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Travel Daily Presents
- Sydney - Australia
- 8 August 2024
Platinum Sponsor:
CVFR Travel Group
About Travel24
Charting Tomorrow's Travel Landscape
Find out what the next 24 months in travel have in store for the Australian industry at Travel Daily’s innovative new conference, Travel24. Leading minds in a variety of key areas that will shape travel’s next phase will tear open topics, share their thoughts, and challenge your thinking.
From consumer psychology to brand/agent relationships, travel technology to employee engagement, marketing strategy to DEI – Travel24 will lean on some of the best names in their fields to motivate, inspire and provoke delegates.
Presentations, panels, interactive sessions, Q&As and more – this is a travel conference like you’ve never seen before. Don’t miss it!
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Silver Partner
Lunch Partner
Breakfast Partner
Gold Partners
Meet Our Speakers & Panellists
Speakers
Azure Antoinette
Speaker, Author, Commissioned Poet
Don Farrell
The Hon. Minister for Trade and Tourism
Dan Monheit
CEO, Hardhat
Dean Long
CEO, ATIA
Louise McCarthy
Personal Travel Manager
Travel Managers Australia
Ram Chhabra
Group CEO, CVFR Travel Group
Michelle Newton
Head of Cultural Forecasting, Accenture
Yohan Siva
Personal Travel Manager - Owner
Helloworld Dapto & Helloworld Eastgardens
Emily Kadinski
Travel Agent/Owner
itravel Carlingford
Tom Pitney
Founder & AI Strategist
Airstack AI
Lisa Teiotu
Managing Director – AU & NZ
MSC Cruises
Adam Radwanski
MD Asia Pacific
Silversea Cruises
Ben Hall
CEO
AAT Kings Group
Simon Bell
Managing Director
Wendy Wu Tours Australia
Lori Modde
NSW Tourism Association
Brett Jardine
Managing Director
Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO)
Jill Abel
CEO
Australian Cruise Association
Charlie Trevena
Founder
Destination Webinars
Anna Shannon
Owner
Travel Agent Finder
Wendy Addinsall
Founder/CEO
Red Grape Social
Peter Little
Chair
Cruise Lines International Association
Victoria Loutas
Accenture
Program
Travel24 Schedule
Don Farrell
Minister for Trade & Tourism
- 9:00
The view from CBR: What's on the horizon for the travel industry?
As the travel industry leaves behind the rocky post-Covid years, the sector is once again thriving and in some parts, bigger and better than ever. But we mustn’t rest on our laurels. There is more work to do, but where are the opportunities for growth? In this keynote, Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell reveals how travel leaders can future-proof their businesses to build a successful local tourism industry and stay ahead of the game.
Azure Antoinette
- 9:45
DEI: How travel and tourism can level up
One of the world’s leading DEI experts (who is also Grammy-considered, a TED speaker and appeared on Greys Anatomy in 2021), Azure Antoinette will share how the travel and tourism industry can be better when it comes to DEI. She is a 13-year survivor of Multiple Sclerosis and has a strong passion for patient advocacy and living well with MS. Amongst her many commitments she has previously served as ambassador and/or spokesperson for Clean & Clear, The GAP, and Beats by Dr. Dre. These and other commitments see her on the road a lot, and give her an amazing, first-hand experience of how the travel and tourism industry is progressing with DEI.
- 10:30
Refreshments and networking
Ram Chhabra
CVFR Travel Group
- 11:00
Flying high: The crazy evolution of air travel
Airline capacity/network, airfares, NDC – post-Covid in the global airline industry has been a ride with more than a bit of turbulence. There is one person who gets a holistic perspective on a daily basis – CVFR’s Ram Chhabra, who will take to the Travel24 stage to reveal how the industry got to this point and what to expect in the coming 24 months. He will also touch on important topics connected with the airline industry, including the value of travel agents and consumer sentiment.
Dan Monheit
Hardhat
- 11:30
Please behave: How to adapt to a rapidly changing consumer
Is consumer behaviour black magic? Can you predict consumer psychology? How should the travel and tourism industry navigate a time of recovery mixed in with a cost-of-living crisis? Dan Monheit, consumer expert and CEO of Hardhat, an agency built on behaviour, will share his knowledge and strategies to navigate this complex area. Whether you’re working in a brand or as a travel advisor, these are tips you can’t miss.
