2007 Newsletters
1 September 2007
In This Issue
- ALMA DE MEXICO JOINS UATP NETWORK AS NEW UATP MERCHANT
- UATP FEATURED SPEAKER AND SPONSOR AT INDUSTRY EVENTS
- UATP Insider's Club travel protection plans are specifically designed for airline employees and their families!!!
- UATP Calendar Updates
ALMA DE MEXICO JOINS UATP NETWORK AS NEW UATP MERCHANT
Alma de Mexico, Guadalajara, is the latest airline to join the UATP network as a new merchant.
“Alma is expanding market share throughout Mexico and is continuously looking for ways to continue our reputation of excellent customer service,” said Guillermo Heredia, CEO, Alma de Mexico. “By accepting UATP, Alma de Mexico is meeting corporate client demands for UATP acceptance throughout Alma’s network while opening new revenue opportunities.”
Alma de México was created to satisfy the demand of travelers, who are looking for a better alternative in quality of service, as well as a strategic point for travel to intermediate destinations, with just fares and excellent customer service.
Alma is a new generation airline, with all the backing of experienced personnel and with international recognition for its safety procedures and certification by IATA with its IOSA audit on operational and maintenance processes.
Visit alma.com.mx for additional information.
UATP FEATURED SPEAKER AND SPONSOR AT INDUSTRY EVENTS
Ralph Kaiser, president and CEO, UATP, will be a featured speaker, and UATP a sponsor, at World Air Transport Forum (formerly known as Cannes Airlines Forum or CAF) Cannes, 18 October 2007. CANNES will consist of three simultaneous forums devoted to planes, airlines and airports, and commercialization and distribution. The theme will be “Sustainable development – the new frontier for the air transport industry”
The 2007 event is expected to have more than 500 participants, including 50 airline presidents or CEOs. Since its inception, the Cannes event has been the meeting place for major air transport decision-makers, transport company CEOs and airport directors. This year honored speakers include the Director General of IATA, Giovanni Bisignani, and many more.
Visit http://www.apg-caf.com/ for more information.
UATP will also be a featured speaker at CASMA’s fall international conference, themed “Breaking Down the Walls.” Ralph Kaiser will be a panelist on “Changing Tender - Evolution of Electronic Money in the Airline Industry” where industry executives will discuss the move from traditional payment models to alternative forms of payments and how electronic money is transforming the industry. The conference is being held 22-26 October, Berlin, with the UATP panel participation on Wednesday, 24 October. Other panelists will include PayPal, GlobalCollect, comData, MasterCard and be moderated by Edgar Dunn & Company.
CASMA has once again sold out and is expected to be one of the largest and most successful conferences yet! To learn more about UATP and how to solve all your corporate card needs and be sure, be sure to attend the payments panel and visit UATP at its booth in the exhibition hall!
For more information visit www.casma.org
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
UATP Calendar Updates
25- 27 September, Salt lake City Navitaire Users Conference, sponsor
25 September, London UATP Tech & Ops Council
26 September, London UATP Marketing and Sales Council
28 September, London NBTA Corporate Travel Think Tank, speaker and sponsor
17 -19 October, Cannes World Air Transport Forum, speaker and sponsor
22-26 October, Berlin CASMA International, speaker and sponsor
