Spring 2006 Meeting - Israel: CONFERENCE AGENDA

Sunday, May 21 - Departures to Tel Aviv
Monday, May 22  -  Arrivals

  5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. -  ATS Board of Directors Meeting

  7 p.m. - Welcome Reception
       All Delegates
          Hosted by Dan Hotels
          Rafi Baeri
            Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Dan Hotels

Tuesday, May 23 - General Session - Tel Aviv

   9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Opening Session
       ATS Welcomes
          Alexander W. Harris, CTC
            Chairman, ATS
          Michael Stolowitzky
            President & CEO, ATS
          H.E. Akel Biltaji
            Vice Chair, Med/Red Sea Council

       Greetings
         H.E. Itzhak Herzog
            Minister of Tourism, Israel
         Representing the U.S. Ambassador, Mr. Gene Cretz
            Deputy Chief of the United States Mission
         Prof. Izzy Borovich
           Chairman of the Board, El Al Israel Airlines

       Coffee Break

       Presentations
         Vincent Wolfington
            Chairman, World Travel and Tourism Council
         Kathryn W. Sudeikis, CTC
            President & CEO, ASTA
         Amihud Etgar
            Israel Incoming Tour Operators Association

   12:30 p.m. - Buffet Luncheon

   1:30 p.m. - Council Vice Chairs Report

   2 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Seminar: Developing Special Interest and Cultural Travel
      David Parry
         President, Academic Travel Abroad
      Phil Otterson
         Executive VP, Global Alliances, Tauck World Discovery

4 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Panel Presentation
      Changing Patterns in U.S. Travel Distribution
       Moderated by Robert Whitley, CTC
         President, USTOA

7 p.m. - Meet in Lobby
     Walk to Dinner
         Hosted by Starwood & Sheraton Israel Hotels

Wednesday, May 24 - General Session - Jerusalem

   8:30 a.m. - Depart for Jerusalem by bus

   9:30 a.m. - Arrive King David Hotel - Jerusalem
       Morning meeting with senior government office, plus photo op

   10 a.m. - Presentation
      Israel Government Tourist Office

   10:20 a.m. - Presentation
      El Al Israel Airlines

   10:40 a.m. - Presentation
      U.S. Department of Homeland Security
      Tara Riordan
          Business Liaison

   11 a.m. - Presentation and Address
      Mark Murphy
          President and Publisher, Performance Media Group

   12 p.m. - Tourism 4 Peace Panel Presentation
      Janos Damon - Moderator
         Executive Director, Israel Hotel Managers Association
      Abdul Hakeem Al-Hindi
         Managing Director, Jordan Hotel Association and JHTEC
      Rafi Baeri
         Chairman, Marketing Directors Forum of the Israel Hotel Managers Association
      Raed Saadeh
         President, Arab (Palestinian) Hotel Association, and owner, Jerusalem Hotel, Jerusalem

   12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. - Luncheon hosted by Gordon Tours
        Presentation by Froike Gordon

   2 p.m. - ATS Website Launch and Red/Med site introduction
       David Spinelli
         President, Global Web Solutions, Inc.

   2:30 p.m. - Presentation
      Gabi Mor
          Director of Marketing & Sales, North America, Dan Hotels

   3 p.m. - Presentation
      Gail Holden
         North American Sales Manager, British Mediterranean Airways, Ltd.

   3:10 p.m. - Presentation
      ATS Fall Conference 2006 Croatia
      Nevenka Komarica
         General Manager NA, Croatian National Tourist Office

    3:30 p.m. - Return to Tel Aviv

    7 p.m. - Farewell Dinner
       Hosted by the American Express Company

Thursday, May 25 - All-day tour to Jerusalem and environs

   4 p.m. - Return to Dan Hotel Tel Aviv

   9:30 p.m. - Departures for airport for midnight flights to U.S.

Friday, May 26  - Post-Tours Begin

Sunday, May 28  - Departures