2008 Report

2008 Report China Travel Distribution Summit hosted by TravelDaily is now regarded as the most prestigious event for China’s travel industry. This event is set to be the impeccable opportunity to develop your China entry strategy. 350 senior travel executives from Ctrip, eLong, Mangocity, Expedia, Google, PayPal, Rakuten.[More]

2009 Innovation Summit

2009 Innovation Summit Innovation to combat challenging times is the underlying theme to the 2009 China Travel Innovation Summit. TravelDaily was taking a refreshing look at travel distribution business from the perspective of distribution leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.[More]

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Despite a global downturn that has been impacting the world economy since late 2008, Chinese consumers continue to show strong interest in traveling outside China in 2009, according to the latest China Outbound Travel Monitor from The Nielsen Company. The latest Nielsen Outbound Travel Monitor reveals that the majority (85%) of Chinese travelers will ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ travel outside China within the next 12 months, either for leisure or business.

For global companies, China is no long the future. It is the present. China has become the focus of a world that is looking for a way out of swamp and nobody can afford to ignore this lucrative market.

The China Travel Distribution Summit 2009 will be a gathering of some of the world and China's leading travel industry leaders and executives to discuss core issues affecting the travel industry and how the travel organizations can partner together to improve market share, to collaborate in revitalizing the travel and tourism sectors as well as to seek out implementable solutions that can help transform, drive efficiency and improve bottom-line performance for the travel industry.

Topics that will be covered include:
  • How China is different from the other parts of world’s travel market? How Chinese consumers are buying travel?
  • What do global travel companies need to consider as they enter China? How they can avoid the pitfalls while they make merger and acquisitions in China?
  • How the restructuring of Chinese airline industry will impact the market competition?
  • How the hoteliers can successfully develop the win-win partnership with the Chinese intermediaries?
  • Whether the integration of social media and travel search will finally happen in China?
  • How the emerging distribution channels are impacting China’s distribution landscape?
  • What impact the mobile technology will have on altering consumer travel planning behavior?
  • Will the traditional GDS model thrive in a fast-changing online marketplace?
  • How the traditional tour operators could transform themselves to compete with the online players?
  • How the Chinese DMOs, car rental and cruise companies are using internet to sell to Chinese consumers?
  • Special focus session: Incredible India

TravelDaily(www.traveldaily.cn), published in 2006, is China’s leading online publisher and event organizer focusing on distribution, marketing and technology developments in the travel and tourism industries.

With our vast distribution and growing coverage, TravelDaily is now acknowledged as the Chinese travel industry’s No.1 source of free, local and international news. China Travel Distribution Summit and China Travel Innovation Summit hosted by TravelDaily have been regarded as the most prestigious industry event in China.

  • Decision-makers understand how China travel market is evolving and how you can develop your China entry strategy.
  • Distribution professionals learn what technologies you need to create and maintain profitable distribution partnerships, and how to get maximum control of the most profitable distribution channels – in other words, how to sell more for less.
  • Travel technology vendors understand how Chinese travel companies are using technology to streamline their business processes and sell to their customers, and how they are planning, buying and deploying technology. In essence, how to sell your technology to Chinese companies.
  • IT professionals learn how to build connectivity with Chinese airline and hotel suppliers, how to ensure seamless and cost-effective system integration, and how to develop fine-tuned web interfaces and booking processes to appeal to Chinese netizens and improve the conversion ratio.
  • Marketing professionals understand how to use technology to know your customers, improve brand awareness, strengthen customer relationship and develop the right marketing mix to improve ROI.

2009 Speakers

James Tang
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Ctrip

James Tang
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Ctrip

Cyril Ranque
Vice President of Partner Service Group
Expedia Asia Pacific

Cyril Ranque
Vice President of Partner Service Group
Expedia Asia Pacific

Guangfu Cui
CEO
eLong

Guangfu Cui
CEO
eLong

Glenn D. Fogel
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development
Priceline

Glenn D. Fogel
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development
Priceline

