| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 05/06/00 |
| Author: | Page Number: 3 |
| Copyright: Other |
Embracing the internet
Conference lines up key speakers
TRAVELOCITY European vice-president Jeff Lavender is one of the key speakers lined up for a Travel Weekly and Sabre conference entitled Embracing the Internet.Lavender will discuss e-commerce trends, the impact of travel buying and what Travelocity is doing to compete with other on-line travel sites. The event is being held on the morning of Thursday July 6 at Le Meridien Waldorf Hotel in London. Among other speakers, Sabre’s senior vice-president Europe, Middle East and Africa Chris Kroeger will tell agents how they can use the Internet to their advantage.
Sabre director UKand Ireland David Brown said:”Travel agents should be looking to establish a presence in as many travel distribution channels as possible.
“This conference will address this key issue and is hugely important to travel agents.”
Places for the conference are limited but to apply for tickets, contact Pritpal Attwal at pritpal.attwal@sabre.com.