Since its inception in 2008, the TravelDaily Conference & Digital Travel Show has been successfully held for 16 consecutive years.
The 2024 edition of this annual Conference and Exhibition will take place on September 25-26 in Shanghai. Once again, we’ll collaborate with industry veterans to explore emerging trends, changes, and opportunities in travel and tourism.
The Conference will feature over 100 distinguished speakers, including CEOs of leading travel companies, consumer behavior experts, marketing and operations leaders in niche fields, and pioneers in new technology applications.
Who Should Attend?
•Individuals entering or expanding in the China travel market.
•Enthusiasts eager to understand post-pandemic traveler behavior and preferences.
•Professionals interested in the hospitality industry.
Event Schedule:
•Sept. 25: Center Stage - The TravelDaily Conference
•Sept. 26:
￮Breakout Session 1: China Hotel Marketing Conference
￮Breakout Session 2: China Business Travel Conference
•Sept. 25-26: The Digital Travel Show
Sep.25 Center Stage - TravelDaily Conference
> 09:00 - 09:15
【Keynote】A Clear Path Ahead: Steady Progress in Post-Pandemic Travel
•Speaker: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
> 09:15 - 09:35
【Executive Talk】The New Productive Forces in China’s Hospitality Industry
The Chinese hotel industry is transitioning to a new stage of existing market competition. Industry upgrades should focus on consumer demand upgrades, business model transformations, product and service improvements, and talent cultivation.
•Speaker: Rungang Zhang, Vice Chairman & Secretary General, China Tourism Association
•Moderated by: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
> 09:35 - 09:55
【Executive Talk】Finding The Wealth Code of Tourism in Young Consumers
Young people today seek both extreme cost-effectiveness and unique emotionally fulfilling experiences. How does Fliggy use AI and big data to help merchants "fly"?
> 09:55 - 10:35 【Presentation & Coffee Break】
>10:35 - 10:55
【Keynote】Harnessing Cross-Border Tourism Potential with Insightful Payment Solutions
•Speaker: Dennis Chang, Executive Vice President & Division President of Greater China, Mastercard
>10:55 - 11:25
【Executive Roundtable】From Classics to Newborns: Reshaping Travel Agencies with Content Marketing
How do new media and technologies reshape the products and customer acquisition strategies in traditional travel agencies?
Speaker:
•Wenzhi Zhao, Chairman、President, GZLINTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE LTD.
•Dongjie Guo, Chairman & CEO, HCG Travel Group
•Di Zhou, General Manager, XINJIANG CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE CO.LTD.
Moderated by:
•Michael Zhou, President, Guilin Tang Dynasty Tours
>11:25 - 11:45
【Executive Talk】How Are Global OTAs Evolving in the AI Boom?
How is Booking Holdings leveraging AI to improve internal efficiency, service quality, and development speed? What are Booking's predictions for the next big thing in travel innovation?
•Speaker: Glenn D. Fogel, CEO & President, Booking Holdings
•Moderated by: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
>11:45 - 12:00
【Keynote】Insights into Consumer Behavior in the Global Travel Market
From global to domestic perspectives, we are focusing on the rise of new-generation users, the silver economy, lower-tier markets, and China’s inbound tourism to offer insights into the new trends of travel consumption in 2024.
•Speaker: Jackey Yu, Partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
>12:00 - 14:00 【Lunch】
>14:00 - 14:20
【Executive Talk】Disruptive Reconstruction of Travel in the AI Era
In the new era of Artificial Intelligence, how does Yanolja rebuild the bridge between supply and demand in the travel industry through data-driven approaches?
•Speaker: Jong Yoon Kim, Yanolja Cloud CEO & Yanolja Group CSO
•Moderated by: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
>14:20 - 14:40
【Keynote】Empowering Travel + X Scenarios, Creating New Productive Forces in Travel
•Speaker: Zhiwei Bai, CMO, Tongcheng Travel
>14:40 - 15:15 2024 Digital Travel Awards: Gold Moment & Award Ceremony
>15:15 - 15:45 【Presentation & Coffee Break】
>15:45 - 16:05
【Executive Talk】Rational Prosperity in Domestic Tourism, Challenging Cross-border Travel, and Accelerating Globalization
How does Trip.com Group view the recovery of China's tourism market in 2024? Under favorable cross-border travel policies, how does the company's G2 strategy (Globalization & Great quality) promote the recovery of cross-border travel?
•Speaker: James Liang, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Board, Trip.com Group Ltd
•Moderated by: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
>16:05 - 16:25 【Keynote】Focusing on Small Bestsellers, Leveraging Broad Marketing
•Speaker: Tian Liu, Chief Strategy Officer, JOY MEDIA
>16:25 - 16:55
【Executive Roundtable】How Has AI Addressed the Most Pressing Issues in the Travel Industry?
