Skift: Defining The Future of Travel

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DEFINING THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL by Rafat Ali, CEO & Founder, Skift skift travel iq

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This was our CEO Rafat Ali's presentation at the Skift Global Forum on Oct 9th in New York City, formally introducing Skift as a company to the Forum. For the full text along with this this presentation, go here: http://skift.com/2014/10/10/if-youre-building-for-the-future-of-travel-think-of-these-3-rules/

Transcript of Skift: Defining The Future of Travel

DEFINING THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL

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by Rafat Ali, CEO & Founder, Skift

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IF YOU WANT TO BUILD FOR THE FUTURE: !

๏ BUILDING AROUND TRENDLINES, NOT HEADLINES ๏ IGNORING & BREAKING THE SILOS ๏ FANATICALLY FOCUSED ON CHANGING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

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SKIFT IS…The largest intelligence platform in travel, providing Media, Insights and Marketing to all sectors of the world’s largest industry.

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LEVEL 13, 82 SPENCER ST, MELBOURNE

SKIFT’S MISSION: WE ARE CHANGING HOW THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY LOOKS AT ITSELF, AND HOW IT PROJECTS ITSELF TO THE WORLD.

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SKIFT IS MEDIA>

‣ SKIFT.COM ‣ SKIFT50 ‣ SKIFTIES AWARDS ‣ GADLING

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SKIFT IS INSIGHTS>

‣ SKIFT TRENDS REPORTS ‣ SKIFTIQ SOCIAL DATA ‣ SKIFT GLOBAL FORUM

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SKIFT IS MARKETING>

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‣ LAUNCHING SKIFTX: BRANDED CONTENT STUDIO FOR THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY

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‣ BRANDS WE’VE WORKED WITH: AMADEUS, AMERICAN EXPRESS, EGENCIA, HILTON, TWITTER, TRIPADVISOR, QATAR AIRWAYS, STUDENT UNIVERSE & OTHERS

Skift Global Forum is the first conference focused on top strategists, technologists, and marketers in travel, the people creating the future of travel in 2014 and beyond. skift

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WE BELIEVE THE BUSINESS FUTURE OF TRAVEL IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY + MARKETING

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WE BELIEVE THE CREATIVE FUTURE OF TRAVEL IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF USER EXPERIENCE + DESIGN.

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WHY WE CREATED SKIFT GLOBAL FORUM

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LIFE IS SO MUCH MORE AMAZING WITH THESE AMAZING SPONSORS OF SKIFT GLOBAL FORUM

IMMERSE YOURSELF TODAY

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THANK YOUNEW PROJECTS & CONCEPTS IS WHAT MAKES US HAPPY. !

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RAFAT ALI FOUNDER & CEO @rafat [email protected] 212-564-5830

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