Tijl Speetjens

• Who are you?
  Tijl Speetjens, Business Development Manager Benelux & Nordic Countries, OTA Insight
• How did you end up with OTA Insight?
  I have always had a passion for hospitality, technology and revenue and distribution management was always one of my main interests, working in a number of roles within the industry including Availpro, Expedia and Booking.com. I was looking for a new challenge when I started hearding a lot of positive buzz in the industry about one of the key market disruptors, OTA Insight. I found out that alongside their rapid customer growth they were on the lookout new talent to help grow the business.
• What do you think are the three things that nobody within the industry knows about you?
  1. I am a huge basketball fan and I play it competitively.
  2. My goal is to complete an Ironman before my 35th birthday.
  3. My wife and I speak 2 languages with our daughter (Spanish and Dutch).
• What are you going to talk about during the seminar?
  I will elaborate on the different market trends that are affecting hotel revenues. From evolving metasearch websites, changing OTAs and the shift in customer bases.
• What are the key points you want the participants to take with you from your speech?
  The key message that I want to give is that as online channels evolve it is important to also have smarter distribution analytics and management.