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Concurrent Session 1:

A. Hawai‘i Visitor Statistics – Where to find it, how to use it.

Speaker: Daniel Nahoopii, Tourism Branch Chief, State of Hawaii, Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism


B. Cultivating Hawai‘i’s Tourism Product


Moderator: Muriel Anderson, Vice President of Tourism Product Development, Hawaii Tourism Authority
Panel: Shari Chang, Senior Vice-President Sales, Marketing and Revenue Management, ResortQuest Hawai‘i; Lorraine Lunow-Luke, Coordinator, Hawaii Capital Cultural District (HCCD); Lani Weigert, President, Hawai`i AgriTourism Association; Jane Testa, Director, County of Hawai‘i, Department of Research & Development; and Patricia Loui, President, OmniTrak Group Inc.

 

C. Communicating your Messages and Breaking through the Noise.

Panel: Mario Mercado, Arts & Research Editor - Travel + Leisure Magazine; Jeanne Cooper, Contributing Writer - SFGate.com; Toni Salama, Executive Travel Editor - VideoVisits, Inc.


D. Preparing for the Korean and Chinese Visitors.

Panel: Christopher Park, General Manager, Wilshire Grand; Chaoying Deng, Consultant for Elan Enterprises


Luncheon:

Speaker: Martha Rogers, Ph.D., Founding Partner, Peppers & Rogers Group

Concurrent Session 2:

A. Searching for Blue Skies – Navigating Hawai‘i’s Airline Industry in Turbulent Times

Speaker: Brad DiFiore, Director, Sabre Airline Solutions


B. Meetings, Conventions, and Incentives Market – Trends to Consider

Panel: Seth Tilow, International Advertising Director, Northstar Travel Media

 

C. The Hotel Industry – Getting Heads in Beds?

Speaker: Duane Vinson, Vice President, Smith Travel Research, and Joseph Toy, President & CEO, Hospitality Advisors LLC

 

2008 Annual Tourism Marketing Overview :

Speaker: David Uchiyama, Vice President, Tourism Marketing 

 

2009 Annual Tourism Marketing Plans:

North America & CMI

Japan

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Hawaii Convention Center

 

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 25 August 2008 15:05 )