20 November, 2008, 7:25:44 PM
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Events
The date has been set for No Vacancy 2009. It will be held in Sydney on Thursday, March 19. As ever the central themes will be Distribution, Innovation, Technology. It will be a great day featuring industry leaders, panels, case studies, presentations and debate. There may even be a touch of controversy with hard questions asked - and answered. Over the past two years No Vacancy has established a strong reputation and for dynamic programming and great networking. Around 250 delegates attended the 2008 event. Topics included online distribution, consumer trends, channel and yield management, carbon offsetting, star ratings, modern marketing tactics, pricing, social media strategies and plenty more. There's some great photographs - check them out if you have time. As for 2009, preliminary planning is now under way. If you have any suggestions or would like to get involved as a sponsor, please contact Martin Kelly on 02 9882 1575 or via email. If you haven't done so already, you can sign up to TravelTrends.biz newsletter for further updates.
Oops, missed TRAVELtech this year? Don't worry, Australia's leading online travel distribution and tech event will return bigger and better in early September 2009. Meanwhile here's a few images from the 2008 event to whet your appetite.
TRAVELtech is an annual conference that examines the latest online travel marketing and web-based innovations in an informative and entertaining manner. It has a well-established reputation for delivering relevant, high-quality content and excellent networking - see a sample of TRAVELtech 2008 delegates. If you have any questions, please call Martin Kelly on 61 2 9882-1575. Please visit the TRAVELtech photo gallery to see some more images from the 2008 event. |
Malcolm Auld
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Malcolm is the Principal of advertising agency Malcolm Auld Direct, known as MAD; specialist marketing education company The Marketing Campus; and e-marketing agency BuzzMail. He’s also run a few multi-national advertising agencies in his career – including Ogilvy & Mather Direct, J. Walter Thompson and EuroRSCG Partnership – and been the National Marketing Manager of TNT. Malcolm has worked across most marketing categories during his 25+ year career and brings a depth of local and international experience to help grow his clients’ businesses. Malcolm has worked with various organisations associated with the Tourism industry including: TourismNSW, British Tourist Authority, NZTourism, Australia and NZ Food and Wine Tourism, NT Tourism, Queensland Travel and Tourism, Tourism Victoria Alliance, Qantas, Ansett, Air NSW, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts (currently they are our client in over 20 countries), The Observatory Hotel, Hotel Nikko, Renaissance Hotel, Star City Casino and Hotel, Manly Pacific Hotel, The George Hotel (NZ), Queenstown Convention Bureau, Townsville Aquarium, American Express, Thomas Cook, UTAG, P&O Cruises, NZ Conventions & Incentives. He is author of one of Australia’s largest selling marketing texts – Direct Marketing Made Easy as well as E-mail Marketing Made Easy, the world’s first non-American book on the topic. Malcolm is a regular contributor to business publications and television shows and is one of Australia’s most popular marketing educators, having trained executives in 15 countries. |