INNSBRUCK, Austria, October 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Online registrations for ENTER 2005, the travel and tourism industry's longest established and best value information technology conference, are now open.

To be held in Innsbruck, Austria from January 26 to 28, ENTER 2005 has assembled an exciting collection of leading speakers from all walks of the industry. The overall conference theme is "E-Business is Here - What's Next?". The full programme, together with the all-important online registration facility, is now available on the dedicated conference website www.ifitt.org/enter

E-business is a critical issue for both businesses and destinations and "What's Next? is a timely theme. Complementing the highly focused plenary programme which addresses these issues for travel industry companies both large and small as well as for destinations, is the Research programme, a unique feature of the ENTER conferences.

Regularly attracting over 400 international delegates, the ENTER series of conferences are well known for their lively debates, leading-edge research and, importantly, for the opportunity they provide for delegates to exchange information and experiences in what is still a brave new world of tourism e-business.

Innsbruck, the venue for ENTER 2005 is a perfect base for an international conference of this kind. The enchanting Tyrolean capital is easily accessible by over 30 direct scheduled flights or by road and rail from Munich and Salzburg. Its compact city centre and long tradition of hospitality combine with the award-winning facilities at Congress Innsbruck to create a real sense of occasion and place - entirely different and immensely stimulating.

Notes to Editors:

The annual ENTER conferences are organised by IFITT, the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism.

Further information on ENTER 2005 is available from the IFITT Secretariat, Tel. +43-512-393989, ifitt@ifitt.org or see www.ifitt.org/enter/