2014 HICKORY Conference
In May 2014, HICKORY hosted its first annual conference, which was held at The Seagate Hotel & Spa in Delray Beach, FL – only steps from HICKORY’s headquarters.
We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank everyone who had the opportunity to join us. We are grateful to you for your attendance, active participation, unique contributions, support and vote of confidence in HICKORY. Thank you!
This was our inaugural conference. We set out in 2014 to create an ideal forum for our supplier partners, agency partners, industry thought leaders, additional speakers and other HICKORY supporters to gather, collaborate, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities to strengthen our partnership with the shared goal of growing our businesses.
The results are in -- HICKORY is well on its way …
We received event survey responses and additional written feedback via email and our Social Media channels from close to three-quarters of our attendees in 2014. The results are in – HICKORY is well on its way to hosting an annual conference that attendees find significant and valuable.
Testimonials
It was a pleasure to have met all your wonderful and supportive staff, HICKORY. This was the most immaculate conference that I have attended... I have already recommended this [annual event] to industry peers and they would like to attend.
It was a good conference. One in which I learned a lot – especially, on the technology side. Plus, I learned a lot more about the new HICKORY.
The greatest take-aways of the conference for me included] learning about contract airfares as well as new products, such as TripBAM™ and Roomer... and having a chance to network.
The hotel industry analysis and emerging technologies [information were the greatest take-aways for me.
Better than other conferences I have attended.
Great [HICKORY] staff … very welcoming and professional.
In addition to praise, we also received recommendations and additional suggestions that are already helping to shape our planning efforts for our conference in 2015 – and, beyond.
Warm Regards,
The HICKORY Team
Why Choose HICKORY?
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HICKORY pays more. We drive more revenue to our agency/corporate travel department partners by matching existing booking behaviors with our preferred supplier relationships. It's simple, it's easy, and it works.
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We revenue manage, as any intermediary should, to benefit our agency/corporate travel department partners, identifying opportunities to drive incremental revenue through aggregated buying power supported by detailed micro-analysis.
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We provide comprehensive analysis and timely reporting using real time data
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We focus on delivering value to our partners. We succeed when you succeed.
- We guarantee ROI*
*Provisions apply.
