WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc. (UATP)
announced today that it is co-hosting the upcoming Airline and Travel Payments
Summit with Airline Information, a leading consulting firm on aviation-related
conferences, publishing and management consulting.
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Roger Williams, Managing Partner, Airline Information stated, "We are excited
to partner with UATP; they have participated in the Summit from the beginning
and, as the leading organization working to cut airline payment costs, have
consistently brought the most up-to-date and relevant payments-related
information to the event. By bringing the expertise of the two companies
together, attendees will find an unbelievable agenda that will target one of
the most pressing bottom-line profit issues of the industry today --
payments."
"The Summit has become the pre-eminent conference on payments within the
travel industry," Ralph Kaiser, president and CEO, UATP stated. "We want to
bring the industry and our client-base leading, informative events which will
allow them to walk away with new business in hand while learning the
importance of properly managing payments. Credit card fees have become the
largest controllable expense for airlines and travel-related firms; by
offering an environment to learn and discuss this topic with experts,
attendees will benefit and take home cost-cutting ideas."
The Summit is being held 2-3 December 2009 in Miami at the Wyndham Miami
Airport Hotel and Executive Meeting Center. Registration and sponsorship are
now open for this event; the normally low registration rates are lower than
ever to facilitate participation.
Hot Agenda topics:
-- The latest on combating online & call center fraud
-- Reducing costs with Alternative Forms of Payment
-- Emerging Markets & LACAR (Latin-Caribbean) Payments Issues
-- Balancing payment costs versus co-brand credit card income
-- Mobile Payments
-- Prepaid and Gift Cards in the airline/travel industry
-- Payment Type Surcharges
-- Managing Payment Costs
A pre-summit fraud workshop will be held on 1 December.
For more information, visit http://uatp.com or http://airlineinformation.org
or the event website
http://airlineinformation.org/AI_conferences/ATPS2009/index.html
About UATP
UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel
by Amtrak®, airlines and travel agencies worldwide. UATP accounts are issued
by: Air New Zealand (ANZFF.PK), American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), Austrian
Airlines (AUALF.PK), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:
DAL), GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL),
Japan Airlines (JALSY.PK), Northwest Airlines, Qantas Airways, Ltd.
(QUBSF.PK), United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA), and US Airways (NYSE: LCC).
AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for: British
Airways (LSE: BAY.L), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), and Lufthansa German
Airlines.
About Airline Information
Airline Information is an established innovator in commercial aviation
management conferences and publishing. Over 200 airlines regularly attend
Airline Information conferences and forums worldwide. The firm provides
airline professionals and industry suppliers with free high-quality online
publications as well as professional guidebooks and management consultation in
loyalty, CRM, eCommerce, and ancillary revenue development. For more
information please visit: http://www.airlineinformation.org.
Contact:
UATP Corporate Communications
Wendy Ward, wward@uatp.com
+1 202 626 4077
Airline Information
Christopher Staab, cstaab@airlineinformation.org
+1 305 328 8598
SOURCE Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc.
UATP Corporate Communications, Wendy Ward, +1-202-626-4077, wward@uatp.com;
Airline Information, Christopher Staab, +1-305-328-8598,
cstaab@airlineinformation.org
