Expedia Lodging Partner Services (LPS) hosted its annual Wanderlust summit in Dubai recently at the Taj Hotel. 

 

This year’s summit was attended by over 300 delegates and partners across Expedia’s network in the Middle East.

 

The summit was hosted by Johan Svanstrom, President of Hotels.com and Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN); Ait Voncke, Vice President Europe Middle East Africa Market Management, and Paula de Keijzer, Senior Director Market Management - Middle East, Africa, Greece and Turkey.

 

During the event, Expedia LPS presented the latest technologies they have available to their hotel partners through Expedia Partner Central that allow them to connect to customers. This toolkit of technology, marketing and data offerings is designed to help hotel partners drive knowledge and efficiencies to grow their business through the leveraging of data to optimise revenue. Expedia also shared insights into trends in the Middle East and the region highlighting growth opportunities in the region.

 

Paula de Keijzer, Senior Director Market Management Middle East, Indian Ocean, Africa, Greece & Turkey at Expedia, said: “We are thrilled to host our annual Wanderlust conference in the presence of our Dubai hotels partners. With the sharing and exchange of knowledge we believe we can help our hotel partners better leverage trends and plan to anticipate and respond to travellers’ needs.” - TradeArabia News Service