Agenda

Tuesday October 15th

14:30 Arrival and registration

15:00 Selling Skills Workshop

Panel Session – Ambassadors Assemble

  • Darryl Gardner

  • Paul Hardwick

  • Zoe Franklin

  • Moderated by Lucy Huxley

Panel Session – Navigating the sector: Tips for Travel Agents

  • Becky Francis

  • Stu Darnley

  • Vicky Billing

  • Moderated by Lucy Huxley

Panel Session – Build & Inspire your Social Community

  • Andrew Regan

  • Hannah Blackmore

  • Moderated by Lucy Huxley

Selling Skills Game

  • Co-ordinated by Lucy Huxley & Claire Brighton

17:00 Workshop Close

19:00 Destination Showcase - Sponsored by Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.


Wednesday October 16th

08:15 Registration and light refreshments

09:00 Business Sessions

Chairs Welcome

  • Zina Bencheikh

ATAS News and Trends

  • Claire Brighton

Panel Session – In the Driving Seat

  • Mark Hanson

  • Niel Alobaidi

  • Simon Applebaum

  • Moderated by Lucy Huxley

Climate, Community and Connection

  • James Thornton

  • Followed by Q&A with Lucy Huxley

Solo Travel – A Customers Viewpoint

  • Carol Palmer

  • Sponsored by Just You

11:00 Coffee Break

11:15 Business Sessions

Expedition & Endurance

  • Saunders Carmichael-Brown

  • Sponsored by AE Expeditions

Panel – Sustainability & Responsible Travel

  • Brian Young

  • Dana Moore

  • Saunders Carmichael-Brown

  • Moderated by Lucy Huxley

 Changing Face of Media

  • Luke Hand

 My Experience on Race Across the World

  • Betty Mukherjee

  • Sponsored by Mail Metro Media

12:45 Picnic Style Lunch

13:00 Opening of ATAS Showcase

16:15 Presentation of ATAS Recognition Awards

18:30 Drinks Reception – sponsored by Quark Expeditions  

19:30 Evening Event - Sponsored by Virgin Atlantic & Delta