Attend the event that will allow you to:

  • Meet and form partnerships with web savvy online travel suppliers and intermediaries in one of the world's fastest growing markets
  • Understand the potential and pitfalls of selling to the Russian online travel consumer
  • Discover which technology and partners you need to make now to ensure you sell more and cut distribution costs

Event Overview

The use of the Internet is redefining travel distribution in Russia. Customers are increasingly expecting to make their arrangements online using direct interfaces with suppliers. Sophisticated travellers have many alternatives to an agency in the traditional sense. Mobile technology has also revolutionised how consumers approach travel planning.

This conference will bring together developments in Russia and from the international markets to examine how hotels, airlines, tour operators and travel agents can maximise profits in this expanding market using new technologies and methodologies. It will be held on September 24-25 2008 during the Leisure Exhibition at Crocus Expo in Moscow.

Rationale

  • Russia is seeing a steady growth in infrastructure investment and earnings and disposable income is increasing, with an expanding middle class
  • Trends in domestic and outbound travel predict significant increases in all sectors, with airline travel benefiting particularly well from the growth.
  • Russian government investment into the tourism infrastructure is expanding
  • The hotel market is ripe for expansion and investment
  • Experts have predicted that over the next 5-10 years the Russian tourism industry will be developing twice as fast as in the European Union
  • Russia is currently seeing unprecedented growth in ICT development, particularly mobile technology, and online bookings in all sectors of the travel industry are increasing, with forecasts of growth up to 15 % by 2012