AI is a buzzword, what problems have OTAs, travel agencies, and hotels solved using AI? How will AI address customer service, expensive customer acquisition, and product personalization?
Speaker:
•Weijie Cheng, Deputy Director Emerging Tech Exploration Dept. IT Solution, Shanghai Eastern Airlines Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
•Harry Chen, Rezen Group CTO, Rezen Group
Moderated by:
•Michael Zhu, Promoter, Misen Lab
>16:55 - 17:15
【Keynote】The Industry Transformation and Future Trends Behind Viral Articles
•Speaker: Han Peng, Chief Content Officer, TravelDaily
Special Offer: Secure your spot now at the year's lowest price – only $1,880.
Sep.26 Breakout forum 1 - China Hotel Marketing Conference
>09:00 - 09:20
【Executive Talk】China Hotel Going Global
•Speaker: Hui Jin, Huazhu Group President & Huazhu China CEO, Huazhu Group
•Moderated by: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
> 09:20 - 09:40
【Executive Talk】How Can Hotel Chains Seize Growth Opportunities in Lower-tier Markets?
How does BTG Homeinns understand the consumption needs of the lower-tier market? How do they seize expansion opportunities through product iteration, refined operations, and digital power?
•Speaker: David Sun, Chairman & CEO of Homeinns Hotel Group, General Manager of BTG Hotels Group
•Moderated by: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
> 09:40 - 10:10
【Executive Roundtable】How Does Revenue Management Adapt to the Travel Consumption Habits of the New Generation?
With the diversification of booking channels, shortened booking windows, and high cost-performance sensitivity of travelers, how can hotel groups, OTAs, and travel service providers develop new revenue management strategies to alleviate revenue concerns?
Speaker:
•Kevin Lee, COO, Elong Hotel Technology Group
•Leo Gong, Floral Hotel CEO, Tripmod Group
Moderated by:
•Yiyi He, Brand Director, HUIYOU HOTELS GROUP
> 10:10 - 10:45 【Presentation & Coffee Break】
> 10:45 - 11:15
【Executive Roundtable】How Can Regional Hotel Groups Enhance Competitiveness?
Differentiated user positioning, new growth and digital strategies.
Speaker:
•Xinjiang Zhu, Founder & CEO, Shenzhen ZhongHuiJingYu Hotel Management
•Hao Li, Chairman, Inzone Tourism Group
•Daisy Shu, Vice President, LN HOSPITALITY
Moderated by:
•Dingyu Guo, Mid to High-End Business Cluster Development Officer, H World Group Limited
> 11:15 - 11:35 【Keynote】
> 11:35 - 11:55
【Executive Talk】How Can the Chinese Hotel Industry Find New Growth Drivers and Break Free from Cutthroat Competition?
Fierce competition has long been the norm in China’s hotel market. How can the industry break out of this cycle and innovate in products, services, and franchise expansion?
•Speaker: Gloria Wang, CEO, Jin Jiang Hotels China Region
•Moderated by: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
> 12:00 - 13:30 【Lunch】
> 13:30 - 15:00 【Thematic Workshop】
> 15:00 - 15:30【 Presentation & Coffee Break】
> 15:30 - 15:50
【Executive Talk】From Local to International: How Does Delonix Drive Forward with a Brand-first Strategy?
The core of Delonix's brand-first strategy is to focus on the consumer, creating diverse brands tailored to different consumer groups, and offering corresponding personalized products and service experiences. From the domestic market to the Japanese market, how does the company’s strategy, in partnership with Marriott, drive its progress forward?
•Speaker: Alex Zheng, Founder & Chairman, Delonix Group
•Moderated by: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
> 15:50 - 16:20
【Executive Roundtable】The Next Stop in Hotel Digital and Intelligent Transformation
After validating the digital upgrade and transformation of hotels, which intelligent solutions are hotels unwilling to pay for? Which solutions are they willing to pay for and are expected to bring more value in the future?
> 16:20 - 16:40
【Keynote】Changes and Continuities of International Hotel Groups in China in the Post-Real Estate Era
In recent years, many high-end hotels backed by real estate companies have been listed for sale, sparking discussions and doubts about the value of these assets. With intense competition in the hotel market, how do international hotel groups prove the value of their brand and products to investors without relying on real estate dividends?
> 16:40 - 17:00
【Executive Talk】How to Create Products That Both Consumers and Investors Love?
