29th Annual ATME Conference

Date:  27 - 28 May 2009
Venue:  Green Valley Ranch Resort
Location: Las Vegas NV USA
Organization: Association of Travel Marketing Executives
Contact: Lindsay Stout
Phone: 972-488-4790
Email: lindsay@vollmerpr.com
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The Association of Travel Marketing Executives (ATME) announces keynote speakers for its annual conference May 27-28, 2009, at Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas. Headliners include: Henry H. Harteveldt, vice president for Forrester Research, Gary Sain, CEO, Orlando CVB, Ponder Harrison, vice president marketing, Allegiant Air, and Lorraine Hunt-Bono, commissioner, Nevada Commission on Tourism. Harteveldt also serves as the chairman for the conference.

'With the economic challenges travel marketers face today, it's more important than ever to network with the industry's brightest in order to acquire new insights and discuss creative solutions for a transformed travel environment,' said Joel Chusid, ATME's chairman. 'ATME's conference remains the optimal place to be for sharing ideas and interacting in open dialogue and informative sessions.'

Top executives from the travel industry's most successful brands will be on hand to discuss not only the basics of travel marketing, but also innovative ideas for making the most of today's unique economic environment.

Conference sessions will be delivered by leading marketing executives, including:
Hugh Riley, acting secretary general, Caribbean Tourism Organization, Vicki Freed, SVP, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Tim Simonds, vice president marketing, United Airlines, Peggy Bendel, SVP, Development Counselors International, Pamela Johnston, president, Pamela Johnston, Inc, Shirley Tafoya, president, Travelzoo, Susan Wilcox, director of communications, California Travel & Tourism, Todd Burke, vice president, jetBlue, Erika Pope, principal, Candid Communications, Alex Wilcock, CEO, Imagini, Kevin Fleiss, CEO, TravelMuse, Josh Steinitz, CEO, Nile Guide, Ryan George, CEO, Simpleview, Adam Rugel, CEO, Trazzler.com, Kristen Kopplin, VP marketing and communications, Travelscream, Dean Kakridas, Frog Design, and Brad King, Blue Kai.

Moderators include: Susan Black, managing partner, Susan Black Associates, Inc., Jeff DeKorte, VP business development, Travel AdNetwork, Rob Torres, head of travel, Google, Henry Harteveldt, VP & principal analyst, Forrester Research.

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