# Loyalty & Awards 2026

- Dates: 16 November 2026 to 18 November 2026
- Location: Pan Pacific Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
- Organiser: Global Flight
- Industry: MarTech
- Expected attendance: 228

## Official links

- [Official website](https://loyalty-and-awards.com/)
- [Registration](https://loyalty-and-awards.com/en/pages/registration-37.html)
- [Agenda](https://loyalty-and-awards.com/en/pages/loyalty-awards-2026-203.html)

## Topics

- Sustainability
- Travel
- Airline
- Email
- Innovation
- Strategy
- Business
- Hotel
- Industry
- Presentations
- Networking
- Network

## Speakers

- Sean Almeida, Commercial Manager, Qantas Loyalty
- Tania Balaji, Head of Partnership, AlFursan Loyalty Saudia
- Ryan Baltrip, Executive Director Loyalty Science Lab, Old Dominion University
- Stephen Brosnan, Head of Airline Loyalty, Strategy & Commercial, Qantas Loyalty
- James Curry, VP Product & Member Engagement, Skywards, Emirates
- Chris Fordyce, Vice-President (Commercial), Harbour Air
- Rohit Garg, Emirates NBD
- Theo Holloway, Senior Director Loyalty, Customer Engagement, Best Western Hotels
- Jelena Kezika, Vice President Strategy, Global Hotel Alliance
- Elizabeth McNeil, Director of Marketing, Travel Co-Brand, Business & Commercial Cards, RBC
- Michael Meraner, Manager Loyalty Strategy & Status Management, Lufthansa
- Matt Ridley, Director of Sustainability and Innovation, oneworld
- Oliver Ross, Head of Loyalty, CRM & Onboard Product, KM Malta Airlines
- Madeleine Svantesson, Head of EuroBonus Partners, SAS Scandinavian Airlines
- David B. Wang, Head of Loyalty Partnerships & GM of North Asia, HeyMax
- John Weatherill, Executive VP and Chief Commercial Officer, WestJet Airlines
- Delphine Barault, VP Commercial Partnerships, Flying Blue Air France KLM
- Craig Bond, Chief Operating Officer, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
- David Canty, SVP, Head of Loyalty & Partnerships, Bilt Rewards
- Austen Mance, CEO, Taekus

## Sponsors and partners

- Avolta
- CORA
- GHA
- iLoyal
- SaaS
- WestJet

## Where to stay

- **Easter Seals House**: 630 m from the venue, 3981 Oak Street
  - [Hotel website](https://www.eastersealsbcy.ca/easter-seals-house/)
- **The Balfour Inn**: guest house, 720 m from the venue, 1064 Balfour Avenue, Vancouver
  - [Hotel website](http://www.balfourvancouver.com/home.html)
  - Phone: +1-604-733-4774
- **Douglas House**: guest house, 1.1 km from the venue, 456 West 13th Avenue
  - [Hotel website](https://dougwin.com/)
  - Phone: +1-604-872-3060
- **Cambie Lodge**: guest house, 1.1 km from the venue, 446 West 13th Avenue
  - [Hotel website](https://dougwin.com/)
  - Phone: +1-604-872-3060
- **Windsor House**: guest house, 1.4 km from the venue, 325 West 11th Avenue
  - [Hotel website](https://dougwin.com/)
  - Phone: +1-604-872-3060
- **Shaughnessy Village**: guest house, 1.5 km from the venue, 1125 West 12th Avenue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.aptliving.ca/)
  - Phone: +1-778-358-6658
- **Holiday Inn Vancouver-Centre (Broadway)**: 1.5 km from the venue, 711 West Broadway
  - [Hotel website](https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/vancouver/yvrbw/hoteldetail)
  - Phone: +1-604-879-0511

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/loyalty-awards-vancouver/