Speak the Same Language
Are you looking for business or technology solutions for your distribution challenges? Is your travel segment starting to embrace distribution? Find out more about non-proprietary interoperability and the OpenTravel Alliance at this half day seminar.
- Find new solutions, trading partners and customers
- Understand how to save money using OpenTravel schema
- Gain insight and learn new skills
- Network and compare notes with your peers and colleagues
- Participate in the community of OpenTravel
Sign up for the OpenTravel event and attend TRAVDEX for $295 per person.
The OpenTravel half day seminar is Wednesday May 5, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Atlanta Cobb Galleria. TRAVDEX directly follows the seminar from May 5 – 7.
Stayed tuned for information about TRAVDEX 2011.
OpenTravel Alliance Seminar Schedule
9:15am-9:30am
Networking
9:30am-10:15am
Travel Industry Standards: Fish or Cut Bait
Moderated by Bob Offutt, Senior Technology Analyst and Editorial Director, Innovation Edition, PhoCusWright
Panelists include John Lambe, CTO OpenJaw Technologies.
Creating a global electronic marketplace for travel requires standards that enable learning, shopping, and booking across a multitude of points-of-sale. While some standards have been established, most segments are still too fragmented and there is still much to be done. What are the next steps, and who will make them happen?
All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of this research report, currently only available to subscribers of the PhoCusWright Innovation Edition.
10:15am-11:00am
Distribution in the Long Tail: Tours and Activities, a Case Study
Presented by Stephen Joyce, CEO Rezgo
11:00am-11:30am
Break
11:30am-12:15pm
Beyond XML: Alternative Forms of Travel Inventory Distribution
Moderated by Gianni Cataldo, Vice President and General Manager, Datalex
XML is the current preferred communication language in the travel industry, but there are other ways of distributing inventory. Panelists will discuss those forms in more depth, including examples of current use.
12:15pm-1:00pm
EDIFACT vs. XML: Standards in the Airline Industry
Moderated by Bob Offutt, Senior Technology Analyst and Editorial Director, Innovation Edition, PhoCusWright
Panelists include John Lambe, CTO OpenJaw Technologies
ATPCO and OpenTravel both create standard messaging structures to support the shopping, booking and distribution of airline data. Although the two organizations use different technologies and have different business models and sponsorships, they attempt to accomplish much the same thing. How can the industry best utilize the standards created by ATPCO and OpenTravel, and how can the two organizations work together to meet the airline industry’s needs?
TRAVDEX Opens
Schedule, day by day
For More Information contact, Valyn Perini, Executive Director, OpenTravel Alliance
+1 978 263-7606 or email Valyn
