The
PLUs
Forum
TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION FORUM
Postponed
New date pending
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Topics
Group Discussion
Herewith some general questions to foster a focus and framework for discussion, but as ever go where the conversation leads you. Be insightful.
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Is it time for travel to trade quality for quantity? How? Is overtourism resolved?
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Will the current concern for sustainability, personal health & security persist? Who will pay for it?
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Will the business modus/travel be transformed?
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For many Covid has been digitally transformational; What role will technology have in enabling this digital shift for travel?
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Can start-ups survive the forecast gradual return (2 years?) to normalcy? How?
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Is AI dead and buried? If not, why not?
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Have OTAs been knocked off their perch?
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What new products/travel styles will emerge from the crisis?
Agenda
OCT 05
WELCOME EVENING - Hotel One66
18:00
Welcome drinks
Ljubljana 05Oct2022
20:00
Dinner locally
OCT 06
WORKING SESSION - One66
Basket ball Court !!!
09:00
MyCovid Part 2
Are we nearly there yet?
10:00
The last 3 years in Review
Don Birch
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Picture quiz - All
11:30
Speaker programme
work in progress
13:00
Lunch at One66
PM
Startup Huddle
Breakout groups
20:00
Dinner Ljubljana Old Town
OCT 07
CLOSING SESSION - One66
10:30
Key Note - TBD
11:00
Breakout groups - Feedback
13:00
Departures
Attendees
Prague Oct 2021
FEATURED INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Don Birch
The PLUs Forum Founder & Organizer
Travel Distribution & Ops Expert
Max Izmaylov
Winding Tree
Founder & CEO
Marc Hofmann
Checkmybus
Founder & CEO
David Soskin
Howzat Partners
Ex Cheap Tickets
Pedro Anderson
Winding Tree
Founder & COO
Sacha Hausmann
Stellant Partners
Investor
Chuck Ehredt
Currency Alliance
Founder & CEO
Eric Leopold
ThreeDot CEO
Travel & Aviation consulting
Will Phillipson
Kyte CEO
Ex CTO Silverrail
Alex Bainbridge
Busy Rooms
Bed bank COO
Charlotte Lamp Davies
A Bright Approach ltd
Marketing on Steroids
Casey Davy
Autoura
Founder & CEO
Justin Morshead
VP Corp Dev
The Venue
Hotel One66
Ljubljana, Slovenia
ABOUT US
The PLUs Forum
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As an industry Forum, we seek to enable meaningful exchanges and learning.
The PLUsForum draws together like-minded travel distribution experts with a range of skill and experience sets.
Each year, we meet to update on the past year, catch up with old friends and meet new Forum members.
Never more than twenty attendees, in ten years, the Forum has welcomed over 80 different participants and has visited eleven countries.
Don Birch
Founder & Organiser, Don has decades experience in most facets of travel distribution and operations. The Forum is his attempt to give a little back to the Community that has given him so many opportunities.
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