Schedule
The Los Angeles Times Travel Show is excited to announce its Travel Professionals day on Friday, January 27, 2012. Please check back for more information on how to attend, and additional updates to the schedule.
| 9 – 11am | Concurrent closed door meetings hosted by the following Consortiums: Ensemble Travel Group Vacation.com Travel Savers Each Consortium Meeting is only open to those Member agents and suppliers exclusively invited by each Consortium to that Meeting. |
| 11am – 12pm | “A View from the Top – An Interview with Travel Industry Leaders” Moderator: James Shillinglaw, Editor-in-Chief, Travalliance/ Vacation Agent/ Travel Pulse Speakers: Alex Sharpe, Executive Vice President, Signature Travel Network Joe Jiffo, Vice President Business Development, Ensemble Travel Group Karin Viera, Senior Vice President, Vacation.com Nancy Bennett, Senior Vice President, Travel Savers Open to all trade conference attendees |
| 12 – 1pm | “Key issues facing the travel industry in California” – including, “Opportunities & threats in the travel industry”; “Ways to enhance & protect your travel business”; and, “The future needs of the travel industry in California” Moderator: James Shillinglaw, Editor-in-Chief, Travalliance/Vacation Agent/Travel Pulse Co-presenters: Caroline Beteta, President, Visit California John Severini, President, California Travel Association Susan Tanzman, President, California Coalition of Travel Organizations Open to all trade conference attendees |
| 1 – 2pm | Luncheon & Presentation |
| “Portrait of American Travelers, 2012 Report: creating actionable ideas that will satisfy your clients and increase your profitability” Presented by Peter Yesawich, Vice Chairman, MMGY Global Special presentation by Mexico Tourism Board Open to all trade conference attendees |
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| 2 – 3pm | Travel Industry Seminars |
| Owners Only Moderated session providing actionable ideas to run and expand a travel agency Speaker: Jason Coleman, President, ASTA SoCal |
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| Cruising Everything you need to know about cruising and how to sell to new markets Speakers: Michelle Fee, President, Cruise Planners Camille Olivere, VP of Sales, Norwegian Cruise Line Lee Robinson, VP of Sales, Princess Cruise Line Vicki Tomasino, VP Sales, Carnival Cruise Line Laura Hodges, Director Natl Accounts, Royal Caribbean Cindee Crain, Regional Sales Manager, Celebrity Cruise Line |
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| Africa Luxury Travel/Safaris Distribution channel support in maximizing your Africa sales opportunities Speakers: Clark Corey, Vice President, APTA Dave Herbert, Great Safaris Dean Jacobberger, South African Tourism Henry Kartagener, Kartagener & Associates |
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| Gay & Lesbian Travel How to capitalize on this lucrative market segment Speakers: Marc Kassouf, Pride Travel Nathan DePetris, Pride Travel Open to all trade conference attendees |
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| 3 – 4pm | Travel Industry Seminars |
| Specialization Learn how to maximize your profits and capitalize on special markets Speakers: John Peters, EVP Tripology/Rand McNally Analia Rupar-Przebieda, President, Eureka Travel Michael D’Amico, Co-Founder, Global Basecamp Audrey Kennedy, Partner, On The Map Travel Stacy Small, President, Elite Travel International |
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| Caribbean Speakers: Eric Munro, CTO San Diego Janine Elder, CTO Inland Empire (Orange County) Vicki Lundy-Revels, CTO Bay Area Josette Basso, Sandals Yolanda Figueroa, Puerto Rico Tourism Company Mary Dring, MLT Vacations Consuelo Valdez, Apple Vacations |
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| Social Media Who Do You Trust: Dealing with the impact of citizen reporting Speakers: Lillian Africano, President-Elect SATW Kevin Collins, Co-Founder, Sutro Media Jim Brody, Senior International Sales Manager, tripadvisor.com Carolyn Spencer Brown, Editor-in-Chief, CruiseCritic.com |
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| Asia Speakers: Klaus Billep, President, PATA SoCal Mary Barnett, VP Sales, Pan Pacific Journeys Bernhard Clever, Director of Sales Development N.A., Air China Peggy Peterka, Marketing Manager, Tourism Authority of Thailand Lillibeth Bishop, President, Bishop International Group, Los Angeles Open to all trade conference attendees |
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| 3 – 6pm | Exhibition Floor & Industry Reception Open Open to all trade conference attendees |
| One-on-one appointments with destination sponsors and participants |
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