ARC President and CEO Mike Premo to Discuss Travel in the Trump Age

 Premo to Join Industry Executives for a Roundtable at the Phocuswright Conference

ARLINGTON, Va. – November 8, 2017 – Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) President and CEO Mike Premo will join industry leaders tomorrow as they discuss the Trump administration’s policies and their effect on the future of travel and tourism. The executive roundtable, titled “Travel in the Age of Trump,” will take place at the Phocuswright Conference November 9 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., from 9:55-10:25 a.m. ET.

Premo will join Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association; Gloria Guevara Manzo, president and CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council; and Chris Thompson, president and CEO of Brand USA for the roundtable. The executives will examine the travel industry’s interaction with government and public policy to help conference attendees understand the developments and prepare strategically for the years ahead.

The Phocuswright Conference is in its 25^th year and features innovative demonstrations, expert workshops, industry influencer panels and exclusive keynotes. The conference will conclude with an interview of Expedia’s newly named CEO, Mark Okerstrom.

About ARC

The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) is the premier driver of air travel intelligence and commerce in the travel industry with leading business solutions, travel agency accreditation services, process and financial management tools and high-quality data. In 2016, ARC settled $86 billion worth of carrier ticket transactions for nearly 7,000 travel agencies with more than 12,000 points of sale. Established in 1984, ARC is an ISO 27001 certified company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices in Louisville, Kentucky, Tampa, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information, please visit www.arccorp.com and www.twitter.com/arctalk.