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October 6-9 ■ Gran Canaria ■
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The Travel Convention
Abta’s Travel Convention
kicks off in just three days!
Get set for
Olivia Hemmings tells
you what’s happening and
where, so you don’t miss
Gran Canaria!
any of the best bits
W
ith just a few days to go before business card so you have a contact for the
agents join the industry’s elite person you’ve spoken to,” she suggests.
at the Maspalomas Conference
Centre in Gran Canaria, make
TIPS.
sure you’re up to speed with what’s taking If you’re starting to flag by the end of the day,
place so you get the most out of the event. don’t miss the rum station provided by Gran
This year, the convention is a day shorter, Canaria’s tourist board for an afternoon pick-me-
meaning less time out of the office – but up, then head to the Avis stand for the chance
making it more important than ever that to win a VW Beetle convertible! And you can
you go with a clear idea of which sessions swing by Holiday Taxis which will once again be
you want to attend, who you want to talk to networking outside – in the back seat of a limo.
and what questions you want answered.
Business sessions
Talk Zone “Innovation” is the key theme of this year’s
The Talk Zone is the opportunity for dele- convention, so these presentations will
gates to attend speed-dating sessions with look at how the industry should address
exhibitors and speak to them face to face. consumers’ ever-changing purchasing,
This year, the exhibitors will be split into communication and travel trends.
five categories: The sessions, to be held in the Business
■ Add-ons Theatre, have been developed to be relevant
■ Cruise and air for delegates in every sector, and last year
■ Hotel and accommodation specialists both Claire and Sandy went to them all.
■ Tour operators “You can expect to get a lot out of these,”
■ Services and miscellaneous says Sandy. “The speakers are entertaining.”
Claire, who last year particularly enjoyed
Talk Zone takes place on Tuesday, October 7 listening to Thomas Cook’s chief executive,
from 14.30-16.30 in the main conference Manny Fontenla-Novoa, agrees.
building, next to the Business Theatre. If you “It’s really interesting to listen to the
have not yet registered your slot via the Roving Readers Sandy Ogier (left) and Claire Hall speakers. Manny, for example, is just not
Travel Convention’s online booking diary, someone you would normally come into
you can book a last-minute appointment trade. It was useful to be able to speak to contact with on a day-to-day basis!” she says.
during the coffee break in Tuesday’s them face to face and discuss various tours The business sessions start on Tuesday
morning business sessions, between 11.20 and learn about their products. morning, and first in the line-up this year is
and 12.00. “People were moving along fairly quickly, “Innovation: the key to success”, with Martin
But don’t be put off turning up if you don’t so as long as you were happy to wait a few Broughton, BA’s chairman and president of
manage to get anything fixed up: TTG Roving minutes, you were able to speak to people. I the Confederation of British Industry.
Readers Sandy Ogier and Claire Hall attended would still advise making an appointment if Setting the scene for the sessions to follow,
last year’s convention without an appoint- there’s someone you really want to see, just Broughton will touch on how he foresees the
ment and still managed to speak to suppliers. to avoid disappointment. Talk to as many future of British business, and consider what
Sandy says: “I had a chat with Seligo and people as possible, too, because they all have companies should do in the face of adversity
Page & Moy who had just returned to the something interesting to say, and take their and bad publicity.
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