Who should attend?

DCATF 2012, with its comprehensive conference programme of around 60 leading leisure travel suppliers, hotel and restaurant business, as well as professionals in the field of education is aimed at everyone with the responsibility for booking, buying, arranging or handling leisure travel and meetings at companies both large and small. This includes everyone from PAs, secretaries, receptionists and travel administrators/coordinators, to office managers, event/meetings organisers, contract negotiation/expense reduction analysts, procurement and finance department personnel.

The DCATF object is to create a platform that brings together leading experts and heads of major companies in the field of tourism, education and hospitality management, together with policy makers to discuss the problems and prospects for creating the conditions for successful development of these sectors.

Why Attend DCATF 2012?

The Discovery Central Asia Travel Forum programme will cover the subjects that really matter to leisure travel buyers and arrangers – themes such as creating and enforcing travel policies, safety and environmental responsibilities and meetings management – in a manner that will enable delegates to return to their day-to-day roles, put theory into practice and achieve the desired results.

The Forum is comprised of seminars (featuring experts in their field), smaller-group workshops and debates, giving delegates a range of environments in which to learn. The programme is designed to give practical advice for both novices and more experienced delegates. 

Delegates will be free to make a reservation of the area with our speakers and to meet with a range of supplier companies in the Forum, each of whom will be able to negotiate and conclude a new partnership, discuss the problems and so on. All delegates will have the option to arrange one-to-one appointments in advance of the Forum. 

One of the aims of DCATF 2012 is to maximize the opportunities for participants to network and discuss the problems and issues that affect their day-to-day roles in a relaxed but professional format, and to build new or reinforce existing relationships that will continue long after the Forum is over.