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2007 Newsletters

1  April  2007

In This Issue

  • UATP-Airline Business present - Airline Distribution 2007
  • INFOSEARCH: Airline Merchants & Suppliers Explain Benefits of UATP
  • UATP Insider's Club travel protection plans are specifically designed for airline employees and their families!!!
  • UATP Calendar Updates

UATP-Airline Business present - Airline Distribution 2007

AIRLINE DISTRIBUTION IS LESS THAN 1 WEEK AWAY…. HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET?

UATP.COM/DISTRIBUTION2007

With over 200 attendees and nearly 30 airlines represented, this is the one conference that you don’t want to miss in 2007! 

Wednesday 25 April

8:30 - 8:45 - Welcome Remarks: UATP and Airline Business
8:45 - 10:15 - Executive Session: AirTran Airways, US Airways, British Airways
10:45 - 12:00 - International Airlines Session: COPA Airlines, Qantas, SH&E, TACA
13:30 - 14:30 - Keynote: Jeff Smisek, President, Continental Airlines, Inc.
14:30 - 16:00 - Payment Models - Driving Efficiency: Edgar Dunn & Company, Delta Air Lines, Eurocommerce, UATP, IATA
16:30 - 17:30 - New Revenue Streams and Dynamic Packaging: Frontier Airlines, LOT Polish, Datalex, Air Canada, Sabre
17:30 - 17:50 - Speaker: Retail Decisions

Thursday 26 April

9:00 - 9:30 - Keynote: Needs of Corporate Travel Managers, Duane Futch, Director Global Travel, Wal-Mart
9:30 - 10:45 - Distribution Deals - Good, Bad or Indifferent?:Brussels Airlines, American Airlines, Sabre, Travel Technology Research Limited, Galileo, WestJet
11:15 - 12:30 - Working the Web - Sales & Marketing Innovations: Forrester Research, Dale Moss, Innovata, ITA Software, TripAdvisor

CAN YOU AFFORD TO MISS THIS?

 Hear what industry leaders are saying, learn new strategies, and voice your opinion or ask the difficult questions that everyone wants the answers to.

Visit uatp.com/distribution2007 for a full agenda and speaker details.

Register now to reserve your seat at Airline Distribution 2007, 24-26 April, Ft. Lauderdale. UATP.COM/DISTRIBUTION2007

Airline Distribution 2007 is sponsored by: American Airlines, AirPlus International, ACS, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines, CarTrawler, CedAr Open Accounts, TRX, NBTA, Travelport, Retail Decisions, CheckFree, PayPal, British Airways, ITA Software, Pinnacle Payment Solutions, Datalex, and Innovata.

For additional information visit uatp.com/distribution2007 or contact: Linda Lucas, Airline Business at Linda.lucas@rbi.co.uk; OR visit uatp.com/distribution2007 TO REGISTER TODAY!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN FT LAUDERDALE! 

INFOSEARCH: Airline Merchants & Suppliers Explain Benefits of UATP

UATP is pleased to offer InfoSearch; a free workshop for airlines looking to save money, earn incremental revenue and build corporate customer loyalty.  Learn the value of lowering distribution costs and why you need to join the UATP Network!

When: Thursday, 26 April
Where: Sheraton Yankee Trader
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm

2:00 - 2:30 pm - Overview of UATP
2:30 - 3:00 pm - Corporate Customer Perspectives: Wal-Mart and Amedisys, Inc.
3:00 - 3:30 pm - Issuer Perspective: American Airlines
3:30 - 3:50 pm - Operational Overview- Issuing UATP
3:50 - 4:10 pm - Billing System Vendor Introduction: TRX and AirPlus International
4:10 - 5:00 pm - Wrap-up and Q&A

Please register your interest in participating by sending an e-mail to sales@uatp.com.  Your registration and attendance will automatically enter you for prize drawings during the workshop. 

InfoSearch is following the two-day Airline Distribution Conference presented by Airline Businessand UATP.

UATP Insider's Club travel protection plans are specifically designed for airline employees and their families!!!

If you are eligible for industry-free or reduced-rate fares on airlines, you are eligible to purchase Insider's Club plans! ANNUAL plans begin as low as USD 24.95. Coverage includes travel on regularly scheduled airline, cruise line and Amtrak passenger trains!  Coverage may also include (depending on the plan that you purchase):

  • Checked Lost/Stolen Baggage Protection and Baggage Delay

  • Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption and Trip Delay

  • Emergency Medical Evacuation and Repatriation

  • Travel Accident Protection

  • 24-Hour Worldwide Emergency Assistance

Visit www.uatptravelprotection.com for details, to download a description of coverage and to enroll today!  For any questions, please contact uatp@berkely.com or call 1-800-383-0049.  

UATP Calendar Updates

23-25 April, China                               CT&TW (NBTA) China 2007 – speaker/sponsor

24 April, Ft Lauderdale, FLA               UATP Board of Directors Meeting

24 April, Ft Lauderdale, FLA               UATP 101 Training Class

24 -26 April, F. Lauderdale, FLA         Airline Distribution 2007 Conference

26 April, Ft Lauderdale, FLA               INFOSEARCH

6-8 May, Miami                                   ACTE International Conference – sponsor

7-9 May, Munich                                 Unisys Travel and Transportation Conference,

                                                            Speaker