The future of leisure distribution and packaged travel | Carmen Rieskamp, Upstalsboom Hotels & UPtours

[Interview in German with English subtitles] Carmen Rieskamp, Director of Sales at Upstalsboom Hotels and UPtours, summarizes the main statements of the expert panel at the HSMA e & MICE Day 2021 discussing the future of leisure distribution. She also shares insights on the recent founding of their very own tour operator by Upstalsboom Hotels.

Lea Jordan sat down with Carmen Rieskamp during the HSMA e & MICE Day. The industry conference addressed the latest developments and trends in e-commerce, distribution, technology, digitalization, revenue management, and MICE & sales for hoteliers. More than 300 hospitality professionals joined the HSMA Deutschland e.V. event on 6th September 2021 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Save The Date: The HSMA eDay 2022 will take place 11th - 12th May in Munich, Germany.

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Find our recap of the HSMA e & MICE Day 2021 here.

Also, find these video interviews from the HSMA e & MICE Day 2021

• The end of rate parity and current priorities for the German Hotel Association l Markus Luthe, IHA
• Hotel revenue management & pricing - what to focus on today l Daniela Hupfeld, Pierre & Vacances
• The MICE market in transition, trends and how Accor does it l Alexandra Weber, Lindner Hotels AG & Katja Reisch, Accor
• Insights from the Best Western Hotels Marketing Team l Alexander Birk
• Hotel Distribution 4.0, the end of the PMS, and why rethink direct bookings l Wilhelm K. Weber, SHS Swiss Hospitality Solutions
• Digitizing with a brain & leveraging brain research for better leadership in times of uncertainty l Sebastian Purps-Pardigol
• What keeps hoteliers busy at the moment? l Anna Heuer, HSMA Germany
• Automated Bookings and Yield Management in the MICE segment l Gerhard Wasem, MiceRate
• Legal update for hoteliers: From brand protection to data security l Peter Hense, Spirit Legal LLP 
• How to start a career in Hotel Distribution l Sebastian Kessel, Deutsche Hospitality

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