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Visa Requirements
Several countries are required to obtain Visas prior to entering Brazil, notably all North American citizens.
To view if you are exempted from the Visa process, please view the link below.
http://www.brazilconsulatechicago.org/en-2-10-102.html
To obtain a Visa, invitation letters will be required, which UATP will be able to obtain for you; please contact marketing@uatp.com to begin the process. You will be required to submit your full name (as it appears on your passport), full title and Country of residence so that the letter may be addressed to the Brazilian Consulate in that specific Country.
The Visa letter process can take up to 15 business days and the Visa Application Process may take and additional 15 business days for actual processing. By applying early, this will enable you to leave your passport with the agency as necessary and to work around current obligations where the passport may be needed.
The link below will take you to the Brazilian Embassy where the Visa applications may be found in addition to other necessary information.
http://www.brasilemb.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=155
To view the Brazilian Consulates worldwide, http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/endereco/consulados.php
For questions, please contact marketing@uatp.com
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About Airline Distribution 2010
Airline Business and UATP have teamed up again for the sixth Airline Distribution conference.
Airline Distribution is the only annual conference dedicated to exploring the challenges associated with the combination of channel management, revenue management and payments.
Travel agents, online and traditional, managed and unmanaged, contact centers, call-centers, web channels, microsites, ancillary revenues, product bundling and unbundling, pricing and the risks associated with payment and collection are just some of the issues to be considered in developing a coherent distribution strategy. Faced with choices management has to view the challenge as a whole and decide on the priorities.
Participating in the Airline Distribution debate is business critical for senior airline executives in distribution and revenue management strategy and delivery.
Creating an effective distribution strategy means ensuring airlines work to balance the entire Distribution chain. Topics include:
CEO address
Mark Pilling will discuss distribution and the other issues of the day with the region's leading CEOs. Seeking to answer the following questions: Where is distribution on the CEO’s strategic radar? Which aspects are of most concern? How do the CEOs see the challenge of managing distribution? What else is on their agenda?
Airline Product and Strategy.
The panellists will discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with developing branded fares and unbundling products. The audience will understand what it takes to build up and prepare the unbundled offering and the implications for distribution. When is revenue considered ancillary or just plain old-fashioned revenue?
Distribution in Latin America
Distribution in Latin America faces a number of unique challenges; exchange control, local taxation and travellers' propensity to use cash are just a few. The panellists will discuss the challenges of managing an effective distribution strategy in such a fragmented and complex environment.
Technology
Case studies showing how technology affects the distribution chain and what is leading in the region.
Managing the Evolving World of Payments
• Reduce costs with Non-Traditional Types of Payment
• Emerging Markets Payments Differences
• Balancing the cost of accepting credit cards
• Cash Payments
• Mobile Payments
• Prepaid and Gift Cards
• Managing Payment Costs
Global perspectives on travel agents and the GDS
With full content option agreements in place for most of the LATAM carriers for 2010, the panel will explore the evolution of the agency / GDS relationship and cover subjects such as the launch of the GDS branded multi-GDS desktop and how this will affect the future of distribution.
Workshops:
• Tools for Tracking: Where do your sales come from?
• Marketing ancillaries
This event will focus on each of these disciplines, while continuously examining how they interact across a variety of airline business models, from low-cost carrier, through hybrid to full service carriers.
A limited number of sponsorships are available. Contact Wendy Ward, wward@uatp.com or call +1 202-626-4077 for more information!
Useful Links:
General Information: http://www.brazilconsulatechicago.org/en-2-10-0.html
Countries That Require Visa to Brazil: http://www.brazilconsulatechicago.org/en-2-10-102.html
Brazilian Consulates Worldwide: http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/endereco/consulados.php
