ARC2012 Asia-Pacific “Outstanding” Say Delegates

12 February 2012

Feedback rates it “best ever inflight conference and exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region”

The second annual Asia-Pacific Airline Retail Conference (ARC) took place this week at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Twice the size of the 2011 event, the two-day conference and exhibition was attended by over 260 travel retail industry delegates and supported by 50 sponsors and exhibitors.

The event’s success cements ARC as the most focused networking platform for airline buyers and suppliers in the world – supporting the reputation of the well-established London show – now in its sixth year.

The Official Partners of the event were DFASS Group, Diageo and Scorpio Distributors, which sponsored the Gala Dinner at the Grand Hyatt in Singapore.

The 25 excellent speakers included Azran Osman-Rani, CEO of AirAsia X; Vimal Rai, Executive Director of Inflight Sales Group; Rakhita Jayawardena, President of King Power Traveler; Con Korfiatis, Vice-President of Garuda Citilink; and Deepak Talwar, Director of Indian Duty Free Services.

Winners of the first ever Airline Retail Awards (AR.Awards) for the Asia-Pacific region included Singapore Airlines, DFASS, Scorpio, Patron Spirits and Buckley Jewellery. Airline Retail Personality of the Year was awarded to Anna Brownell, from Etihad Airways.

Initial feedback from delegates and exhibitors has been outstanding, with all feedback forms (received so far) rating both the conference content and suppliers’ exhibition either “useful” or “extremely useful”, with several delegates commenting that the show was “outstanding”.

For further information contact Alex Vail, Event Director, on +44 7904 206 940 or at alex.vail@airlineretail.com.

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About The Airline Retail Conference
ARC. Shaping the future of inflight retail.
The Airline Retail Conference is the most focused networking platform for airline buyers and suppliers in the world. Through conferences, exhibitions and social events, ARC creates premium opportunities to build rewarding business relationships.
Since ARC first launched in 2007, over 1500 high-level delegates have attended this focused event, including representatives from almost all of the world’s top 50 airlines and all of the major retail concessionaires.
ARC is the leading global conference for senior inflight professionals. We bring together chief executives, retail directors and ancillary revenue specialists from the world’s leading airlines, to share knowledge and best practice in a professional networking environment.
Since Ink bought the conference in 2009, it has gone from strength to strength. Following demand from the Asia-Pacific region, the inaugural ARC event took place in January 2011 in Macau. This successful event hosted 18 speakers, 21 exhibitors, 4 sponsors and over 170 delegates. The 2011 London event was the largest in its four-year history, with 20 speakers, 51 exhibitors, 19 sponsors and over 400 delegates.
Each conference is accompanied by an exhibition blending the sector’s leading brands with the newest companies and latest innovations in onboard retail, food, beverage and ancillary revenue streams. ARC is designed to be the best possible use of time for busy airline professionals.
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