Posts about "CON-X 2022"

The travel industry "as we knew it is dead" 

Palma de Mallorca, 01 June 2022.- Choosing what we want, how we want it, when and at what price. This equation, simple in concept but complex in materialization, was the pillar of Con-X 22, an international conference organized by TravelgateX that brought together in Mallorca -at the Es Baluard Museum of Contemporary Art- more than 300 CEOs from 45 countries and from the main companies in the global travel industry.

Roibos is the complete solution for B2B Hotel Distribution that allows Travel Operators and Hotels to contract directly without intermediaries at a click of a button. This disruptive start-up with huge growth potential allows Travel Operators to access the most competitive rates without relying on intermediaries facilitating pier-to-pier communication with Hotels.

After working in the hotel industry, at an airport, and an airline, it was a natural step for me to move to Amadeus, a technology company successfully serving the travel industry with reservation and operational systems in all verticals. In Amadeus, I worked for a long time in the airlines and distribution areas, in commercial and marketing roles. I got to know the exciting railway industry, completely different from the airline one. We helped railways improve how they sell their offering globally and make it as easy to purchase a train ticket as an airline ticket. 

What are the main challenges that your clients are facing at the moment?

The biggest challenge our customers are facing at the moment is understanding how they can safely and easily travel, especially as a family. The UK has removed all entry and exit rules and some other countries including Greece are also making holidays simple, but many are still asking for tests or vaccine certificates, which means families have to learn to navigate the restrictions. They’re turning to companies like Thomas Cook to help them, and our teams are working hard to give them the best possible advice.

Can you tell us how you became part of the SiteMinder team, and what projects you are currently working on?

I joined SiteMinder three years ago, after 25  years’ working in sales and marketing for some of the biggest names in IT and technology. What initially attracted me was SiteMinder’s disruptive vision for the hotel technology space, and the way the company fuses the creative energy of a tech startup with a global leader’s scale, reach and ambition.

Dr. Wouter Geerts Director of Research, Skift will participate as a speaker at the upcoming CON-X 2022 conference. Geerts, as a big data specialist, will talk about changes we have experienced in recent years, and some predictions ... although as he says, "he doesn't have the crystal ball", he will help to understand some perspectives through data.