Airline Executives Tackle Distribution Issues at Global Conference

Airline Executives Tackle Distribution Issues at Global Conference

24-26 April, Ft Lauderdale, Presented by UATP – Airline Business Magazine

Airline Distribution 2007 is set to attain another year of record setting attendance with a spectacular agenda that includes executives from a dozen airlines and industry expert panelists from around the globe. The interactive audience format ensures ground breaking and news making discussions and debate over critical distribution issues facing the airline industry in today’s price sensitive and hyper-competitive market.

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Airline Distribution 2007, presented by UATP and Airline Business magazine is also featuring two industry leaders in keynote addresses: Jeff Smisek, president, Continental Airlines, Wednesday, 25 April and Duane Futch, Director of Global Travel Services, Wal-Mart, on Thursday 26 April. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from these executives and how they are handling the distribution challenges faced by airlines and corporations!

Kicking off the conference is an executive panel featuring senior commercial executives from AirTran Airways, US Airways and British Airways who will discuss their strategies for maximizing sales and lowering distribution costs in a highly competitive environment. Other panels include an international session where carriers from Latin America and the Asia/Pacific markets will discuss strategy and market dynamics of distribution; a payment panel examining the next wave of distribution cost cutting measures and how alternative suppliers are building market share; exploring new revenue streams and dynamic packaging; distribution deals where leading players will debate the future of distribution and the winners and losers from the recent GDS deals and much more!

Don’t miss your opportunity to network and learn from these top industry executives and add your own expertise in our interactive sessions with representatives from:

AirTran Airways, US Airways, British Airways, COPA, Qantas, SH&E, Continental Airlines, Inc., Edgar Dunn & Company, Delta Air Lines, Eurocommerce, IATA, LOT Polish, Datalex, Air Canada, Brussels Airlines, TACA, Sabre, American Airlines, Travel Technology Research, Galileo, Forrester Research, Innovata, ITA Software and many more!!!

If you attend one distribution conference this year, make it Airline Distribution 2007!

REGISTER NOW at http://uatp.com/distribution2007

The hotel conference rate of USD 169/night double occupancy is available only until 1 April, MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW!

Full details, agenda updates, sponsor information and registration online at http://uatp.com/distribution2007.

For additional information visit http://uatp.com/distribution2007 or contact: Linda Lucas, Airline Business at Linda.lucas {at} rbi.co(.)uk.

About UATP

UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel by airlines and travel agencies worldwide. UATP accounts are issued by: Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, American Airlines (NYSE: AMR – News), Austrian Airlines, Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL – News), Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines (NasdaqOTC: JALSY), Qantas Airways, Ltd., United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA – News), and US Airways (OTC Bulletin Board: UAIRQ.OB – News). AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for: British Airways (NYSE: BAB – News), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL – News), and Lufthansa German Airlines.

CONTACT: Wendy L. Ward of UATP, +1-202-626-4077, wward {at} uatp(.)com.