Stephen Joyce

Stephen A. Joyce has been working as a travel & tourism technology consultant since 1995. In 2005 Stephen and his company, Sentias Software Corp., began development on Rezgo.com, a next generation Web 2.0 tour and activity booking engine for SME travel suppliers and tour operators. In June of 2007, Rezgo.com was officially released and now boasts a user base of 900+ companies. Stephen is also very active in fostering tourism technology and is the founding President of the North American Chapter of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT North America). He is the publisher of the Tips from the T-List books, a series of ground-breaking books that bring together travel industry bloggers from around the World. The success of the book has resulted in workshops and speaking engagements on Social media and User generated content around the World. In addition to his tourism initiatives, Stephen is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Website Subcommittee for Vancouver’s NorthShore Tourism Association, Executive with the Canadian E-Tourism Council, and formerly on the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club and the COHO Society of the North Shore. Stephen is a graduate of Capilano University, is a certified Commercial Pilot, and holds a certificate in IT Management.

Visit Stephen Joyce on the web at: http://tourismtechnology.rezgo.com

Stephen Joyce contributes to the following category:

• Independent Travel
• Travel Industry News

The Last 10 Posts by Stephen:

• How do you start a travel business that becomes a $500M company?, (18 Apr 2012)
• 101 Marketing Tips for Tourism a Must Read for Tour & Activity Operators, (07 Mar 2012)
• TripButler is Hoping to Cut Your Roaming Data Bill, (03 Feb 2012)
• Does your lofty sales goal ultimately hurt your chance of success at the launch of your tour and activity start up?, (23 Jan 2012)
• Jump start your new tour and activity business through distribution., (12 Jan 2012)
• Partner with travel suppliers in your destination to create a unique one-of-kind package for your tour and activity business., (29 Dec 2011)
• 5 Tips to starting a successful tours and activity travel business., (21 Dec 2011)
• Open Travel Tour/Activity Schema – What it means for small business, (16 Dec 2011)
• The Micro-Tripper—short-term, purely spontaneous travel enabled by the flash-sale, group buying, and private-travel sale start-ups, the new leisure travel market segment on the rise., (15 Jul 2011)
• Do your homework before doing a Daily Deal, (13 Jun 2011)

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