About TRAVDEX®

Why TRAVDEX? Travel, tourism and hospitality represent the world’s largest industry. They account for 8 percent of worldwide employment, 9 percent of invested capital and 10 percent of global GDP.  And every year, millions of citizens leave their borders for the first time.

This enormous marketplace is highly fragmented because of the terrestrial nature of travel itself. Suppliers and infrastructure — transportation, lodging, activities, financial services, guides, security, communications — operate all over the world, one destination at a time. However, the travel researching, planning, sharing, purchasing, documenting and memorializing process is wholly digital, which is why travel is an e-commerce and m-commerce category-killer. Technology-based products, services and innovation are essential to the travel marketplace.

There are literally thousands of technology products and solutions serving this enormous, global and fragmented industry. Beyond the few established companies recognized in this space, each geographical region and industry sector spawns its own expanding collection of technology providers, many of them small and specialized.

Each year, a dizzying number of trade shows, conferences and other industry forums target the broader travel, tourism and hospitality marketplace as well as various travel industry segments. These events typically focus on geographies and/or sectors, with technology often only representing a subset of the coverage.

Buyers and sellers of travel technology make too many calls and stops each year to connect, pitch, buy and sell.

THE PROBLEM?

The basic buying and selling of travel technology is increasingly time-consuming, costly and confusing.

THE SOLUTION?

TRAVDEX the global, comprehensive travel technology trade show, uniquely solves this inefficiency.

WHAT IS TRAVDEX?

TRAVDEX is the comprehensive trade show where global travel technology business happens. This unique exposition is produced by PhoCusWright, the research authority on travel technology business and host of the industry’s annual go-to event. Exhibitors at TRAVDEX showcase and demonstrate technology-based products, solutions and services that empower travelers, suppliers and intermediaries to connect. Attendees — companies and organizations that sell and promote travel — seek innovative ways to improve and stimulate travel shopping and buying.

TRAVDEX features pre-scheduled buyer-seller appointments, exhibition space, sponsored events and networking opportunities. In this one-stop-shopping environment, exhibitors explain their business, target leads, fill their sales pipelines and close deals. Attendees learn about the dynamic and complex travel technology marketplace, compare features and benefits, and negotiate business deals for competitive advantage. As the travel, tourism and hospitality marketplace evolves at a rapid pace, TRAVDEX is a solid investment.

Welcome to TRAVDEX: the trade show that attracts global buyers and sellers of technology under one roof at one time. The quality and quantity of travel technology professionals is unprecedented. This is precisely why TRAVDEX is THE Travel Technology Trade Show.

TRAVDEX serves the following industry sectors:

  • Advertising/PR/marketing agencies
  • Airlines (scheduled, charter, fractional)
  • Attractions and activities
  • Banking/venture capital/private equity/financial services
  • Car rental (traditional and sharing)
  • Ground (bus, limo, shuttle)
  • Consulting and professional services
  • Corporate travel managers
  • Cruise lines (major, specialty, day trips)
  • DMO/CVB/tourist office/destinations
  • Educational institutions
  • Intermediaries
    • Traditional travel agencies
    • OTAs
    • TMCs
    • Tour operators (escorted, unescorted, specialty)
    • Wholesalers/packagers
  • Lodging
    • Hotels and resorts
    • Vacation rentals
    • Condotels
    • Inns and B&Bs
    • Hostels (couching)
    • Home-swapping
  • Publishing/editorial
  • Rail (major, specialty, day trips)
  • Search/content/community
  • Specialty travel
  • Technology solutions providers
  • Trade associations
  • Travel insurance

Technology products, solutions and services at TRAVDEX:

  • Affiliate marketing systems
  • Content and rich media management
  • Distribution channel management systems
  • Connectivity and interfaces
  • CRM, loyalty, profiling and personalization
  • Itinerary planning
  • Management information and reporting
  • Marketing systems
    • Advertising
    • SEO/SEM
    • E-mail campaign tools
    • Web design and development
  • Quality assurance
  • Reservation systems
    • Traditional supply (air, hotel, car, cruise)
    • Specialty supply (rentals, activities, ski, golf, train, etc.)
    • Licensed and Web-based systems
    • Appointments and meetings
    • Tours and packagers
  • Revenue, pricing and inventory management
  • Social networking
  • Web 2.0 tools
    • User-generated content
    • Blogs
    • RSS feeds
    • Sharing
  • Travel planning tools
  • Technology/professional services targeting travel marketplace
    • Database
    • Hardware
    • Mobile technology
      • Applications
      • Carriers
      • Enabling platforms
    • Network infrastructure
    • Security, privacy and fraud
    • Telecommunications, cable and satellite

ABOUT PHOCUSWRIGHT INC.

TRAVDEX is produced by PhoCusWright Inc., the travel industry research authority on how travelers, suppliers and intermediaries connect. Independent, rigorous and unbiased, PhoCusWright fosters smart strategic planning and tactical decision-making.

PhoCusWright delivers qualitative and quantitative research on the evolving dynamics that influence travel, tourism and hospitality distribution. Our marketplace intelligence is the industry standard for segmentation, sizing, forecasting, trends, analysis and consumer travel planning behavior. Every day around the world, senior executives, marketers, strategists and research professionals from all segments of the industry value chain use PhoCusWright research for competitive advantage.

To complement its primary research in North America, Europe and Asia, PhoCusWright produces several high-profile conferences in the U.S. and Germany, and partners with conferences in the U.K., China and Singapore where industry leaders gather to debate issues, share ideas and define the ever-evolving reality of travel commerce.

The company is headquartered in the United States, with offices in Germany and India.

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