Speakers announced for No Vacancy Thailand
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The line-up for Thailand’s first ‘No Vacancy’ hospitality conference has been announced. The event, which takes place at Dusit Thani Bangkok on 7 June 2011, will include several key local industry players from companies including Agoda, Travelocity, Centara, HotelClub, Accor, TripAdvisor, Travelzoo, Wego.com, Sawadee.com, STR Global, Anantara, Dusit, HotelTravel.com and Golden Tulip.
The event programme has an online, marketing, product distribution and revenue management focus, while key issues confronting the Thai accommodation industry will also be addressed. Specifically the issues-based agenda features such topics as ‘Road Ahead – Trends, Issues, Opportunities’; Branding, Marketing and the Bottom Line’; ‘User Reviews’; ‘Search Engine and Digital Marketing’; ‘Flash Sales’; ‘The Accommodation Distribution Revolution’, and more.
Conference Director Martin Kelly, said he believes that No Vacancy Thailand will equip delegates with strategies to drive demand, raise rates and stimulate awareness.
The list of speakers is as follows:
Chris Bailey, Senior VP Sales and Marketing, Centara Hotels & Resorts
Jeremy Bellinghausen, President, HotelClub
Bill Barnett, Managing Director, C9 Hotelworks
Alvin Ch’ng, Commercial Director APAC, TripAdvisor
Frank Grasso, Managing Director, e-Channel
David Keen, CEO, Keen
Brad Gurrie, General Manager SE Asia, Travelzoo
Craig Hewett, Founder and COO, Wego.com
Bryan Lewis, Chief Commercial Officer, Agoda.com
Christian Lukey, Chief Operating Officer, Sawadee.com
Joe Nguyen, Regional VP, ComScore
Jonas Ogren, Area Director, STR Global
Oswald Pichler, VP Operations Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Accor Asia Pacific
Poompong Patpongpanit, Owner, Paresa Resort Phuket
Tai Perata, Managing Director, Ensogo Travel
Damien Pfirsch, Director of Electronic Distribution, Anantara Hotels, Resorts, Spas
Amit Saberwal, Senior VP Hotels, MakeMyTrip (India)
Bobby Saw, Corporate Director Revenue Management, Dusit International
Blair Speers, Chief Executive Officer, HotelTravel.com
Prab Thakral, Managing Director, Boutique Asset Management
Abdul Thingna, Regional Manager SE Asia, Travelocity
Mark Von Ogtrop, Managing Director SE Asia, Golden Tulip Hospitality
Tiwa York, Director of Platforms, Omnicom Media Thailand
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