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March 2009

E-Marketing is the future

The Travel Distribution and E-Marketing Summit 2009 was a great success. Despite of the times of financial instability in Russia and worldwide more then 120 people from Russian and International travel companies, hotels and airlines attended the event. Leading specialists of tourism, financial and informational sectors from Russia and other countries shared their experience of operation online, as well as prospects and possible ways of further development.

Global integration of high technologies into travel and hospitality industries is a fact. Today, every market participant aims to penetrate the most modern and topical of all sales segments – e-market.

Detailed information about getting to the venue.

We would like to thank everyone who has registered for the Travel Distribution and e-Marketing Summit Russia and we look forward to welcoming you to the event.

The event is taking place in the conference room called ‘Press Hall’ in Congress centre of ‘Expocenter’.

The address: 14, Krasnopresnenskaya naberezhnaya (embankment), Moscow, Russia. The nearest tube station is Delovoi Centre (approximately 3 minutes walk).
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Upon arrival at the Delovoi Centre underground station, make your way to the South Entrance of ‘Expocenter’ at Krasnopresnenskaya Embankmant. Access to the Congress centre of ‘Expocenter’ is via the parking area on the South side. There is a small temple in front of the Congress centre to the left of the South Entrance. In order to access the Congress centre you do not need to go into ‘Expocenter’ and go through MITT registration. EyeforTravel staff will instead be there to greet you by the entrance of Congress Centre and will direct you to the EyeforTravel registration desk.

The summit will be opened 18th of March at 9:30 am. Registration will start at 8:30am. Please allow one hour to get to ‘Expocenter’ from Moscow downtown by car or by underground.

Dear Delegates,

Registration for the event will start at 8:30 am. Please plan your journey carefully. Prompt arrival is highly recommended due to the high numbers of delegates we will need to register. The summit program will be opened at 9:30 am. You will have your first opportunity to meet and network with other delegates and speaker during morning coffee break between 9:00 and 9:30 am.

General timing:

1st Day

2nd Day
  • 8:30 Registration start
  • 9:00 Morning coffee break
  • 9:30 The summit opening
  • 18:00 Networking drinks party
  • 19:00 End of Day 1
  • 8:30 Registration start
  • 9:00 Morning coffee break
  • 9:30 The summit opening
  • 18:00 End of Day 2

Each delegate will get a free pass to access the MITT exhibition.

The leading international travel exhibition of Russia MITT will be running for 4 days from 18-21 March 2009 in the same venue as the EyeforTravel event. Each delegate will get a free pass to access the MITT exhibition and will have the opportunity to visit the show on 20th and 21st of March. The Travel Distribution and e-Marketing Summit will be held just around the corner in Congress Centre of ‘Expocenter’ and it will take you 1 minute to get to the main areas of MITT.

February 2009

Only a few places left for Russia’s only online travel conference. More then 100 companies including Expedia, TUI, Thomas Cook, Air France, have already signed up.

More then 100 Russian and International travel executives have confirmed their participation in Russia Travel Distribution and e-Marketing Summit. In the list of attendees you will find representatives from intermediaries, suppliers and technology providers as well as independent experts and people who are just about to open their travel business in Russia. All of them are keen to discuss their distribution plans and improve their online marketing strategies.

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Unique case-studies on online branding, e-CRM and improving your e-distribution channels will be presented by the Marriott Group

Learn how important it is to correctly develop every single stage of the web guest experience from finding your hotel in a search engine to receiving the booking confirmation. How can you make sure the guest doesn’t leave your web-site or find your booking engine too complicated? How many booking options should you offer? What should you put in the booking confirmation? Does it make sense to offer ancillary products? How should you get in touch after their stay and invite the guest to come back? You will find all the answers in Frank Zehle - VP of Brand Marketing Continental Europe Marriott Hotel Group’s presentation. You will also find out about the specificities of the Russian Travel market, the importance of loyalty programs and the meaning of discount and promotions to the Russian customer.

Expedia, BA, TUI, Thomas Cook discuss how to enter Russia's lucrative online travel market.

There are just 4 weeks left until Russia Travel Distribution and e-Marketing Summit. If you are interested in selling and distributing travel to the online Russian Travel market this is a must-attend this event.

Book your place today

Successful Investment Strategy from World-class Leaders

The first day of the summit will open with presentations from key-note speakers from TUI, Thomas Cook, Natalie Tours, STA Travel and Marriott Group. You will have a closer look at the strategic overview of the Russian Travel Market and learn which business model is applicable to your business. A clear understanding of how to spend your company’s e-marketing budget and how to get the best return on your investment are the most important issues for travel industry especially in times of financial uncertainty. All the attendees of the summit will find out which e-marketing and distribution strategies will work best in conditions of Russian economy and where to get the best ROI. Find out more

The No.1 daily English-language newspaper in Russia recommends the Travel Distribution and e-Marketing summit as a must attend event.

The Moscow Times newspaper has been published in Russia since 1992 and it is the No.1 daily English-language newspaper, providing the most relevant business and political topics for internationals living in Russia. The journalists and experts from The Moscow Times will be following the event preparations and will attend the event to keep its readers up to date as well as inform them about the most interesting facts of the summit. Find out more

The Vice-President of the Russian Association of Tour-Operators and the Board Director of UTS Travel company, Alexey Krylov will Chair the summit.

Alexey Krylov has unique experience in the travel business and knows the Russian Travel Market inside out. He was the founder of MICE in the Russia, and he is one of the first executives to develop the travel agency retail network across the country. He was the first to implement and start to use online technology in his business. There is no doubt that Alexey will make a significant contribution to the summit program and we look forward to the dynamic discussions that he will facilitate.

Stefan Bosman will have a closer look at the role of social media in travel.

The Managing director of the largest independent travel European web-portal Zoover will share interesting information on how to use social media in a company’s marketing strategy as well as some valuable statistics about the Russian Travel Market that Zoover is about to enter.

The On-line contact centre is now open

You can arrange a face to face meeting with any of the attendees of the event. Book your delegate pass today and send us an email, with “meeting request” in the subject line. Please specify the name of the attending company and the most convenient time (18/19 March 2009, morning, afternoon or evening) and we will assist you to arrange the meeting.

Industry focus – Hotel distribution strategy

One of the main sessions of the first day will be the Hotel industry focus. Hosting four expert speakers, all with the one goal – to answer which e-marketing strategies will be most effective for increasing your direct sales and reducing your distribution costs:

  • Mr. Frank Zehle, Marriott Hotel
  • Mr. Alexey Volov, IHG Russia
  • Mr. Mikhail Ushakov, Nota Bena - Hotels.su
  • Ms. Oxana Krotova, Accor Hotels Group Russia

Discussion will be based around the theme "the next generation in sales and e-marketing techniques".

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The first conference EyeForTravel Online Travel Market Russia 2008

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