OpenTravel Alliance Announces Timothy O’Neil-Dunne as Its Keynote Speaker for the 2015 Advisory Forum Conference to be Held May 12-14 in Miami

New York, NY, April 09, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The OpenTravel Alliance announces Timothy O’Neil-Dunne as keynote speaker for its annual Advisory Forum May 12-14, 2015 in Miami. This annual event provides a venue for lively discussion on the latest travel technology trends. The event is open to both OpenTravel members and non-members. Registration is available through regonline.com/2015opentraveladvisoryforum and attendees can save $100 using promo code member100 when booked before Monday, April 20th.

Timothy’s background is as a long time participant in Aviation Travel and Tourism specializing in Distribution Systems. He is currently managing partner at travel consultancy firm T2Impact Ltd. He has served as the lead for the airline, aviation and airport practice. He is also a Co-founder of VaultPAD, an accelerator devoted exclusively to travel and travel-related startup businesses.

Timothy was a founding management team member of the Expedia team where he headed the ground transportation and international portfolios, before founding T2Impact in 1998. He has worked in aviation and travel distribution for more than 30 years, including time with Worldspan as head of technology where he managed international technology services from product to infrastructure.

Industry leaders from Travelport, Sabre, Marriott International, Best Western International, IATA, InterContinental Hotels Group, Expedia, Avis Budget Group, OpenJaw Technologies, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and many others will provide their perspective on key technology challenges and solutions.

Agenda topics include the latest travel technology and distribution trends, API strategy, travel disruptors, and the OpenTravel 2.0 Model, currently being developed as the next generation in distribution connectivity which will integrate with JSON and REST.

OpenTravel will also honor member leaders who have provided outstanding service over the past year with the announcement of its 2015 Tom Grubbs Award and the Setting the Standard Award during the Advisory Forum. Tom Grubbs was a founding father and instrumental participant in OpenTravel and each year the organization recognizes the individual that most embodies Tom’s spirit and innovation. The Setting the Standard Award is a peer nominated award recognizing an individual’s outstanding contributions to the OpenTravel specification.

About OpenTravel:
OpenTravel is a not-for-profit trade association, founded in 1999 by travel companies, with a primary focus on the creation of electronic message structures to facilitate communication between the disparate systems in the global travel industry. Our members identify messages standards, prioritizing project work and creating messages.

OpenTravel is comprised of member companies representing airlines, car rental firms, hotels, cruise lines, railways, leisure suppliers, service providers, tour operators, travel agencies, solutions providers, technology companies and distributors. Tens of thousands of OpenTravel message structures are in use, carrying tens of millions of messages between trading partners every day.

For more information on OpenTravel membership, new products or projects, please email: info@opentravel.org. Follow OpenTravel on Twitter @OpenTravel or join the OpenTravel Alliance Group on LinkedIn.