Seven HD Videos from IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand

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Seven HD Videos from IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand

IATA hosted its second annual Airline Industry Retailing Symposium, formerly part of the World Passenger Symposium (WPS), in Bangkok, Thailand, from 29-31 October 2019.

Around 45 people from IATA - including those who were primarily in Bangkok for the industry committee meetings, as well as 7 business partners - joined around six hundred high-level delegates who had flown in from around the world to network, share ideas and learn more about the latest ideas, trends and solutions in airline retailing and distribution.

The IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium 2019 took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 29-31 October. Click to enlarge.

Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com was at the IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium 2019 to learn more NDC, speak with some of the delegates attending, and get a better understanding about the latest developments in airline retailing.

Below you will find seven exclusive interviews with IATA, ATPCO, Sabre, Vern Insurance Technologies, Awesome Trip and ( caravelo (.

It should be noted that as part of its drive for a more sustainable future for the aviation industry, IATA offset the carbon footprint of each IATA delegate who travelled to the event.

Each of the below video interviews has its own page and is not only available in FHD video, but also in podcast format.

On the first day of the IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium in Bangkok, Thailand, Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com sat down with Yanik Hoyles, IATA's Director of Industry Distribution Programmes, to ask him about NDC (New Distribution Capability). Yanik tells us how the certification levels within NDC, such as Level 4 and @scale, differ from one another, why they are important, what needs to be done to go from one level to another, and so very much more.

Exclusive interview with Rakesh Narayanan, VP and RGM South Asia & Pacific, Sabre Travel Solutions - Airline Sales. In this interview, filmed at the IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium in Bangkok on 29 October 2019, Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com asks Rakesh to update us on the latest industry trends and developments.

Robert Albert founded Routehappy in 2011 in New York, USA. The company was acquired by ATPCO in February 2018 and fully integrated in February 2019. In this interview, filmed on 29 October at the IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium (AIRS) in Bangkok, Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com asks Robert to give us an update on the company, NDC, NGS and the industry in general.

IATA was in Bangkok, Thailand last week for the second annual Airline Industry Retailing Symposium. Around 45 people from IATA joined hundreds of high-level delegates who had flown in from around the world to network, share ideas and learn the latest ideas, trends and solutions in airline retailing and distribution.

Exclusive interview with Mark Corbett, Chief Innovation Officer, at Awesome Trip. In this interview, filmed on 30 October 2019 at the IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium 2019 in Bangkok, Mark tells us why IATA invited Awesome Trip to the event, what he hoped to achieve from attending, and what he thinks of it.

Exclusive interview with Marton Elodi, Co-Founder and Head of Project, Vern Insurance Technologies. In this interview, filmed on 30 October 2019 at the IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium 2019 in Bangkok, Marton tells us why he was attending the event and explains what it is that Vern Insurance Technologies does.

The evolution of airline chatbots. Exclusive interview with Jonathan Newman, CCO of ( caravelo (. In this interview, filmed at the IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com asks Jonathan to tell us more about his company, the AIRS2019 event, IATA's accelerator programme, their new office in Kuala Lumpur, and much more.

In addition to the FHD videos, podcasts of all the above interviews from the IATA Airline Industry Retailing Symposium 2019 are available here.

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