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This promotion ended July 31, 2009.  ALL STAR Vacation Homes won the free ticket to The PhoCusWright Conference. You can still register to attend The PhoCusWright Conference at www.phocuswright.com.

In its sixteenth year, The PhoCusWright Conference will again bring together the most prestigious group of travel, tourism and hospitality players—a dream demographic of executives, investors, analysts and educators. The PhoCusWright Conference’s unique environment enables attendees to engage debate and define the latest developments in global travel commerce. It is the “go to” event year after year for hundreds of industry professionals.

 

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The PhoCusWright Conference
November 17 – 19, 2009
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, Orlando, Florida United States
+1 860 350-4084 x500
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PhoCusWright Inc. will provide one complimentary three-day ticket to The PhoCusWright Conference in Orlando, Florida, November 17-19, 2009 (The PhoCusWright Conference Ticket: Tue-Thu). To be eligible to receive this prize, you must follow PhoCusWright on Twitter (@phocuswright) AND submit a comment on the specified article/post on PhoCusWright Connect (connect.phocuswright.com). The winner will be chosen at random after cross-checking that both criteria have been met. Family members of PhoCusWright employees and analysts are not eligible. The free ticket award has no redeemable cash value and is transferable only with prior written consent of PhoCusWright. This ticket applies to the 2009 PhoCusWright Conference only. Participation in this promotion does NOT constitute a contractual relationship with PhoCusWright Inc.

 

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Date: June 22nd, 2009 @ 14:34

Author: PhoCusWright

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  • PhoCusWright is about to launch a very cool promotion to win a free ticket for The PhoCusWright Conference.
  • Hoping I get picked!

    Melissa
  • 2 types of social networking: virtual and in-person. For those seeking relevance & authenticity, PhoCusWright is the place
  • I've followed the last couple of conferences via Twitter and this next time I'm going... and I'm bringing the revamped Global Culture project along with me.
  • Even if you don't win the contest, this is the travel industry must attend event of the year. The speaker line-up is impressive every time, the networking opportunities unparalleled and the take aways of critical importance to your business. If you think it's a conference like every other you're seriously mistaken.
  • Gene Rhee
    Come on 7 or 11....
  • Karen
    Never a dull moment
  • Thanks Philip for thinking about those of us that may need to win free entry to your conference this fall. I have been to nearly every conference since you started (with the exception of when I flew all the way to LA only to find out that my father in law had passed away and had to fly all the way home without attending!). I wouldn't miss your conference.

    The connections that you can make are unparalleled and while it is always worth the investment, having the privilege of going gratis would be a very good thing, after having invested three years of my life and most of my life savings in technology to try to turn this industry on its head.

    After winning the Startup Competition at your conference in 2007, we had hoped to be able to raise enough money to get the company from product completion stage to full launch of the business, but alas it did not happen. I've learned a ton since then and would love the opportunity to share with your Innovation attendees how to learn from the early mistakes. I'm publishing some of my experience in a book coming out next month called Bootstrap Business.