•Speaker: Allan Cheng, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Dossen International Group
•Moderated by: Charlie Li, CEO, TravelDaily
> 17:00 - 17:20 【Keynote】A Bridge Connecting the Himalayas and the World
•Speaker: Baima Dorji, Founder and Chairman of Songtsam Group, Songtsam Group
Special Offer: Secure your spot now at the year's lowest price – only $1,880.
Sep.26 Breakout forum 2 - China Business Travel Conference
> 09:00 - 09:20
【Keynote】The Green Revolution in Business Travel: A Path-Breaking Approach from Concept to Practice
•Speaker: Jonathan Kao, Managing Director for North Asia, BCD Travel
> 09:20 - 09:35
【Keynote】Insights into Global Business Traveler Demand
Reviewing changes in business travel behavior habits before and during the pandemic, and insights into the upgrade global trends.
•Speaker: Elle Ng-Darmawan, Regional Director, APAC, Global Business Travel Association
> 09:35 - 10:05
【 Executive Roundtable】The Next Decade of Business Travel
What new business models will emerge in the business travel industry in the next 10 years? How will the upstream and downstream relationships change? How will AI redo the business travel industry?
Speaker:
•Kelvin Zhang, SVP, Jin Jiang Hotels China Region
•Qing Yang, Chief KA Business Officer, Trip.Biz
Moderated by:
•Shiqing, COO, Traveldaily
> 10:05 - 10:40 【Presentation & Coffee Break】
> 10:40 - 11:10
【Executive Talk】Progress, Key Achievements, and Lessons Learned from the Digital Electronic Invoice Project
Progress, Key Achievements, and Lessons Learned from the Digital Electronic Invoice Project
Speaker:
•Thomas Ma, General Manager of PSS Service Dept., TravelSky Technology Limited
•Jianmin Zhao, General Manager, China Air Service Ltd.
Moderated by:
•Partner, Traveldaily Biz Travel Services
> 11:10 - 11:30
【Keynote】Keynote: Empowering Industry Evolution Through Transaction Services to Reshape the Future of Business Travel
•Speaker: Qi Han, Partner & Vice President, YEEPAY
> 11:30 - 12:00
【Executive Roundtable】Insights into Centralized Travel Management for Leading State-Owned Enterprises
Speaker:
•Zhengyu Chen, Deputy General Manager, China National Petrochemical Tourism Corporation
•Vincent Chen, Director, LYM
•Steven Gong, CEO, ON THE WAY
Moderated by:
•Leslie Zhang, Senior Expert
> 12:00 - 13:30【Lunch】
> 13:30 - 14:30【Thematic Workshop】
> 14:30 - 15:30 【Presentation & Coffee Break】
> 15:30 - 15:50
【Keynote】Interpretation of the 2024 China Business Travel Market Research Report
Jointly released by TravelDaily and China Business Travel Association (CBTA), the report shares changes in corporate travel standards (covering travel, accommodation, and local transportation) through the end of 2024. It also highlights the core concerns of enterprises regarding travel, the challenges in centralized travel procurement management, and the key factors for supplier selection.
•Speaker: Partner, Traveldaily Biz Travel Services
> 15:50 - 16:25
【Executive Roundtable】Diversified Business Traveler Demands: How Do Hotels and Airlines Upgrade Loyalty Programs?
Balancing the corporate travel compliance requirements with the personal needs of business travelers for cabin and service, points, and membership benefits, what iterations are necessary for the new generation of loyalty programs?
Speaker:
•Alison Yang, Vice President, Revenue Strategy, Loyalty and Partnerships, and Distribution Greater China, Marriott Internatinal Inc
•Ning Ma, General Manager of Sales Department, Hainan Airlines
Moderated by:
•Joseph Xia, General Manager, VariFlight Singapore
> 16:25 - 16:55
【Executive Roundtable】While Companies Are Expanding Overseas, Are Travel Services Keeping up?
Resource providers, technology providers, service providers, and system providers each play their role in assisting enterprises with expanding their overseas business travel.
Speaker:
•Rita Jiang, Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer, Greater China, IHG
•Louise Wu, General Manager, GEELY TRAVEL
•Tina Yang, Lenovo Global Travel Business Head
•Sally Huang, General Manager, ERGO Assistance
•Ted Sun, Senior Director, Commercial, Greater China, Accor Hotels
Moderated by:
•Jonathan Kao, Managing Director for North Asia, BCD Travel
> 16:55 - 17:25
【Executive Roundtable】How to Respond to Demand and Market Changes Through Flexible Travel Policies and Adaptive Resource Procurement Strategies?
Special Offer: Secure your spot now at the year's lowest price – only $1,880.
