Wednesday 12th October 2011

The countdown is under way for TNT’s inaugural UK Adventure & Backpack Industry Conference – the conference for travel industry experts.

A sell-out success in Australia for more than 15 years, ABiC is the only event of its kind specifically aimed at adventure and backpacker travel operators and retailers and has delivered audiences of more than 250 in Sydney every year.

TNT Multimedia Chairman Ken Hurst will kick off the day by introducing delegates to the leading industry experts whose presentations will provide you with the very latest market intelligence to help you increase that all important bottom line.

Topics will range from the benefits of setting up Corporate Responsibility Strategies to counterbalancing the challenges of the current economy; and we’ll make sure that you have your say at the end of each presentation, with the opportunity to pose your questions to a special Q&A panel.

Book now for these invaluable workshops:

Destinations and Sustainability

Nikki White of ABTA (www.abta.com) will be discussing why ABTA has taken destinations and sustainability into the heart of the organisation, what does destinations and sustainability mean, what we are doing as a team. From crisis management to long term destination partnerships, how it all fits together and why the industry is taking it on board.
READ NIKKI WHITE’S PROFILE HERE

In Search Of You

Zoey Chant, of Chant & Cox (chantandcox.com), will be exploring how travel websites can take control of their search engine optimisation in-house to make a dent in an already competitive market.
READ ZOEY CHANT’S PROFILE HERE

Travel Crisis Management

Vince Wilkins, of travel specialist Vantage Insurance (vantageinsurance.co.uk) will case study serious incidents that affect the industry and show how they can be managed without wreaking operational havoc.
READ VINCE WILKINS’ PROFILE HERE

2012: Making an Olympic effort

Visit Britain’s 2012 Games Project Manager Amy Crees (www.Tourism2012Games.org) will be outlining the opportunities presented by the London Olympics over the next 12 months and beyond. Even if your business won’t directly benefit from the Games, she will explain how you can benefit in the short or long term.
READ AMY CREES’S PROFILE HERE

Making The Headlines

Travel trade press relations specialist Fergus Dunipace, of Citrus PR (citruspr.co.uk), teaches with practical examples, top tips and hands-on exercises how to put your name up in lights in the local, regional, national and specialist media.
READ FERGUS DUNIPACE’S PROFILE HERE

The Big Issues

Tnooz.com editor and co-founder Kevin May will be sharing his cutting-edge-of-technology thoughts about what he believes are the four big issues facing the travel industry.
READ KEVIN MAY’S PROFILE HERE

What Price Social Responsibility?

World Nomads’ Nick Pound, will be looking at how to benefit from implementing innovative corporate social responsibility programmes (www.worldnomads.co.uk).
READ NICK POUND’S PROFILE HERE

The Secrets Of Maximising Value

Jonathan Wall and Deborah Potts, of Elman Wall (www.elmanwall.co.uk), will share the secrets of how they help 90 travel business owners to improve their bottom line and maximise the value of their businesses.
READ JONATHAN WALL’S PROFILE HERE
READ DEBORAH POTT’S PROFILE HERE

Boosting Your Brand

Communications specialist Anna Zachariassen, of Thrive Media Services (www.thrivemedia.co.uk) and award-winning designer Adam Mileusnic, of www.twentyfiveandahalf.com, will work with delegates to improve their brand, advising on brand strategy, providing 10 top tips to take away and one-to-one problem solving.
READ ANNA ZACHARIASSEN’S PROFILE HERE / READ ADAM MILEUSNIC’S PROLIE HERE

Book now to attend these insightful workshops and to network with other like-minded industry insiders.

Date: Wednesday 12th October 2011

Time: 8.30am -5pm

Where: Arlington Conference Centre, 220 Arlington Road, Camden, NW1 7HE www.arlingtonconference.org.uk

Cost:  £149 per delegate

REGISTER HERE NOW 

As part of its spectacular Travel Week, TNT is also hosting other must-attend events – see ITE Independent Travel Exchange UK and The Golden backpack Awards

Book an Early Bird Multi Ticket and attend all three events for just £275


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ABiC (UK) 2011 – Programme

From 8.30 am Registration/tea and coffee
9.00 am Welcome and opening remarks – Ken Hurst, Chairman, TNT Multimedia Ltd
9.05 am Official opening
9.15 am Keynote 1 Nikki White, Head of Destinations and Sustainability at ABTA
10.00 am Keynote 2 In Search of You
A masterclass in how to leverage internet search engines in pursuit of a higher profile and more bookings. Zoey Chant from the boutique search consultancy Chant & Cox explores how travel websites can take control of their Search Engine Optimisation in-house to make a dent in an already competitive market.
10.45am Morning coffee
11.00am Keynote 3 Travel Crisis Management
Vince Wilkins of travel specialist Vantage Insurance will case study serious incidents that affect the industry and show how they can be managed without wreaking operational havoc.
11.45am Workshop 1 Making the headlines Travel trade press relations specialist Fergus Dunipace teaches with practical examples, top tips and hands-on exercises how to put your name up in lights in the local, regional, national and specialist media.
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Keynote 4 The Big Issues
Tnooz.com editor and co-founder Kevin May will be sharing his cutting-edge-of-technology thoughts about what he believes are the four big issues facing the travel industry.
2.15 pm Keynote 5 What price social responsibility?
World Nomads’ Nick Pound, will be looking at how to benefit from implementing innovative corporate social responsibility programmes.
3.00 pm Afternoon Tea
3.15 pm Keynote 6 The secrets of maximising value
Jonathan Wall and Deborah Potts of Elman Wall will share the secrets of how they help 90 travel business owners to improve their bottom line and maximise the value of their businesses.
4.00 pm Workshop 2 Boosting your brand
Communications specialist Anna Zachariassen and award-winning designer Adam Mileusnic will work with delegates to improve their brand, advising on brand strategy, providing 10 top tips to take away and one-to-one problem solving.
4.45 pm Pulling together the threads
An opportunity to tie up the loose ends with the day’s main speakers and workshop hosts.
5.00 pm Close