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Friday, February 20th
1PM - 3:30PM
(trade conference)
3:45PM - 5:30PM
(expo open to trade only)
5:30PM - 8PM
(expo open to all)
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Saturday, February
21st
10AM - 6PM
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Sunday, February 22nd
10AM - 5PM
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LAST YEAR'S - FEBRUARY 2008 TRAVEL INDUSTRY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
The 2009
Travel Industry Conference will be posted later this year,
please check back.
Seaport
World Trade Center
Boston, MA
Friday, February 22nd
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Click here for a printable version of the Travel Industry
Conference Schedule. |
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8:30 AM |
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Registration Opens
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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
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Cambridge |
PROFESSIONAL SELLING SKILLS (10 Credits toward CLIA ACC
and MCC)
Speaker:
- Bernie Blomquist, Manager -Training Development,
Cruise Lines International Association
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Beacon Hill I |
Search Engine Optimizing for Travel Professionals
(2 CEUs by The Travel Institute)
Working the Web for Success
- SEO campaigns, social marketing, Google analytics
Speaker:
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
Luncheon and Keynote:
The State of the Cruise Industry
Space is limited for this sit-down, plated lunch -
Register Now!
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Speaker:
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Andy Stuart, Executive Vice
President of Marketing, Sales & Passenger Service, Norwegian
Cruise Lines
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Presented by The Boston Globe and Massport
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Cambridge |
PANEL PRESENTATION: Making More by Thinking Outside the Box
From travel insurance to niche tours to air consolidators, this
panel of experts share more ways to make profits.
Moderator:
Speakers:
- Ed Cocco,
President, GlobalCare Insurance Services Inc. Lynnfield
- Nigel Osborne, Executive Vice President, Key Tours
International, Inc.
- Ecdat
Poyraz, Manager - New England, Picasso Travel
- Richard Walton, Founder, Global Vision
International
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Beacon Hill I |
PANEL PRESENTATION: Innovations in 2008 Cruising
Cruise line executives share new programs, itineraries,
destinations and campaigns to improve the cruising experience.
Moderator:
- David Crooks, VP
- Cruise Product & Industry Relations, World Travel Holdings
Speaker:
- Bo
Fridsberg, Vice President, Hurtigruten
- Keith Lane,
Field Sales VP, Celebrity and Azamara Cruises
- Ken Muskat ACC, Vice President - Sales, Royal
Caribbean International
- Adolfo
Perez, VP - Reservations Sales, Carnival Cruise Lines
- Joni Rein,
VP - Sales Development, Costa Cruises
- Andy Stuart, Executive Vice President of
Marketing, Sales & Passenger Service, Norwegian Cruise Lines
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Beacon Hill 2 & 3 |
TRAINING WORKSHOP: Technology in Development of
Home-Based Agents
Speaker:
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2:00 PM - 2:45 PM |
Keynote:
Lessons Learned for Agent Success
Speaker:
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
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Show Floor Open Exclusively to Travel Industry Professionals
and Travel Industry Opening Reception |
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5:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
Show Floor Opens for Public Sneak Preview
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2008 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS:
David Crooks, Vice President, World Travel Holdings
Marcia Duffy, Director - Cruise Marketing, MassPort
Steve Horan, Manager, Milne Travel (American Express)
Irene Ross, CTC, President, ASTA New England
Todd Satterlee, Business Development Director, Carnival
Cruise Lines
David Thrower, MCC, CTA, Director, NACTA Boston Chapter
Robert Weiss, Publisher, Travel New England |
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