IATTRA Europe CONFERENCE 2012 - BILBAO
December 2011
The call for papers has now closed for the TTRA Europe Conference 2012 to be held in the amazing city of Bilbao from 18-20 April next. Full details of the conference may be found on http://www.ttraeurope2012.org/ . It is Organised by the European Chapter of the Travel and Tourism Research Association, the Competence Research Centre in Tourism –CICtourGUNE - and the University of Deusto .The theme of the conference is Performance Management and Measurement in Tourism.
IAN HENDERSON APPOINTED TO INTERNATIONAL BOARD
July 2011
Ian Henderson was appointed to the International Board of TTRA at its Annual Meeting and Conference in London , Ontario in June 2011. He follows in the footsteps of Noel Sweeney who was the first 'overseas' member of TTRA's International Board and was later to become its first true International President and Chairman. Ian is Secretary of the European Chapter of TTRA.
Another local link with TTRA comes from the appointment of Dr Sheila Flanagan of Dublin Institute of Technology as the new President of TTRA - a well earned honour.
TTRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2011 - SPEAKER UPDATE
June 2011
Noel Sweeney TTC's Managing Director is a keynote speaker at the TTRA International Conference. His subject is: "Learning from Each Other - Using research to adapt to current challenges in trends". Sharing the platform is Michele McKenzie President & CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission.
Conference registration is available on
https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=TTRA&WebCode=ConferenceReg
TTRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2011
June 2011
The TTRA Annual International Conference takes place in London - Ontario - Canada from June 19 - 21 based in the Hilton Hotel. The Conference Theme is - "Seeing the Forest AND the Trees - Big Picture Research in a Detail Driven World". Conference registration is available on https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=TTRA&WebCode=ConferenceReg
TTRA Europe Conference - 2011
April 2011
Because of the postponement of the 2010 conference until this month there is less time than usual until the 2011 Conference. It is co-hosted by the University of Savoie in France and the César Ritz Hotel School in Switzerland. The location is Archamps just inside France on the Swiss border - with Geneva as the nearby airport. Full details are to be found on http://www.ttra-europeconference-2011.com/location/
TTRA Europe Conference - A success!
September 2010
Over 120 delegates attended the rescheduled TTRA Europe Chapter Conference in Budapest from 1-3 September. This was an excellent outcome following the postponement from April due to the ash-cloud travel crisis. The theme of wellness and tourism was highly appropriate for Hungary with its excellent spa products and its developing medical tourism expertise. Congratul;ations are due to Laszlo Puckzo and his team for running such a successful event under very difficult circumstances.
TTRA Europe Conference - 2011
April 2011
Because of the postponement of the 2010 conference until this month there is less time than usual until the 2011 Conference. It is co-hosted by the University of Savoie in France and the César Ritz Hotel School in Switzerland. The location is Archamps just inside France on the Swiss border - with Geneva as the nearby airport. Full details are to be found on http://www.ttra-europeconference-2011.com/location/
TTRA Europe Conference - A success!
September 2010
Over 120 delegates attended the rescheduled TTRA Europe Chapter Conference in Budapest from 1-3 September. This was an excellent outcome following the postponement from April due to the ash-cloud travel crisis. The theme of wellness and tourism was highly appropriate for Hungary with its excellent spa products and its developing medical tourism expertise. Congratul;ations are due to Laszlo Puckzo and his team for running such a successful event under very difficult circumstances.
TTRA Europe Conference - 2011
April 2011
Because of the postponement of the 2010 conference until this month there is less time than usual until the 2011 Conference. It is co-hosted by the University of Savoie in France and the César Ritz Hotel School in Switzerland. The location is Archamps just inside France on the Swiss border - with Geneva as the nearby airport. Full details are to be found on http://www.ttra-europeconference-2011.com/location/
TTRA Europe Conference - A success!
September 2010
Over 120 delegates attended the rescheduled TTRA Europe Chapter Conference in Budapest from 1-3 September. This was an excellent outcome following the postponement from April due to the ash-cloud travel crisis. The theme of wellness and tourism was highly appropriate for Hungary with its excellent spa products and its developing medical tourism expertise. Congratul;ations are due to Laszlo Puckzo and his team for running such a successful event under very difficult circumstances.
TTRA Europe Conference - Try Again!
July 2010
Ian Henderson is presenting a paper at the TTRA Europe Conference (now 1-3 September 2010) on the subject of "Cruise Tourism & Wellness". He looks at the changing face of the industry and the challenges facing cruise lines in developing a healthy product while facing enormous pressure to fill ship and mix market segments. The Conference fell victim to the travel chaos across Europe caused by the ash from the Icelandic volcano eruption. For registration go to the TTRA Europe Conference website here. Ian was also a speaker at the main TTRA International conference at San Antonio in June where he covered the topic of Crisis Management in Tourism.
TTRA Europe Conference POSTPONED!