    I haven't given up on our roadescapes.com technology and continue to press forward toward the original dream. My goal is to resurface in your innovation competition with THE killer Web 3.0 application. See you soon!
  • CharlesSnyder
    Thanks for sharing you personal story. We find that The PhoCusWright Conference draws many attendees that share your love and devotion to travel and innovation. Has your book been released? I'd be interested to speak to you about it. Please feel free to contact me directly. Charles Snyder, manager marketing at PhoCusWright.
  • The book should be out in august.
  • I hope that in November the market will be more clear than now at leat in Europe, not only for the new companies that we will discover on the PCW Conference but for the on-line business that will survive to this complicated summer season. It will be great anyhow to be on Florida next November
  • We are every excited about attending this conference for the first time!
  • CharlesSnyder
    Glad to have you join us this year! I hope you have locked in your early-bird priced tickets. Prices increase tomorrow.
  • We have not been able to attend in the past, but hope to this year since PhoCusWright is back in Orlando! PhoCusWright released a study in January on the Vacation Rental industry: http://www.phocuswright.com/research_publicatio...
  • non-profits have to do what we can to get access to data. I'll be very interested to see how the contest does for generating followers and contributors
  • Have heard brilliant reviews about the PCW conference. I believe this year would be even better given the economic clime & the jam that the travel industry has been in. Would love to land the free entry :)
  • It would be great to attend the PhoCusWright conference again this year - thanks for the opportunity!
  • Jennifer Yacenda
    Great promotion idea! I wasn't aware that PhoCusWright was into tweeting. Also, well done on the video - impressive.
  • CharlesSnyder
    Thanks very much, our twitter account just reached 1,000. We try to embrace the technologies and innovations we so often talk about.
  • Great idea to get many travel industry professionals involved in this forum and to interact with each other. Like many of the PhoCusWright tweet followers and fans, I appreciate the regular updates I receive from PhoCusWright - via Twitter, Facebook and newsletters. Would be interested in connecting with many of the forum participants here - we're @ecotravel on Twitter. Ayako Ezaki - The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) | ecotourism.org
  • CharlesSnyder
    We very much appreciate your participation. We have a new LinkedIn group as well - it allows our followers to post discussion topics around whatever topic they'd like (like Ecotourism).
  • Appreciate the opportunity you're extending to smaller businesses that might not otherwise be able to participate. I've found the blog posts very informative, and like what I've seen of the new PhoCusWright Connect.
  • Noosphera
    Thank you. Will take my luck here. Hopefully would love to attend.
    Keep up the great work!
    All the best,
    Max Sequeira
    NoospheraCR.com
  • Would like to attend to discuss with attendees the launch of our new business using social media.
  • Innovative - but then, I expect nothing less!
  • PhoCusWright last year was great. Looking forward to going again (with a free ticket!)
  • I was researching more about how are using hotels twitter to drive incremental business when I received the phocuswright invitation. Now, I will live the experience of following you. Hope to win. @vballinas
  • I haven't attended the PhoCusWright Conference before, but am certainly interested this year.
  • CharlesSnyder
    This year's PhoCusWright Conference will be a great one for a first timer - it will provide clarity in this volatile market.
  • Everyone loves freebies. I would love to go down to Orlando just in time for my birthday (Nov 19th). Love PhoCusWright's research

    Thanks, Shawn
  • RE: @PhoCusWright - nice give back... appreciate the outreach and I hope it generates the interest in all you do (good tweets too!).
  • I hope make this years conference.
    -6witter
  • Hi everyone! I'm glad that PW get us in this promotion in order to see by ourselves how market communication is changing and how we can use all this social media tools to get in contact with them.

    I'm eager to win the free ticket and go to PW in Orlando in order to learn more about new trends!

    My twitter user: caroldelgadom, follow me!
  • donnasm1961
    Smart marketing. Smart work PhoCusWright.
  • I missed my first ever conference last year as it was cancelled at the last minute. Hopefully this year. Crossing my fingers.
  • L. Groenkjaer
    geat move on generating traffic and leads!!
    my Twitteraccount: groenkjaer
  • dont belive it is the death of travel brands like the GDSs they have to re-position themselves
  • Would be great to come to the conf. Only been to the states once!

    @alexbainbridge
  • Chris Griego
    Been following @PhoCusWright so might as well.

    @cgriego
  • Nice promo PhoCusWright. Missed the last 2 conferences, would be great to come again.
    @kimwalbridge
  • @phocuswright contest. Benefited greatly from the conf when I was coming up and will donate the prize to a promising startup if I win.
  • Would love to attend the conference as it would be a great opportunity for netwoking and interacting with travel professionals, as well as learning about the latest trends in the Travel industry. It's always exciting to explore what's hot in the industry and share opinions.
    Will keep my fingers crossed!
  • I researched this conference extensively last year hoping to attend. The topics were spot on and the attendees were from the kind of companies we wanted to meet for potential partnerships or idea sharing. Alas our bootstrapping budget meant we couldn't go, but maybe this is the lucky year. :)
  • CharlesSnyder
    The PhoCusWright Conference is worth the budget battle, we hope you can join us this year. You can save up to $700 if you register by tomorrow.
  • It would be an amazing opportunity to connect with people in the industry and explore the US travel market closely :) Hope to win!
  • I would love to attend PhoCusWright this year!! I didn't get a chance to attend last year :-(
  • PhoCusWright is a must to follow on twitter for anyone in the travel business.
    Would love to attend the conference!

