Skål USA Webinar Series

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Barry Biggar, Skal International USA Director Presents and in-depth look at the Skal USA Field Guide. A must read for all Skal USA Club board members

This interactive open forum focused on Successful Summer Events & Doing Business with Fellow Skålleagues. Particpating Club memebers shared their ideas, experiences, and questions as we learned from each other and strengthened our Skål USA community.

Join us as we welcome Burcin Turkkan for this informative 30-minute virtual discussion (followed by Q&A) session to learn how and why Artificial Intelligence matters in Hospitality and Travel including everyday AI tools currently in use, transformations and emerging trends: What's next in AI for Hospitality and Travel?

Burçin Türkkan, MBA, CHE
AI-in-Hospitality Strategist | CEO | Educator | Ph.D. Researcher | Skal International Past President

Burcin Turkkan Zencirli is an accomplished executive, educator, and thought leader with over 25 years of global experience in hospitality, human resources, business innovation, and digital transformation. She is the Founder and CEO of USEH International and New Era Business Innovation and Management Consulting, where she has led cross-continental workforce development and training initiatives in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe.

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow and Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy, provide an update on the current state of the U.S. cruise and broader travel industry. Learn more about efforts and strategies to restart all segments of the travel economy including cruise, business travel, meetings and events, and international inbound travel. The webinar will touch on how U.S. Travel is working with federal leaders to accelerate a full recovery, current legislative progress on infrastructure, and how we are addressing current and forward-looking priorities to position the industry for future growth.

Air travel recovery isn’t “going to happen soon,” it’s already happening. Talking points and posturing aside, what is the data saying about it? What destination cities, states and countries are trending and what is expected in the months ahead? Chuck Thackston, managing director of data science and research at Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) shares takeaways from the ARC global database on air travel ticket purchases across both corporate and leisure segments. Using ARC data collected from more than 10,000 travel agencies and airline direct channels across the world, he will also talk about the trends he observed in 2020 and what new trends are being seen in 2021 data.

Did you miss our webinar with Richard Bangs, co-founder and Chief Adventure Officer of the website, www.Steller.co? He presented a compelling snapshot of where travel is today and where we may expect it to go as more of us are vaccinated, but also struck a balance between cheerily or overly optimistic predictions and a realistic assessment of the changing landscape, and what we should expect in the days ahead. You can watch it here.