Vinay Gupta
Founder
VIA India

Vinay Gupta
Founder
VIA India

Simon Akeroyd
Vice President, Business Development
Amadeus Asia

Simon Akeroyd
Vice President, Business Development
Amadeus Asia

Brett Henry
Vice-President, Marketing
Abacus International

Brett Henry
Vice-President, Marketing
Abacus International

Kathleen Tan
Regional Head of Commercial
AirAsia Berhad

Kathleen Tan
Regional Head of Commercial
AirAsia Berhad

Matthew Ng
CEO
ET-China

Matthew Ng
CEO
ET-China

Hideaki Yokomizo
Senior Executive Officer
Rakuten Travel

Hideaki Yokomizo
Senior Executive Officer
Rakuten Travel

Ram Badrinathan
General Manager, Asia Pacific
PhoCusWright

Ram Badrinathan
General Manager, Asia Pacific
PhoCusWright

Bob Cao
Chief Analyst
iResearch Group

Bob Cao
Chief Analyst
iResearch Group

Ricky Heath
Travel and Transportation Industry Head
AT&T

Ricky Heath
Travel and Transportation Industry Head
AT&T

David Chai
General Manager
CHINAonline

David Chai
General Manager
CHINAonline

Sandeep Bahl
General Manager of China
Delta-Northwest Airlines

Sandeep Bahl
General Manager of China
Delta-Northwest Airlines

Qiang Xue
VP Travel & Transportation Solutions
Travelsky Co. Ltd

Qiang Xue
VP Travel & Transportation Solutions
Travelsky Co. Ltd

Zhiwen Huang
Vice President
Mangocity

Zhiwen Huang
Vice President
Mangocity

Maria Taylor
Vice President Distribution, Asia Pacific
Accor Hospitality

Maria Taylor
Vice President Distribution, Asia Pacific
Accor Hospitality

Philippe Garnier
Vice President – Sales Asia Pacific
Hilton Worldwide

Philippe Garnier
Vice President – Sales Asia Pacific
Hilton Worldwide

Elliott Ng
Co-Founder & Advisor
UpTake

Elliott Ng
Co-Founder & Advisor
UpTake

Christopher Charles Dennis
General Manager
Europ Assistance China

Christopher Charles Dennis
General Manager
Europ Assistance China

William Bao Bean
Partner
Softbank China & India Holdings

William Bao Bean
Partner
Softbank China & India Holdings

Hao Wu
General Manager
Daodao(TripAdvisor China)

Hao Wu
General Manager
Daodao(TripAdvisor China)

Mark Arxhoek
Regional Sales Director, Greater China
Air France KLM

Mark Arxhoek
Regional Sales Director, Greater China
Air France KLM

Yuchuan Zhang
Deputy General Manager of Telbanking Service
China Merchant Bank

Yuchuan Zhang
Deputy General Manager of Telbanking Service
China Merchant Bank

Roy Graff
Director of New Business Development
Expedia Affiliate Network

Roy Graff
Director of New Business Development
Expedia Affiliate Network

Christina Siaw
CEO
Macau.com

Christina Siaw
CEO
Macau.com

Oliver Chen
Assistant General Manager
OCT International Hotel Management Co. Ltd

Oliver Chen
Assistant General Manager
OCT International Hotel Management Co. Ltd

Yuezhou Lin
CIO
kdaysinn Group

Yuezhou Lin
CIO
7daysinn Group

Fritz Demopoulos
CEO & Co-Founder
Qunar.com

Fritz Demopoulos
CEO & Co-Founder
Qunar.com

Ivan Zhang
CEO
Kuxun

Ivan Zhang
CEO
Kuxun

Matt Huang
Business Development Director
IPS

Matt Huang
Business Development Director
IPS

Vikas Gulati
Vice President of Marketing, Asia Pacific
Sprice.com

Vikas Gulati
Vice President of Marketing, Asia Pacific
Sprice.com

Nico S. Beilharz
General Manager, Southern China
Lufthansa German Airlines

Nico S. Beilharz
General Manager, Southern China
Lufthansa German Airlines

Fajin Hu
Senior E-commerce Manager
Air China

Fajin Hu
Senior E-commerce Manager
Air China

Liangbing Yu
General Manager of Inbound E-travel Dept.
CYTS International Travel Co., Ltd.

Liangbing Yu
General Manager of Inbound E-travel Dept.
CYTS International Travel Co., Ltd.

Morton Huang
General Manager
Yiqifei.com

Morton Huang
General Manager
Yiqifei.com

Joe Xu
Vice President
Golden Century

Joe Xu
Vice President
Golden Century

Zhongwei Li
CEO
ShopEx

Zhongwei Li
CEO
ShopEx

Jens Thraenhart
Executive Partner
Dragon Trail

Jens Thraenhart
Executive Partner
Dragon Trail

Weijun He
Founder & Chairman
Topone Car Rental

Weijun He
Founder & Chairman
Topone Car Rental

Michael Goh
Senior Vice President, Sales
Star Cruises

Michael Goh
Senior Vice President, Sales
Star Cruises

Zinan Liu
Managing Director of China
Royal Caribbean Cruise

Zinan Liu
Managing Director of China
Royal Caribbean Cruise

Felicia Tang
General Manager, Southern China
Costa Crociere

Felicia Tang
General Manager, Southern China
Costa Crociere

Ji Sun
General Manager
China Air Service

Ji Sun
General Manager
China Air Service

Christine Liu
Country Manager, China
EasyRMS

Christine Liu
Country Manager, China
EasyRMS

Stefan Steinhauer
Executive Partner Greater China GSA
AutoEurope.cn

Stefan Steinhauer
Executive Partner Greater China GSA
AutoEurope.cn

Uwe Peter
Asian Directory
Holiday autos

Uwe Peter
Asian Directory
Holiday autos

Joseph Wang
Chief Representative of Beijing Office
TravelDaily.cn

Joseph Wang
Chief Representative of Beijing Office
TravelDaily.cn

Richard Li
Vice President of Sales
OYESGO.com

Richard Li
Vice President of Sales
OYESGO.com