Speakers announced for Travel MarketPlace 2016

Travel MarketPlace has announced its first group of speakers who will be featured during its travel industry forum, which returns to Toronto May 2-3, 2016, at the Sheraton Centre, in downtown Toronto, during Travel Agent Week.

“We are extremely pleased to announce the speakers who will be featured at Travel MarketPlace in Toronto this May,” Anne Marie Moebes, executive vice president, Travel MarketPlace, stated in a release. “We have stated earlier that our goal for 2016 is to bring even more industry experts to the conference so that we continue to meet the educational and networking needs of Canadian travel professionals.” 

The program will feature the following speakers:

• Ron Cates, international director, digital marketing education, Constant Contact. Ron will serve as the emcee and will share his tips and insight on the importance of e-marketing and successful engagement strategies.
• Steve Gillick, founder of his consultancy Talking Travel: Global Travel Training Solutions in 2012. Steve will host two sessions “Specialists and Super Specialists” and “Terroir Tourism” (Pronounced Terr-wah) which explore the traveler’s connection to the land.
• Vanessa Mcgovern, EVP business development and strategic partnership, Global Institute for Travel Entrepreneurs (GITE) will share how to create lead conversions by building an engaging marketing strategy that aligns with your niche.
• Gary Gzik, CEO of BizXcel and an international presenter, trainer and consultant, will offer a session entitled: “Build a Kick Ass Organization.” Through this presentation, Gzik will walk through the key components of building a kick ass organization and the steps needed to unlock the power in every organization.
• Ian Johnson is president of OutNow and his session is packed with powerful practical solutions for developing an integrated and successful LGBT strategy.
• Kelly Mwila, Founder and CEO, Alaska to Africa Travel, will share how to broaden your corporate travel offering by leveraging current relationships and how to offer unique trips to this profitable market.
• Emily Baillie is a principal at Compass Content and a social media expert. In this workshop specially designed for owner/operators, Baillie will discuss tactics and best practices for using social media tools to build customer loyalty and attracting new clients.

For more information visit travelmarketplace.com.