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Fresh off the research desk, Australia’s tourism and hotel outlook report will provide in depth analysis of international & domestic tourism trends. This includes an update on the hotel building boom across Australia to see if we can break the 100 new hotels record. The Deloitte three year forward looking occupancy, average rate and room revenue figures will be announced across the 10 major markets covered. This session will inform you what the future looks like for our industry, thus you can’t miss this one!
Speaker: Bryon Merzeo, Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure, Deloitte Financial Advisory
Market Insights and Trends
The online distribution landscape is changing rapidly. Discover opportunities from digital disruption and leverage data insights from Expedia’s portfolio of travel brands to understand key trends driving today’s travellers.
Speaker: Tori Atman, Area Manager Brisbane, Expedia® Lodging Partner Services
Airbnb & the Sharing economy-how is it impacting hotels?
The Head of Revenue and Sales for Mantra Group’s perspective on this emerging player in the accommodation industry.
Speaker: Luke Moran, Executive Director Sales, Revenue & Distribution,Mantra Group
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The Art & Science of Pricing
Times have changed. The landscape is multi-dimensional, the way we book travel is a maze and the consumer is now in control. This leads to the question: Is pricing still important? Or has the landscape changed so much that price is just a by-product that is required to close the sale? With discounts hitting us on every corner, is there such a thing of still getting the price right? Or is it simply time for us to look at our industry and job role in a different light – do we need to re-examine the way we define “demand” and ultimately “pricing”?
Speaker: Fabian Bartnick, LodgIQ
With the increasing trend towards technology focused hotels and resorts learn what are the current global forces of technology change in the hospitality industry and what transformations are underway including cloud services, big data, the Internet of Things, mobility and social.
Hear what this means to you as a hotelier and how these types of technology allow you to better service your guests. Bring along your questions for our expert in technology, it doesn’t matter if you’re from an independent, or large hotel, everyone can benefit.
Travis Macauley, Solutions Manager, Oracle Hospitality
You will learn:
Rachel Grier, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, IDeaS Revenue
How can the Digital Marketing team work with Revenue Management to improve the bottom-line. Learn about some new & improved ways of managing reviews and how to apply some easy methods to improve your ratings, and improve guest experience while your guest is in-house.
Nicole Weiner, Director of Sales Asia Pacific, Revinate