Eoin Furlong, Senior Director, Revenue Management, Analysis & Support at Hilton Worldwide
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Eoin Furlong


Senior Director, Revenue Management, Analysis & Support
Hilton Worldwide

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Day 3

Thursday, May 4th, 2017


08:50 Panel Session: The Sharing Economy

• What the growth of collaborative consumption means for your business: Implications for hoteliers, airlines, ground transport and destination marketers
• From Airbnb to Uber and Boabound: Segments where the sharing economy is taking root
• Tapping into the desire to travel and live like a local vs. being a tourist
• Is business travel the next market to be disrupted by Uber and Airbnb?

11:55 Last-Minute Deals On Unused Inventory: Expanding Applications

The ubiquity of mobile devices has been linked to another trend: the rise of last-minute hotel bookings. Priceline’s data shows that 70 percent of hotel bookings on its mobile app are for reservations with less than 24 hours notice. While last minute deals help rent out rooms that would otherwise sit empty, many hotels fear that people will get used to paying less. How can hotels approach this rapidly changing environment?