Q. What is Meet the Banker Marketplace? A. The purpose of Meet the Banker is to provide destination and tour operator information to Bank Directors. Meet the Banker is an appointment generated marketplace. Each appointment is 6 minutes in duration. The banker is seated in a booth and the Travel Industry will move between appointments.
Q. Why do you need an up-to-date e-mail address? A. BankTravel marketplace appointments are made electronically. The appointment scheduler is e-mailed directly to you for ease of completion. Q. When can I choose my appointments for the Baton Rouge BankTravel Conference? A. BankTravel will be requesting updated profiles via online e-mail from both banks and travel industry in early January 2011. Appointment schedulers will follow via e-mail in February with hard copies delivered at the Conference.
Q. What if I don't return the appointment schedule by the deadline? A. Any delegate who does not return appointment requests by the deadline, will be issued random appointments. Q. Can my bank assistant take appointments? A. Bank assistants are encouraged to take appointments! Bank assistants who take appointments will double the club's destination knowledge and learn the importance of the director's role.
Q. When will I get my appointment schedule? A. Hard copies of appointments will be distributed to bank delegates at registration in MBaton Rouge. Travel Industry will get their schedule via email, approximately 1 week prior to the conference and hard copies will be distributed at registration. .
Q. What handouts are permitted at Meet the Banker? A. Travel Industry may distribute an 8.5 x 11", three-hole punched, company profile sheet and business cards. Brochures and giveaways are strictly prohibited on the Marketplace floor. All Delegates are encouraged to bring plenty of business cards for distribution at Marketplace, Speed Dating and Social Events.
Q. What if I have a random appointment with a destination in which I'm not interested? A. Great business alliances can be forged from casual business acquaintances. Your interest in the destination may not be for today, but you will be building solid business relationships for future travel. It's also a great way to see what destinations, both domestic and international, have to offer!
Q. Where and when is the next BankTravel Conference? A. We are pleased to announce the 2012 Banktravel will be in Memphis, Tennessee on February 7-9. Mark your calendars today. See you there!
