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  Posted by TTC Admin February 6 - 300 views - Filed in Event News - #travel technology europe show 

  Travel Technology Europe, 7-8 February 2012, Earls Court, London

  19 January 2012: Travel Technology Europe – Europe’s leading travel technology event – is on track to grow by at least 30 per cent, with 2012 exhibitor numbers already exceeding those of 2011 and visitor registrations ahead of this time last year.

  In excess of 3,600 visitors are expected to attend the event, which takes place at Earls Court in London on 7-8 February 2012 and runs alongside the Business Travel Show. Visitors include senior IT decision makers from leading travel operators, online travel agents, travel management companies, hoteliers and airlines.

  To date, 60 exhibiting companies specialising in a wide range of travel technologies, from booking and reservation systems, network infrastructure and hardware, to mobile, social and web design, are also locked on the floor plan for 2012.

  Major travel tech brands and long-standing exhibitors Comtec, Codegen, Multicom, Pharos, ProCon, ISO, Digital Trip, Dolphin and Evolvi are all returning to the show. Intuitive, Hypertech, Open Destinations and Vibe Software are also returning and with a bigger presence for 2012. And the following companies are new for 2012: Travelport, Barclaycard Payment Acceptance, Sabre, AdInsight, Infinity Tracking, Hitchhiker, JFA Systems, Serious Games Institute, Teletext, Partners-Solutions, For-Sight, Dataflexnet, Raileasy4business, Traveldoo, KDS, Lanyon, 7r Openbook and Syntec.

  Travel Technology Europe returns in 2012 with a host of exciting new visitor features including:

  • Tech Launch Pad - where visitors can meet the hottest new talent in travel technology and source the market’s latest technology solutions

  • Innovation Hot Spots – suppliers showcasing particularly cutting edge innovations

  • Hotel Trail – quality suppliers servicing the hotel industry

  • Mobile and Marketing Hub – the perfect place for visitors to meet suppliers who specialise in social media and mobile technology

  • Business Travel Technology Zone – a brand new area located between Travel Technology Europe and the Business Travel Show featuring leading corporate travel tech suppliers and the debut of the Business Travel Technology Theatre

  The unrivalled educational programme features global brands at the Travolution Theatre, TTE Travelport Live Theatre and new for 2012, the Business Travel Technology Theatre.

  With content powered by the editorial team at leading publication Travolution, the Travolution Theatre focuses on the challenges facing the industry today with sessions designed specifically to help delegates drive their business forward and harness the power of travel technology systems. Highlights include the two Travolution Question Time sessions – ‘The Threat of Google Flight Search’ and ‘How to Find Growth in a Flat Market’.

  Speakers include Teletext Holidays and seeyourtravelagent.com whose presentation I Can See Clearly Now reveals how the internet is becoming a moving image medium and what this mean for travel businesses. Other sessions focus on cloud computing, how to expand overseas, web analytics and data feeds and real-time pricing.

  Highlights at the 2012 TTE Travelport Live Theatre include sessions from Tnooz. Visitors can also take part in the feisty, daily Tnooz Debates, the topics for which are chosen just weeks out from the show, ensuring they are current and 100 per cent relevant. The European Travel Technology Services Association, Travel Technology Initiative and Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International are also presenting.

  “Travel Technology Europe is an unmissable event for anyone working in the travel industry who wants to improve their online presence, increase sales, convert browsers to bookers or enhance and streamline their admin processes,” commented event director David Chapple.

  “It is the only place in Europe where they can discover the market’s leading technology solutions to improve business performance and increase competitive edge and this year it’s bigger and better than ever, with more suppliers, products, services and solutions, more conference sessions and a whole package of innovative new features.”

  To register for a visitor pass and be fast-tracked into the show, please register at www.traveltechnologyshow.com.  A pass to TTE also gives visitors access to the Business Travel Show and Business Travel Technology Zone.

  Travel Technology Europe is supported by the following sponsors and partners:

  • Travolution
  • Travel Weekly
  • Tnooz
  • ETTSA
  • Travel Technology Initiative
  • HSMAI Europe
  • Advantage Business Travel Management
  • Digital Visitor
  • Koko
  • CloudWorks
  • Travel Technology Connections
  • Infinity
  • Cleverdis
  • Travelport

   

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