April 2010
2010 Europe Conference of TTRA planned for Budapest, Hungary from 21-23 April on the theme of "Health, Wellness and Tourism - healthy tourists, healthy business?" has been postponed until Sepember 2010. The Conference fell victim to the travel chaos across Europe caused by the ash from the Icelandic volcano eruption. The new data is 1-3 September and registartions remain valid.
TTRA Europe Conference 2010
March 2010
Ian Henderson is presenting a paper at the TTRA Europe Conference on the subject of "Cruise Tourism & Wellness". He looks at the changing face of the industry and the challenges facing cruise lines in developing a healthy product while facing enormous pressure to fill ship and mix market segments.The 2010 Europe Conference of TTRA is in Budapest, Hungary from 21-23 April. The theme is "Health, Wellness and Tourism - healthy tourists, healthy business?".
TTRA Europe Conference 2010
September 2009
The 2010 Europe Conference of TTRA is in Budapest, Hungary from 21-23 April. The theme is "Health, Wellness and Tourism - healthy tourists, healthy business?". The health theme is very appropriate for Hungary which has a major helath based tourism industry. Abstracts of paers for the conference are due by October 30th. Full details may be found on http://www.ttra-europeconference.com
TTRA HAWAII SPEAKER
June 2009
Ian Henderson is speaking on behalf of Europe in a key business session
at the Annual Travel & Tourism Research Association Conference in
Hawaii. Ian is joining a distinguished group of speakers led by Dr Suzanne
Cook of the US Travel Association and Greg Duffnell of PATA. Three up
to date views of the current state of tourism in the US, Europe and Pacific
Regions.will be given The conference runs from 21-24 June in Honolulu.
ROTTERDAM / BREDA 23-24 April 2009
The European Chapter conference was quite a success based in two centres
- Rotterdam and Breda at end April. Despite the economic downturn many
international delegates made the trip and heard a wide variety of presentations
and debate. TTC Managing Director and ex International Chair and President
of TTRA Noel Sweeney gave the after dinner address to delegates at Breda
with a challenging speech on the impact of the current ecconomic crisis
on European tourism. The 2010 European Conference will bi in Budapest.
ROTTERDAM / BREDA 23-24 April 2009
The call for papers for the TTRA European Chapter Conference 2009 is under way. The conference is entitled "Transport & Tourism: Challenges, Issues and Conflicts". This very topical conference is likely to be one of the best attended ever. Sub themes of the conference are: Global Transport Development; Transport and Logistics at Destinations; ICT in Tourism and Transport and Ethical Issues and Sustainable Development. Abstracts should be submitted by October 31st 2008. Full details may be found at: www.ttra-europeconference.com/index.html.
TTRA EUROPEAN CHAPTER CONFERENCE
ROTTERDAM / BREDA 23-24 April 2009
The TTRA European Chapter Annual Conference for 2009 will take place in Rotterdam and Breda on the 23-24 April 2009. The theme will be Transport & Tourism and a call for papers will go out in June 2008.
The 2009 Conference follows the outstandingly succssful 2008 Conference just ended in Helsinki.
TTRA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 'Freedom to Travel'
PHILADELPHIA JUNE 15-17 2008
The TTRA Annual Conference takes place in Loews Hotel in the historic city of Philadelphia in the period June 15-17 next. This 39th Annual Conference takes its usual twin track approach of practitioners and academics sessions. Keynote speaker is John Heimlich Vice President of the Air Transport Association.
More conference details may be found at www.ttra.com .
TTRA EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 2008 CALL OF PAPERS
HELSINKI 23-25 April 2008
The call for papers for the TTRA European Chapter Conference 2008 is under way. Papers should be submitted by end November 2007. Details on www.ttra2008.com. Ian Henderson - newly elected Secretary of the TTRA European Chapter and Managing Partner UK of TTC International said: "High quality papers are the life blood of the conference and a true international flavour will be a real bonus". Time is short so action now.
TTRA EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 2008
HELSINKI 23-25 April 2008
The TTRA European Chapter Conference takes place in Helsinki, Finland next year from 23-25 April. It is hosted by the Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences and is on the theme of 'Competition in Tourism: Business & Destination Perspectives'. More information is avaialble on www.ttra2008.com
TTRA ELECTION
C. NOEL SWEENEY ELECTED TTRA CHAIRMAN
TTC Managing Director C. Noel Sweeney was elected Chairman of the Travel & Tourism Research Association (TTRA) at is recent conference in Las Vegas. Noel will help to guide the worldwide organisation of more than 800 travel research and marketing professionals, having previously served as the organisation’s President.
TTRA ELECTION
DR SHEILA FLANAGAN - DIT - ELECTED TO TTRA BOARD
Dr Sheila Flanagan of Dublin Institute of Technology has just been elected to the TTRA International Board of Directors. She joins C. Noel Sweeney, TTC’s Managing Director and current President of the Board of TTRA International.
