of airline commercial strategy, as well as network with professionals working in these areas, is encouraged to register. This includes executives working in airline & travel ecommerce, marketing, sales, ancillary revenue, onboard services, distribution, and pricing.
See who has already registered: ABTN, Accertify, Acumus, AIG, Airline Information, Airsavings, American Express, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Collinson Latitude, Cybersource, Deloitte, Duty Free on Arrival Ltd, EDF Energy, Eurostar, Gail Kenny Executive Seach, Group Aeroplan, Hertz, hostelbookers.com, INK Publishing, iSango, ITC Infotech, lastminute.com, Limelight PR, Loughborough University, Nectar, Octopus Travel, Onboard Retail Services, Plane Advice, Price Waterhouse, , Qatar Airways, Satisfly, SeaMountain, SITA, Streamline Intl., Syncrata, Travel Buddy, Trident Loyalty Systems, Trip Advisor, TUI Travel, US Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Nigeria, Visa Europe, Worldwide Assist
18.00-18.20
Check-in and Open Networking
18.20-18.30 Welcome: "Future revenue opportunities with EU legislation making the lucrative Opt-out Insurance model unlawful"
- Steven Nickerson, Managing Director, Preferential Insurance Group read bio
18.30-18.40 "Ancillary Revenue lessons for airlines from the banking industry"
- Janet Titterton, Sales & Marketing Director, Collinson Latitude read bio
18.40-18.50 Presentation: "Why legacy airlines should adopt an a-la-carte pricing model"
- Sudeep Ghai, Managing Director, Plane Advice read bio
18.50-19.00 Presentation: "Airlines as Flying Stores – the "Tesco" airline model"
- Dan Hayter, Sales and Marketing Director, Onboard Retail Solutions read bio
