TOURISM SUMMIT

Hello Tourism Colleagues!

Please join us April 14-16, 2008 at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut for Discover New England's 13th Annual Tourism Summit & International Marketplace.

This is your opportunity to meet and do business with over 40 international tour operators from the UK, Germany, France, and Ireland, as well as receptive operators from the United States. These operators will be at this event to expand their New England product. The Summit is also a great forum for discussing industry trends with your New England hospitality colleagues.

Summit Registration: NEW ONLINE REGISTRATION! Click here to register for the 13th Annual Tourism Summit & International Marketplace via our new online registration system. You will be able to pay by credit card or check through this new online process. (Please note: This is the only way to register for the event, we will not be mailing out paper registrations as we have in the past).

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PLEASE NOTE:  The Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale (where the Summit is being held) has SOLD OUT.  If you have not yet booked your room for the event, we have contracted with the New Haven Hotel, 229 George St, which is just around the corner.  Please call 203 498 3100 for a Discover New England rate of $129, available on April 13, 14 and 15.  http://www.newhavenhotel.com/index.html

If you have any questions, please contact the Discover New England office at 802-253-2500. See you in April!

INFORMATION ON THE DISCOVER NEW ENGLAND TOURISM SUMMIT
1) What is the Discover New England Summit?

2) Who should attend?

3) When will you know which tour operators are attending?

4) How do I know which tour operators to meet with?

5) Do you have a list of tour operators and US receptive operators who have participated in recent DNE Summits?

1) What is the DNE Summit?
The Discover New England Annual Tourism Summit & International Marketplace is an annual conference aimed at educating the New England hospitality industry about international tourism marketing. The conference is held each year in a different New England state.

The goals of the conference are twofold. One, to educate the New England tourism industry on how the international tourism industry operates and how they can be involved and two, for invited international tour operators and receptive operators to learn more about the New England product and experience the destination first hand.

2) Who should attend the Summit?
The principal focus is for both large and small tourism businesses to know as much as possible about how they can be part of New England’s fastest growing tourism sector. We invite over 35 international tour operators to attend and engage in one-on-one business meetings with members of the private sector, so that New England companies can develop meaningful business relationships with international holiday operators. It is a valuable opportunity to do real business and understand more about the marketplace without having to travel overseas.

The Discover New England Summit has an enormous advantage over other tradeshows such as Pow Wow International as the focus of the event is clearly New England. As a supplier you are not competing with any other destination within the United States or in the world. You have the attention of the key decision makers who sell and promote the region and who are interested enough to attend a trade event dedicated to the six states.

In addition to the one-on-one meetings, there are several presentations including overviews and trends in the two key target markets of the UK and Germany. The conference also offers the valuable forum of meeting, networking with, and learning from other New England tourism colleagues, including State Tourism Directors and International Marketing staff from the State Tourism Offices of six New England states

3) When will you know which tour operators are attending?
Invitations are mailed out to qualified operators in our key target markets of the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Ireland. We invite a combination of Product Managers, Commercial Directors, Managing Directors, Sales Managers and Product Executives. Typically a final list is available approximately one month before the Summit although we are often subject to both cancellations and additions beyond our control.

4) How do I know which tour operators to meet with?
Approximately one month prior to the Summit, we will forward to you a list of the attending operators complete with a company profile provided by the operator plus the website address for you to research each company and the way they sell and promote New England. You should review this information and start to target the individual companies that you feel best fit your product/business. In this package we also include a ‘How to Summit’ document which provides valuable tips on getting ready for the Summit and your one-one-one meetings. It is essential that you prepare for the Summit by reviewing the profiles and the tour operator websites.

Upon registering at the Summit on Day One, your Summit booklet will have a complete list of tour operators, receptive operators and press along with the profiles and contact information.

We encourage you (and especially newcomers) to attend Workshops on Day One which include ‘How to Summit’ and a Briefing on the participating operators. Both will provide more insight into what you need for your meetings with the operators.