TTRA Conference Las Vegas 2007
Beat the Odds with Tourism Research
Caesar's Palace Hotel, Las Vegas June 17-20
TTRA'S 38th Annual Conference is hosted this year in Las Vegas, Nevada. Following the success of the 2006 Conference in Dublin another world class location has been chosen by TTRA under its President Noel Sweeney. Key note Speaker is Mr. David Norton, Senior Vice President of Relationship Marketing with Harrah's Entertainment, now the world's largest gaming company.
TTRA Europe Conference Nice 2007
Tourism, Mobility & Technology
Hotel Le Méridien – Nice Côte d’Azur, France - April 23-25
The Travel and Tourism Research Association Europe and CERAM Sophia Antipolis are running the 2007 Europe Conference on the edge of the Meditteranean. The programme contains four plenary sessions and some 70 papers will be presented. Full details from www.ttra-europe.org
Noel Sweeney, TTC’s Managing Director will speak on The
Changing
Face of the Airline Industry in Europe at the upcoming Travel
& Tourism Research Association (TTRA) European Chapter later this
month.
Noel will discuss the impact of the latest EU-US Air Service Agreement,
as well as projecting future developments in the Low Cost Carriers sector
and M&A amongst legacy carriers.
Afternote: TTC's Managing Partner UK - Ian Henderson was elected to the
Board of TTRA Europe at the Nice Conference
TTRA Dublin Reflections
DIT School of Hospitality Management & Tourism
January 24th 2007 Launch
Dublin Inistitute of Technology's Hospitality & Tourism School launches its first 'Lets Talk Tourism' podcast this week. The podcast covers the 2006 TTRA Conference in Dublin and features interviews with Scott Meis of Scott Meis Research Associates; Rick Taylor of the Business Tourism Company in Cape Town and Doug Frechtling of George
Washington University. This is the first of a monthly series of podcasts and is available on www.clickcaster.com/letstalktourism1
e podcast covers the 2006 TTRA Conference in Dublin and features interviews with Scott Meis of Scott Meis Research Associates; Rick Taylor of the Business Tourism Company in Cape Town and Doug Frechtling of George
TRA Canadian Conference Report
TTRA
October 15-17 2006 - Montebello, Quebec
C. Noel Sweeney, TTC’s Managing Director and President of the Board of TTRA International officially welcomed delegates to the 2006 TTRA Canadian Chapter conference, “Transitions in Tourism,” held on October 15-17 at the Fairmont le Château Montebello in Montebello, Quebec. The conference keynote was delivered by Francesco officially welcomed delegates to the 2006 TTRA Canadian Chapter conference, “Transitions in Tourism,” held on October 15-17 at the Fairmont le Château Montebello in Montebello, Quebec. The conference keynote was delivered by Francesco Frangialli, Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) who highlighted the many significant changes in both the technical role and functions of the UNWTO since the December 2003 resolution by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly making UNWTO a fully-fledged specialized agency of the UN. In particular he addressed the agency’s leadership responsibility for developing and integrating tourism statistics within the global system of social and economic statistics, and the development of TSA.
TTRA European Chapter Conference 2007
TTRA
August 2006
Tourism, Mobility & Technology! Nice, France April 23d-25th 2007 Hotel Le Meridien
TTRA is following up the success of its 2006 Conference through its European Chaper's Conference in Nice in April 2007. Currently there is a call for papers for the conference and etails may be found on the TTRA European Chapter website www.ttra-europe.org
Next year's main conference is in Las Vegas in June.
TTRA Conference Dublin 2006 - OUTSTANDING SUCCESS!
TTRA
June 2006
NEW FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL TOURISM - TRENDS & COMPETITIVE CHALLENGES JUNE 18 th – 21 st, 2006 (AlexanderHotel, Dublin, Ireland)
TTRA had its most successful conference when 315 delegates attended the first ever held outside North America. The conference provided an array of industry and academic speakers and a wide ranging series of plenary and break-out sessions. With the Awards Dinner in Trinity College and even a Dublin Pub Crawl the delegates were overwhelmed with both the welcome and hospitality coupled with thorough and detailed planning to ensure its success.
Next year's conference is in Las Vegas in June while the European Chapter Conference is in Nice in April.
TTRA - TRAVEL & TOURISM RESEARCH ASSOCIATION - 37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 2006
NEW FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL TOURISM - TRENDS & COMPETITIVE CHALLENGES JUNE 18 th – 21 st , 2006 (AlexanderHotel, Dublin, Ireland)
Over 100 North American delegates are already booked into the first TTRA Annual Conference outside North America. The impressive speaker list is to be launched soon. Local delegates are urged to book soon and not leave it too late for a place: Noel Sweeney Conference Chair and TTC's Managing Director said: "This is well worth making the effort to attend -any tourism professional in Ireland or the UK should have a world class conference experience!"
For more information please go to www.ttra.com