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Taking off on the 24th of January 2008
The Asia Pacific Regional Airports Summit 2008 is where you will get to hear exciting airport case studies on how the LCC boom has influenced airport business models to innovate.
  • See the big picture perspective from airport leaders on what cutting-edge business strategies they'll be deploying to maximise revenue
  • Hear from the leaders where the hot airport markets are and how they create unique airport marketing campaigns for LCCs
  • Experience once a year industry networking with your peers in the airport business at the Summit

Learn more by checking out the programme here.

Our speakers & Budgie$ Airport of the Year ... Who will it be?
Take a look at our speaker line-up for the event below and we look forward to having you join us at the Summit straight after the Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline Congress.
 
Don't forget to send in your nomination as well for Airport of the Year for the Budgie$ Best in Class Awards. The part is on for eve of the 22nd of January, and theme is Going for the Green - in recognition of the growth & profitability of the aviation industry, as well as support for environmentally sustainable aviation. 

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Meet some of our speakers...
Carly Sommer 
General Manager, Business Development & Marketing
Queensland Airports Limited

 

Carly Sommer is General Manager Business Development & Marketing for Queensland Airports Limited, the owners of Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa airports.  She is responsible for aeronautical revenue and attracting new airline services to all three airports as well as setting the overall marketing strategy for each
airport to sustain existing flights through airline relationships, market research, cooperative marketing campaigns, brand management and leveraging the airports’ sponsorship activities.

David Nye
Manager, Corporate Affairs
Newcastle Airport

 

In an aviation career spanning almost 20 years, David has held several senior commercial, airline positions, leading teams for  Cathay Pacific Airways, Qatar Airways and VLM Airlines in diverse locations such as Indonesia, Singapore, The Maldives, as well as the UK. In 2006 David turned from “poacher to gamekeeper” accepting a role at Australia’s fastest growing regional Airport, Newcastle Airport, as Manager Corporate Affairs. 

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Elyes M'Rad                                                                                                                       Regional Vice President, Sales & Relationship Management, South Asia and India
SITA

 

Elyes has responsibility in South Asia and India for customer relationships, sales and account management. This covers all SITA products and services provided by its four business units: Airport and Desktop Services (ADS), Passenger and Travel Solutions (PTS), Airline Operations and AIRCOM Services (AOAS), and Communication Services. He heads a team of sales and customer service professionals catering to the airport, airline and government sectors.

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conference details
Post-Congress Summit:
 
24 January 2008
 
We hear that working with the airports is an important element for all airlines...therefore, we bring Asia Pacific Regional Airports Summit as a Post-Congress Summit to APLCA 2008!
 
Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline Congress 2008:
Day 1
22 Jan 2008. 8am - 5:30pm
Day 2
23 Jan 2008. 8am - 5:30pm

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Budgie$ Best in Class Awards
 




The nominations are in! Visit this page to find out who the nominees are.

  • Low Cost Airline CEO of the Year
    Open to all LCC airline CEOs in Asia Pacific
  • Airport of the Year
    Open to all airports in the Asia Pacific
  • Low Cost Airline of the Year
    Open to all LCC airlines in Asia Pacific
  • Budgie$ Best in Class Television Ad
  • Budgie$ Best in Class Print Ad
Brush up on your trivia as we play Big Brain, Terrapinn's own take on the pub quiz at the Budgie$ Best in Class Awards Party. Get set to network, make new contacts and to have fun as you and your team work through all our fun quiz questions!

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Have fun with us as we celebrate the successes of your peers!

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