Wednesday, 09 March
Eating like a local: The hungry millennial traveller abroad
Speaker: Greg Richards, WYSE Travel Confederation
Time: 13:00 – 13:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102
Digital natives: Differentiation in mobile
Speaker: Nick Hall, Digital Tourism Think Tank
Time: 14:00 – 14:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102
Quick wins for tour operators to increase online visibility and conversion rates
Speaker: Michael Pötscher, TourRadar
Time: 15:00 – 15:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102
Travel as a force for good: Marketing the experience
Speakers: Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll, Uncornered Market
Time: 16:00 – 16:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102
Beyond the Bed and Booking Sources: Findings from STAY WYSE research on youth travel accommodation
Speaker: Greg Richards, WYSE Travel Confederation
Time: 17:00 – 17:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand
Thursday, 10 March
Is ‘local’ the new authentic travel destination?
Speaker: Greg Richards, WYSE Travel Confederation
Time: 11:00 – 11:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102
Digital transformation in travel
Moderator: Nick Hall, Digital Tourism Think Tank
Speakers:
- David Chapman, WYSE Travel Confederation
- Inga Hlín Pálsdóttir, Promote Iceland
- Terri Scriven, Google
- Katrina Sokk, Enterprise Estonia
Time: 12:00 – 12:45 | Hall 7.1a Auditorium New York 1
Mobile in 2020
Speaker: Kevin O’Shaughnessy
Time: 14:00 – 14:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102
Revenue, reviews and securing the direct booking
Speaker: Thomas Landen, Revinate
Time: 15:00 – 15:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102
Hostels: Dirty word or revolutionary lodging segment?
Speaker: Eric van Dijk, MEININGER
Liam Doyle, Clink Hostels
Sabine Ranft, Generator Hostels
Time: 16:30 – 17:15 | Hall 4.1, ITB Berlin Stage
From Y to Z: Are you ready for Generation Z?
Speaker: Donna Jeavons, Contiki
Gloria Loree, Destination Canada
Michael Pötscher, TourRadar
Time: 17:15 – 18:15 | Hall 4.1, ITB Berlin Stage
Friday, 11 March
Clever money-making with channel management
Speaker: Adam Harris, Cloudbeds
Time: 13:00 – 13:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102
Exchange students: Travellers of the world
Speaker: Jovana Stanković, Erasmus Student Network
Time: 14:00 – 14:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102
Gringo Trails, gringo tales: How operators in the youth travel industry can use documentary films in sustainability training
Speaker: Pegi Vail, New York University
Time: 15:00 – 15:30
Place: Hall 4.1, WYSE stand 102