5) Do you have a list of tour operators and USA receptive operators who have participated in recent DNE Summits?

USA Receptives
  • Allied TPro
  • ATI
  • Collette Vacations
  • Destination America
  • Gastaldi USA
  • Hotelbeds.com
  • New England Journeys
  • New World Travel
  • RMP Travel
  • Total Travel & Excursions, Inc.
  • Tourco
  • Tourmappers
Tour Operators United Kingdom
  • America As You Like It
  • American & Worldwide Travel
  • Bon Voyage
  • Bridgewater Travel
  • Caravan Abroad
  • Cosmos Holidays (Also Archers Direct and Globus)
  • Delta Vacations
  • Different Tracks
  • Dreamticket.com
  • Ebookers Group (Travelbag & Bridge the World)
  • Experience Holidays
  • Fly Drive USA
  • Four Seasons of New England
  • Inntravel
  • Jetsave
  • Key2Holidays
  • Kuoni
  • Lotus Travel Group/Dialaflight
  • Man Around
  • New England Country Homes
  • North America Travel Service
  • North American Highways
  • North American Vacation Homes
  • Osprey Holidays
  • Page & Moy Ltd.
  • Pinnacle Travel
  • Prestige holidays
  • Saga Holidays
  • STA Travel
  • Thomas Cook Signature/Thomas Cook Tours
  • Titan Travel
  • Travelsphere
  • Travelocity UK
  • Travel 2/4
  • TUI UK
  • Up And Away Holidays
  • Virgin Holidays
Tour Operators Italy
  • Atlanus
  • Diners Club Travel-Vespucci
  • L’Agenzia Di Viaggi
  • Offshore DI Italia Tour
  • Tour & Travel Italia Spa
  • TTG Italia
  • Uvet Viaggi & Tourism Spa
Tour Operators France
  • Boomerang Voyages
  • Caracteres d”Ameriques
  • Comptoir des Etat-Unis
  • Contraste Voyages
  • Intermedes
  • Jetset Voyages
  • Kuoni France
  • La Boutique du Voyages
  • Thomas Cook France
Tour Operators Germany
  • Airtours
  • AAR
  • ADAC Germany
  • America Experience
  • Canusa Touristik GmbH
  • CDR International
  • Dertour
  • FTI Frosch Touristik GmbH
  • Meier’s Weltreisen
  • Thomas cook ( Neckermann)
  • Tour America
  • Selectart Travel
  • Studiosus
  • TUI
Tour Operators USA
  • Brennan Vacations
  • Elderhostel
International Press
  • Essentially America Magazine/Phoenix Publishing, Simon Todd - UK
  • Team Wade - Paul Wade and Kathy Arnold- Freelance-UK
  • TTG – Howard Carr - UK
  • Travel Weekly – Alan Moore - UK
  • Rough Guides – Roger Barnes, UK
  • Hannah Glaser – Freelance Travel Journalist, GR
  • Marion Frahm- Freelance Travel Journalist, GR
  • Holger Jacobs - FVW International, GR
  • Bernd Wagner-Freelance Travel Journalist, GR
  • Heike Wagner – Freelance Travel Journalist, GR
  • Ole Helmhausen – Freelance Travel Journalist, GR
  • Abenteuer und Reisen – Peter Pfander, Deputy Chief Editor, GR
  • America Journal – Julia Latka, Editor-in-Chief, GR
  • Drs. Peter Kranzle and Margit Brinke – Freelance Travel Writers, GR
  • L’Echo Touristique – Patrick Clos, FR
Discover New England Resources
  • DNE Germany - Buss Consulting – Dorte and Wilfred Buss
  • DNE United Kingdom – Beth Cooper PR – Caroline Miller

Discover New England Head Office
P.O. Box 3809
Stowe, Vermont 05672
USA
Tel: 802 253 2500
Fax: 802 253 9064
Sue Norrington-Davies, Managing Director
Joan Beard, Program Manager
Ellen Dube, Marketing Assistant
Stephen Knight, Special Projects