Christopher Dane
President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L C
Member of the Leisure & Lodging Council
Council Member Biography
Christopher Dane is the President of HRG Affiliates which is a part of Hogg Robinson Group, the third largest travel management company in the world, where he has worked since June 2006. At HRG, Mr. Dane has launched and oversees the North American Affiliates Program that is designed to allow large regional travel management companies to retain or acquire new global business by gaining access to HRG's global network and supplier agreements. He is a veteran travel expert with over 36 years of broad ranging experience. He has spent 13 years in senior positions in the travel agency world, including a small leisure agency, large corporate agency, tour operator as well as the largest leisure travel agency consortium. He has held senior positions in sales, marketing and operations in the airline industry with American, Frontier and Eastern Airlines. Previously, he was the President of the travel agency consortia Hickory Travel Systems, from 2005 to 2006. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2006 - present
- President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L C
- 2005 - 2006
- President, HICKORY TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.
- 2000 - present
- President, Unlimited Travel Solutions
- 1998 - 2000
- EVP-Operations, Vacation.com
- 1997 - 1998
- SVP, Certified Vacations, Inc.
- 1977 - 1997
- Managing Director-Travel Agency Sales Programs, AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Christopher Dane(?)
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Hotels RevPar decline - It is more than just the economy coming out of recession
July 20, 2009
Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L C
Reservations Mount Over Hotel Stocks | www.businessweek.com
While the economy plays a significant role in hotel RevPar results, their is much more to it than just that. "Events and Meetings Management" (EMM)-still no signs of life. Corporate travel budgets are typically built in the fall for following calendar year-so no growth until next year at the absolute...
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Cuba is not the "end all, be all" for the cruise industry
July 20, 2009
Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L C
Cruise companies rise on sector's surge, U.S.-Cuba talks | www.reuters.com
1. Cuba will create a boom for the cruise industry....not really.2. If passed if will be several years before implemented.3. Cuba needs a lot of infrastructure work to support this potential move.4. Benefits other than cruise lines...entire Cuban economy, local hotels and building industry will...
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Top Ten reasons to use a travel agent
June 25, 2009
Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L C
Why Use A Travel Agent? | www.travelagentcentral.com
A David Letterman, tongue in cheek approach at why "use a travel agency". Hopefully you wail see both the humor and the "deeper meaning" As travel becomes more "unbundled" it becomes more complicated (read: fees for everything...including checking in, using the lavatory on airplanes,...
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If it did not work before in better economic times, what makes you think in will work now?
June 8, 2009
Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L C
Jet America Airlines to fly for 9 dollars | www.freshnews.in
This model will fail...again. Cannot believe someone would invest in the person (Weikle) that started Skybus... a company that failed within months of startup. At least Donald Burr and Freddie Laker enjoyed years of success before going out of business This is not another Allegiantmodel...unfortunately...if...
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GLG Study Groups with Christopher Dane(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Travel Industry Consultants | 280 |
| Online Travel Agency and Industry Experts (North America) | 257 |
| Global Distribution Systems Experts: Travel Agents | 12 |
| Wyndham Hotels Experts | 73 |
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