Conference
Welcome to the Travel Centres Conference 2024: The Difference is You. This page is your official guide to everything that’s happening throughout the event. Find a timetable of events below, as well as a snapshot of everything that’s happening as it happens, through our social media. Don’t forget to share your experiences of the event with us using the official event hashtag, #TravelCConf.
Headline Sponsors
Share your Conference Photos!
Each year, our delegates take hundreds of great photos. This year, we’re making it super-easy to share them! Simply join the shared POV app and publish your conference photos to our shared gallery for all to see and enjoy! Check your email or the Travel Centres Facebook group for an invitation.
WhatsApp Group
To make it easy for all our delegates to stay up to date with conference announcements, prize winners and breaking news, we have set up a dedicated WhatsApp Group. Please check your email or the Travel Centres Facebook group for an invitation, and don’t forget to join up!
Conference Programme
Conference Running Order
1 | Friday November 8th | |
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2 | 14.00 — 16.30 | Owners forum (closed session) |
3 | 16.30 — 17.00 | Introduction to Pax2Pay, followed by Q & A |
4 | 17.00 — 17.30 | ‘Liability and Insurance Law — a Litigator’s perspective’ with John Sheehy & Eimear Gray, DAC Beachcroft |
5 | 17.30 — 19.00 | At Your Leisure |
6 | 19.00 — 19.45 | Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception sponsored by Sunway |
7 | 19.45 — 22.30* | Owners/Managers Dinner sponsored by MSC Cruises |
8 | 22.30 — Late | Piano bar Entertainment sponsored by Sunway |
9 | *Because Ireland will be playing the All Blacks on the Friday evening, we will be displaying the match onscreen in the function room with the sound turned down as many will want to watch it. Dress code for the Friday dinner is casual. Dress code for Saturday night dinner is formal wear. | |
10 | Saturday, November 9th | |
11 | 08.30 — 09.30 | Conference Registration |
12 | 09.30 — 09.35 | Conference officially opened by Angela Walsh, President, I.T.A.A |
13 | 09.35 — 09.40 | Conference starts with opening remarks from moderator, Eoghan Corry |
14 | 09.50 — 10.15 | Jo Linehan, editor, Climate Supplement of Sunday Times on ‘An Introduction to Sustainable Travel’ |
15 | 10.15 — 10.18 | Sponsor Presentation by Suzanne Rowe, MSC Cruises |
16 | 10.18 — 10.28 | Russell Meara, Hablo |
17 | 10.28 — 10.54 | Andy Harmer, MD Europe, CLIA ‘The Next Generation of Cruise Opportunities’ |
18 | 10.54 — 11.00 | Joint sponsor presentation by Blaithin O’Donnell (Air Canada) & Aoife Gregg (UnitedAirlines) |
19 | 11.00 — 11.15 | Refreshment Break sponsored by Air Canada & United Airlines |
20 | 11.15 — 11.50 | Gary Murphy, AmaWaterways ‘Travel Centres & AmaWaterways — We are the Difference’ |
21 | 11.50 — 11.59 | Joint sponsor presentation by Val Murphy (Celebrity Cruises), Jennifer Callister (Royal Caribbean) and Amanda Middler, Silversea Cruises |
22 | 12.00 — 12.55 | Alf Dunbar, ‘You are the Difference — Steps to Successful Selling’ |
23 | 12.55 — 13.00 | Adam Weatherley, Learning & Development Manager, ISME |
24 | 13.00 — 13.45 | Lunch — supported by ISME |
25 | 13.45 — 15.45 | Speed-dating workshops — Part 1 |
26 | 15.45 — 16.00 | Afternoon refreshment Break — Jointly sponsored by Air Canada & United Airlines |
27 | 16.00 — 17.30 | Speed-dating workshops — part 2* |
28 | 17.30 — 19.30 | At your leisure |
29 | 19.30 — 20.30 | Pre-dinner drinks reception, sponsored by Bedsonline |
30 | 20.30 — 23.00 | Gala Dinner and Annual Awards |
31 | 23.00 — 01.00 | Dancing to Brass & Co. |
32 | 01.00 — 03.00 | Disco |
33 | *Individual sponsor table spot prizes will be announced at the end of the session via WhatsApp Group | |
