UNWTO & Microsoft to Keynote at Enter 2008 in Innsbruck

2008 looks like it is going to be a very exciting year for travel & tourism technology. I’m really happy to be able to go to Innsbruck this month to represent the fledgling North American Chapter of IFITT. Jens Thraenhart from TourismInternetMarketing.com, who is also on the Board of Directors of IFITT North America will be coming to Innsbruck as well. The theme of this year’s conference is “eTourism:The View from the Future”. The keynote speakers are Geoffrey Lipman from the UNWTO and Eric Basha, Industry Managing Director with Microsoft. I had the opportunity... Read more »

Connecting with Dave Sanford from Yapta.com @ PhoCusWright 2007 in Orlando

I met Dave and the rest of the Yapta.com crew at the PhoCusWright Conference 2007 in Orlando. On the second night of the conference I had dinner with Dave, CEO Tom Romary, Jeff Pecor (Communications Director), and Mike Gurrette (Director with Alaska Airlines). The conversation was excellent and I got a chance to find out more about the company and the challenges of being a tech company in the NorthWest vs. Silicon Valley. In this interview, Dave gives us a better idea of what Yapta.com does and how it can save you money. Sphere: Related Content Read More →