    Debbie
    Century Travel
    Ausitn, TX
    (Century_Travel on twitter)
  • Hi Philip,

    You probably don't remember me. My brother David Holbrook and I came to one of your conveferences (or one in which you spoke) in the early 90's in NYC. I've always wanted to attend another conference. I'm always on the lookout for your work. I am Florida based and your conference would be a great opportunity to check in. Thanks for the opportunity for the drawing, and your twitter invite finally got me "tweeting".

    Best,
    Andrea
  • Wow - this line up is exciting. I would love to be part of this conference and to receive this kind of teaching from the leaders in the industry. Thanks for offering the chance to win tickets for us start-ups.
  • I've never been @Phocuswright conferences so I would love to catch this opportunity. This would be the best travel event of the year.
  • CharlesSnyder
    2009 is the year to try The PhoCusWright Conference. We hope you can join us.
  • With wholesale reductions in content and attendance at conferences due to the marketplace I look forward to this event to be both dynamic and tangible
  • CharlesSnyder
    Reduce content? Not us, no way.
  • I have enjoyed following PhoCusWright and your key analysts on Twitter and LinkedIn. I know that I can rely on your information to be data-based and thoughtfully analyzed. My employer is a subscriber to PhoCusWright research, however, funds for attending conferences are more limited this year. Thank you for all of the great discussions and I hope I have the opportunity to meet you in person at the conference. Roseanne @TravelSocial @PleasantHoliday @LowestAirfares_
  • CharlesSnyder
    If you could only attend one travel conference this year, we hope it would be The PhoCusWright Conference!
  • Free, or not; I think this is a conference I would like to attend. Maybe this year will be the first of many.
  • A person would be crazy not to enter a contest for free registration for PhoCusWright!
  • Would be great to come to the conference
  • Would love to go to the conference!
  • I believe this would be a great option to visit the conference and share our experience in Online Travel. I am also curious about what's hot in the industry.
  • I was thinking of attending PhoCusWright this year as we are always for innovations, exploring something new and establishing new contacts; and this event is a must attend of the year. Now when there's a chance to win a free ticket, I've decided to try it.
    Good luck to everyone!
  • Hey, we'd love to attend, so hoping we get picked. We've got a new Destination Marketing Business Intelligence tool that we're trying to get off the ground. www.vysits.com

    Thanks for the opportunity!
  • CharlesSnyder
    This year The PhoCusWright Conference expects a large increase in attendees representing the Destination Marketing sector.
  • Great talking with you Bruce. Looking forward to helping out on PhoCusWright 2009. As a partner, I'm probably not eligible to win this contest :), but I'd love to enter on behalf of the UpTake Blog Network, 7 blogs with over 50 bloggers, and if we win I will take this free ticket and hold a blog contest for interested @UpTake bloggers who want to come to write about the event.

    Twitter: @UpTake
  • Laughlin Rigby
    Attended the conference in Orlando 2 year ago in 2007. I came over from Dublin, Ireland. It was a excellent couple of days and would love to make it back again this year. Here's hoping! @Lockydub
  • I never win lotteries, but if I win this trip, will be better than a lottery:)
  • I see a bunch of other deserving bootstrappers in the comments but I'd love to make it to PhocusWright!