Panel
- 12:00
Content That Converts: Supporting Agents To Stand Out Online
In a fast paced world with increasing demands and a rapidly changing digital landscape, travel agents are looking for support in a variety of ways to ensure their businesses thrive. Destination Webinars’ Charlie Trevena will lead a panel revealing the results of a recent webinar poll (attended by over 130 agents) asking what they most need help with, and discuss how the industry can collectively support agents with their digital marketing and online presence to increase their sales.
Moderator: Charlie Trevena – Destination Webinars
Speakers:
Anna Shannon – Travel Agent Finder
Wendy Addinsall – Red Grape Social
- 12:30
Catered lunch
Panel
- 13:30
Riding the wave of ocean cruising
According to the recent CLIA report, by 2026, ocean-going passengers are predicted to increase to almost 40 million. It’s clear that ocean cruising is thriving, but in the next two years, how can the industry support these increased numbers and continue to offer passengers new and exciting experiences? What does the local industry need to compete with the rest of the world? In this panel discussion moderated by Cruise Weekly editor Myles Stedman, five industry leaders will discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the sector.
Panellists:
Peter Little – Cruise Lines International Association
Adam Radwanski – Silversea Cruises
Lisa Teiotu – MSC Cruises
Jill Abel – Australian Cruise Association
Dave Humphreys – Royal Caribbean International
Tom Pitney
Airstack AI
- 14:15
A useful session about AI (seriously)
Arguably the most talked about topic of the moment, content guru (fomerly of Junkee/Punkee and News Corp) and AI expert Tom Pitney, founder of AirStack AI, will share with the audience how the travel and tourism industry can actually use AI in a way that will not put you to sleep or have you scratching your head.
Michelle Newton
Accenture
- 14:45
Consumer Macro Trends, delivering a resilient tourism future
This presentation will look at the socio-cultural drivers of change that are impacting the tourism sector. Consumer macro travel trends will provide a positive future forward view, supported by practical and tangible examples as to how these trends are presenting globally. This trend presentation will provide insight for the sector to move to a more resilient future.
Speakers:
Michelle Newton – Accenture
Victoria Loutas – Accenture
- 15:20
Refreshments and networking
Panel
- 15:45
Change agents: The challenges and opportunities for travel advisors
Hear from advisors themselves on where the opportunity lies, what the challenges are going to be and how they would like to work with suppliers both today and in the next 24 months in a special panel moderated by ATIA CEO Dean Long.
Panellists:
Louise McCarthy – TravelManagers
Yohan Siva – Helloworld
Emily Kadinski – itravel Carlingford
Panel
- 16:30
The biggest thing around the corner is...
In the final session of the day, some of the industry’s heaviest hitters will share what they will be looking out for over the next 24-months. In a series of bite-sized 10-minute presentations, they will reveal what they believe are the most significant topics facing the near future in travel from their side of the industry. Don’t guess what the major players are thinking, hear it directly from them!
Speakers:
Lori Modde – NSW Tourism Association
Brett Jardine – Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO)
Simon Bell – Wendy Wu Tours Australia
Ben Hall – AAT Kings Group
- 17:00
Networking drinks
Ticketing
Conference Ticket Pricing
Individual
- Full-day access to Travel24
- Lunch and networking drinks included
- Access to all regular sessions
- Excludes GST and booking fee
Group
5 tickets
- Full-day access to Travel24 for 5 people
- Lunch and networking drinks included
- Access to all regular sessions
- 5 tickets for the price of 4
- Excludes GST and booking fee
Want to send a larger group than five to Travel24? Contact us for a tailored package. Click here
Travel24 will deliver an all-new conference experience to the travel industry and is set to become an annual highlight. Get in early and put your brand in front of hundreds of engaged travel industry executives. Raise awareness, network with key players, and get your brand on stage and in Travel Daily, Cruise Weekly and travelBulletin.
Event Venue
- Sofitel Darling Harbour, Sydney
- August 8, 2024
- 08:30am - 6:00pm