  The Panel |
Travel Agents - Are They Past Their Sell-By-Date
When: 6.15-9.30 pm,
Monday 25 January 2010
Where:
The Bloomsbury Hotel
16-22 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3NN
(tube Tottenham Court Road)
As with past CIMTIG seminars, the event was hosted by several well known and well respected industry figures.
The panel included:
Lawrence Hunt, Director, Low Cost Holidays - Read biography
John Bevan, Non-Exec Director, Ickenham Travel - Read biography
Jackie Steadman, Director, Traveltime World Ltd - Read biography
Simon Beeching, Chair, Online Travel Training - Read biography
Kathryn Bullock, Interim Director, E-Commerce - Read biography
The panel was moderated by:
John McEwan, ABTA Chair - Read biography
CIMTIG kicked off the New Year by hosting a special travel industry Question Time. Following the successful format of the BBC's lively and hard hitting debate, CIMTIG encouraged anyone who was attending the event to text a question. As many texts as possible, along with further questions on the night were then be addressed.
While travel agents press for increased commission, tour and cruise operators, airlines and accommodation suppliers consider other effective methods of distribution. This session gave us a chance to consider the perspective of the travel agent. What marketing strategies are they adopting to attract and retain customers? How cost effective is their service and how can they persuade the principals that they can offer the best return on their investment?
Read related articles:
Post-event:
28/01/2010 - CIMTIG Seminar: 'High street is still key'- TTG Live
28/01/2010 - Blog from Joanna Walding, The Saltmarsh Partnership
26/01/2010 - Travel Agents have a bright future - ABTA
26/01/2010 - Review from Andy Jarosz @ 501places.com
Pre-event:
20/01/2010 - Working in Travel Survey 2010
18/01/2010- Travel agents should charge a fee
14/01/2010 - Time for a new kind of travel agent?
13/01/2010 - Data reveals strong start for 2010
06/01/2010 - CIMTIG to launch travel Question Time
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