The
New York Times Travel Show will host a Trade Day for industry
professionals on Friday, February 28, that will feature
travel industry seminars and a preview of the Travel Show exhibition.
The Travel Show is the largest trade and consumer travel event in North
America, featuring nearly 500 exhibitors from Africa, Asia,
Australia/South Pacific, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America,
Mexico and the United States. The show will offer discounts, educational
seminars and live entertainment for families, individuals, couples and
seniors.
The Travel Industry Conference kicks off at 9am ET on 2/28. Attendees
will hear from leaders in the industry including, among others:
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Lillian Africano, president, Society for American Travel Writers
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Kate Auletta, founding editor, Huffington Post Travel
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Sylma Brown Bramble, director, Caribbean Tourism Organization
(CTO)
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Jason Clampet, co-founder and head of content, Skift
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Terry Dale, president, United States Tour Operators Association
(USTOA)
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Doug Duda, immediate past president, International Association
of Culinary Professionals (IACP)
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Michelle Fee, president, Cruise Planners
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Yana Carter Gutierrez, vice president, American Express Consumer
Travel (Keynote speaker)
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LoAnn Halden, media relations, The International Gay & Lesbian
Travel Association (IGLTA)
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Tiru Irani, chairman, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)-NY
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Kier Matthews, Vice President, sales, Europe Express
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Anne Marie Moebes, executive vice president, Well-Being Travel
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Sree Sreenivasan, chief digital officer, Metropolitan Museum of
Art
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Yvette De Vries, president, Association for the Promotion of
Tourism
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John Peters, president, Travel Media Group, USA Today
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James Shillinglaw, editor in chief, Travalliance
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Shannon Stowell, president, Adventure Travel Trade Association
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Michael Yessis, editor-in-chief, AOL Travel
The Trade Day keynote will feature:
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12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. – Speaker Yana Carter Gutierrez,
American Express Consumer Travel vice president
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1:15 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. - Panel discussion
The Travel Industry Conference seminars will focus on adventure
travel, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, cruising & river cruising,
culinary tourism, Europe, LGBT, Latin America/Mexico, travel media,
tours, wellness travel/medical tourism, young travel professionals
and will offer a CLIA - Cruise Lines International Association cruising
certification class (requiring separate registration) that will explore how
to develop a group business. These seminars are tailored for an
audience of travel agency owners, managers, line agents, home-based
agents and travel industry professionals.
Event Details
On Friday, February 28, the Travel Industry Conference sessions will be
held from 9am until 5pm ET. The exhibition hall will be open for
exclusive viewing by travel trade professionals from 2pm until 7pm. The
event will be open to consumers on Saturday, March 1, from 10am
until 6pm and on Sunday, March 2, from 11am until 5pm. The
show will be held in Hall 3D/E & 1E located on 11th
Avenue at the 34th Street entrance to the Jacob K. Javits
Convention Center in New York City. Admission to the Travel Industry
conference is $35 in advance ($45 at the door); admission to the
exhibition floor is free with Trade Day registration. On-site
registration for Trade Day begins at 7:30am. For a schedule of seminars
and exhibitors, and to register online, visit www.NYTimes.com/TravelShow.
Event Sponsors
American Express is the founding sponsor of The New
York Times Travel Show. Supporting sponsors include: South Africa
and Visit Florida. Contributing sponsors include: Bahamas
Ministry of Tourism, The Florida Keys and Key West and Turkey. Media
sponsors include: Family Travel Forum, Global Traveler, GoNomad,
OffMetro.com, Passport Magazine, travAlliancemedia, Travel Market
Report, Travel Weekly News, WNET-TV and WVVH-TV, Hamptons TV. Industry
sponsors include: Adventure Travel Trade Association, Africa Travel
Association, American Society of Travel Agents, Association for the
Promotion of Tourism to Africa, Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association,
Cruise Lines International Association, Caribbean Tourism Organization,
International Association of Culinary Professionals, International Gay &
Lesbian Travel Association, National Association of Railroad Passengers,
Pacific Asia Travel Association, Society of American Travel
Writers, Professional Travel Bloggers Association, The International
Eco-Tourism Society, U.S. Tour Operators Association and Well-Being
Travel.
Special Note to Media
Members of the press may apply for Travel Show press credentials here.
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About American Express Travel
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