S.A. ON TOUR: Port Elizabeth
Time
09:00
Date
16.08.22
Location
Argos Restaurant
Here we come! Profitroom are going on tour and our team will be hitting the road, equipping you with the best hospitality booking technology, talking through the latest trends and highlighting ways you can increase your revenue.
We'll be in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday 16 August at Argos Restaurant.
Argos is a new trendy and vibey restaurant with a modern Mexican flair, delicious flavorsome food and something totally different in the heart of P.E
Join us along the way for a morning of connection and hear from our fantastic speakers:
Samantha Williams, specialist in direct bookings revenue.
Michael Puffett, leader in strategic thinking, business growth and innovation.
Dean Cothill, Tik Tok, Tourism and Trends.
Be there.
Agenda
| 08.45 | Welcome drinks as guests arrive |
|---|---|
| 09.15 | Event begins: welcome and introductions. |
| 09.45 | Michael Puffett: The agony and ecstasy of post-Covid hospitality. |
| 10.15 | Tea break and snacks |
| 10.45 | Samantha Williams. From lookers into bookers: How leisure hotels and resorts can convert more web traffic. |
| 11.30 | Q&A: Direct Bookings |
| 12.00 | Tea breaks and snacks |
| 12.20 | Dean Cothill: Tik Tok, Tourism and Trends. |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
Location
Location
Argos Restaurant, Argos Restaurant Port Elizabeth,,South Africa
Speakers
Samantha Williams
Samantha Williams is an award winning revenue specialist and currently holds the senior management position of Commercial Director at Profitroom. Before joining Profitroom she worked as a senior revenue and product manager working with a mixed portfolio of over 75 hotels and prior to this held sales and marketing manager positions for leisure resorts and hotels in the UK. Highly respected and with a strong background in hospitality, revenue management and leadership she has worked across numerous hotel marketing and management disciplines and is able to relate to the challenges that hoteliers face.
She is passionate about helping hoteliers maximise and grow their revenue and is an advocate for personalised, automated processes and integrated systems that help to make the sales process easy for employees and more engaging for guests. At Profitroom Samantha leads on the strategic and operational activities to deliver transformative, tangible results for leisure hotels and resorts in the UK, Europe and beyond.
Michael Puffett
For over 20 years, Michael has been developing and training leaders and entrepreneurs around the world. Having resided in the UK for 16 years and presented leadership training in over 25 countries, he has a wealth of international experience and practical know how.
Working with government departments, businesses, corporates, NPO's as well as sports teams to build leaders, strengthen companies, envision and inspire.
Michael is an adventurer at heart, together with a small overland team he has driven in a 4x4 from London, UK to Cape Town in South Africa, climbed Kilimanjaro and visited 66 countries.
Dean Cothill
Dean is a thrillseeker, with not only a old taste for adventure, but also a passion for capturing the world's beauty and sharing it with others. Otherwise know as @deancothill on social media, Dean is a South African born digital creative who has fallen in love with the outdoors in more ways than one.
His love for fire and ice really shines through in his photography and editing abilities, spending most of his time around camp fire or ice cold landscapes. He is always with his camera and gear, ready to capture the perfect moments.