    @tysontitensor
  • Socially connecting PhoCusWright with my network http://www.facebook.com/pages/Moab-UT/Moab-Utah... and tweeting VisitMoabUtah and upon my group http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuesti.... I would be interested to know if you are monitoring the outreach of viral additives.
  • Way cool contest for a very informative conference. Hope we win the golden ticket :)
    @tahititourism
  • PhoCusWright, free conference giveaway, while increasing their followers, good idea. I'm playing along...
  • Hope there will be a lot of content about the rise of travel technology in China.
  • PhoCusWright is an event all travel professionals should go to, as it's always a great success. It gives a chance to see what's new in the industry, to explore new solutions and trends. Would be great to win the ticket for free attendance!
  • debtravers
    I look forward to receiving your newletters and always learn something new. Now I am excited to know you are on Facebook and will follow you on Twitter. TTFN.
  • What a great idea. Just another example of PhoCusWright understanding the needs of its audience. I'm always impressed by PCW. Hope I have a chance to see the conference and not just hear about it from lucky attendees.

    Lori
  • I've been really interested in the all the recent insights from the DMO aspect of web marketing as we really are different in many ways from the more "typical" travel sites, and have different constraints and opportunities.

    Would love a chance to win attendance in Florida as our conference budget was seriously curtailed this year.

    Paul
  • See you all in Orlando. Follow us on twitter, @tripchill.

    Alex Shore
  • estherlee
    Excited to hear where all the top execs think travel is going these days given the continuing recession and Google's entrance. @trekaroo
  • David DeLalio
    @sidenine

    I've not attended a PhocusWright Conference before. It would be good to knock heads with industry leaders.
  • great first introduction to phocuswright at the corner office in Denver yesterday. Thanks to Miles Media for the introduction, definetely an organization we need to be more involved with.
  • CharlesSnyder
    The Denver Town Hall is the local counterpart to the global reach of The PhoCusWright Conference - both are crucial in this economy.
  • hernancarranza
    This is Hernan Carranza from Peru (twiter @hernancarranza). I am the Marketing Director of Peruvian hotel chain Casa Andina, and we really want to attend this conference, since we have recently launched our new website (www.casa-andina.com)and we believe the expo will be very helpful for online marketing innovation!
  • I am seriously planning on attending the conference to present our alpha company. It seems like THE place to be for this purpose. Do we still have a chance to win the contest if we are already registered for the pre-July 31 discount?
  • Hi Ophir,
    Yes definitely. If you win this drawing we will refund your registration fee.
    -Bruce
  • Self funded startup. Hope we win!
  • Can't wait for the conference. It will be my first one!
  • tiffanytopcik
    PhoCusWright's conferences are information packed and bring new insights and ideas to the industry. It is truly a meeting of the great minds of the travel industry and an event not to be missed @tiffanytop6
  • AntoniaBorisov
    PhoCusWright conferences always inspire and elevate the brainstorming to a higher level for everyone attending physically or virtually:).
  • I'm launching a tourism/social media learning community with a business partner (in September) so I'd love to attend PhoCusWright to gather insights for my clients. Thanks!
  • CharlesSnyder
    Not just insights, we hope you'll find your future partners and clients at The PhoCusWright Conference as well.
  • lilingpang
    “There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.” - Walt Streightiff

    That's why Trekaroo wants to enable families to travel with kids! On behalf of the kiddos, please give that free ticket to me!

    Twitter: @llingpang
  • CharlesSnyder
    Trekaroo sounds like a great idea - business with a social goal.
  • The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
    Albert Einstein
    Anyone from Chile? Hope I get the ticket!!!
  • We would be absolutely thrilled to attend the PhoCusWright conference!

    - Tao (Co-founder)
  • PhoCusWright in LA last year was a great event.
    Was very impressed by the quality level and the organisation.
    Hope to come again this year
  • Caught last year's highlights on YouTube, but hopefully will be live in Orlando this year!
  • Congratulations to All Star Vacation Homes for winning this contest in a random drawing, a free ticket to The PhoCusWright Conference, The Travel Industry Event of the Year.

    ALL STAR Vacation Homes was established in 1998 to bring a higher standard to Central Florida’s vacation home industry. ALL STAR offers homes in the closest locations to Central Florida’s largest attractions and sets a high standard for in-home amenities and furnishings. Ironically, they are located and do business right near the conference this year, which will be held in Orlando.

    Thanks to everyone who participated, look for our next promo soon.

    Congratulations ALL STAR Vacation Homes!
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