| Item No. |
Subject |
High Level Summary/Issues |
| 1 |
Scope of the committee |
Definition & purpose of committee outlined by Chair-Keith Harrison |
| 2 |
Future topics |
All agreed that future topics should be consumer driven (topics that are on the consumers' minds take precedence) |
| 3 |
Recap of "Single-Image" session |
Members agreed that topic was relevant and for the most part, content was applicable to their business.
Panel members represented a wide array of the industry and the discussion covered the
"Single-image" subject from many angles. Certain panel members may have crossed the line by
taking using his/her speaking opportunity to promote their own product rather than addressing the issue
on hand. |
| 4 |
Reading Materials to generate ideas for future meetings |
Shared ideas of relevant, industry media to keep abreast of the market (electronic technology).
Some suggested materials for reading include Hotelmarketing.com, Hotel Business, Biztravel.com,
eyefortravel.com, Travelweekly.com, Hotelnews.com, ehotelier, Hotel online news. |
| 5 |
Initial ideas from the committee members |
Suggestions for the next Hedna meeting-Emerging Technology session include Software for managing multiple
extranets, optimal online marketing tools, net-merchant model programs, multi-media travel shops, website
trends tracking, and wireless application protocol (WAP) |
| 6 |
Method of communication |
Members agreed that future ideas, suggestions, and comments can best be communicated via Hedna.org extranet
site. We may even want to further enhance the site by creating a library of sort in the Hedna website |
| 7 |
Future session format |
To open minds and encourage participation, we are proposing a debate format between suppliers and vendors |
| |
Attendees |
Company Name |
EMail |
| A |
Keith Harrison |
Raffles International |
Keith.Harrison@raffles.com |
| A |
Jimmy Suh |
Kimpton Group |
Jimmy.suh@kimptongroup.com |
| A |
Jason Depol |
The Savoy Group |
jdepol@savoy-group.com |
| A |
Juston Parker |
Destination Hotel & Resorts |
jparker@destinationhotels.com |
| A |
Alain Bergerat |
Accor |
Alain_bergerat@accor-hotels.com |
| A |
Claudia Fiorucci |
Small Luxury Hotels |
claudiafiorucci@hgal.com |
| A |
Dave Kuhn |
Utell |
Dave.kuhn@utell.com |
| A |
Spencer Rascoff |
Hotwire |
srascoff@hotwire.com |
| A |
Gautheir Hardy |
Raffles International |
Gautheir.hardy@raffles.com |
| A |
Joseph Casper |
Passkey |
cjoseph@passkey.com |
| A |
Rebecca Guerrero |
Supranational |
rebecca@supranational.com |
| A |
Stephanie Watson |
Supranational |
Stephanie@supranational.com |
| A |
Louise Hogan |
Supranational |
louise@supranational.com |
| A |
Paul Andronik |
Innovative Hospitality Solutions |
andronik@innhos.com |
| A |
Hans Juergan Rueffrat |
Dorint Hotels & Resorts |
Hans-juergan.rueffrat@dorint.com |
