WHY IT RATES: Travel professionals will have plenty of opportunities to network and acquire crucial knowledge from a ton of experts in just about every sector of the travel industry. -Michael Isenbek, TravelPulse Senior Editor
The 2017 New York Times Travel Show invites travel industry professionals to join its Trade Day on Friday, Jan. 27, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, for its Travel Industry Conference and exclusive trade-only viewing of 500 exhibiting companies in the Exhibition. Travel professionals may register for the Trade Day here.
The keynote panel for the Travel Show's Trade Day on the state of the travel industry will be moderated by James Shillinglaw, travel editor and journalist.
Panelists include Ninan Chacko, CEO of Travel Leaders Group, Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corporation, Alejandro Zozaya, CEO of Apple Leisure Group and Brian King, global officer, digital, distribution, revenue management & global sales of Marriott International.
Trade Day will feature more than 270 speakers including, among others:
Ben Baer, managing editor, Forbes Brand Production
Steve Dumaine, president & CEO, CheapCaribbean.com
Rainer Jenss, president & founder, Family Travel Association
Alison Metcalfe, executive vice president United States and Canada, Tourism Ireland and chair of the European Travel Commission's Operations Group in USA
Ken Muskat, executive vice president, MSC Cruises
Edie Rodriguez, president & CEO, Crystal Cruises
Eduardo Santander, executive director, European Travel Commission
Sree Sreenivasan, chief digital officer, City of New York
Bruce Poon Tip, founder, G Adventures
The Trade Day agenda follows:
• 7:30 a.m. Registration Opens (Tickets are $79 at the door and $59 in advance, and include admission to all Focus conferences, lunch, keynote address and exhibition floor)
• 9 a.m. Focus Conferences begin (View conference topics here)
• 12:15-12:45 p.m. Lunch (Included for ticket-holders only)
• 12:45-1:55 p.m. Keynote Address & State of the Industry Panel
• 2-7 p.m. Exhibition Open (Free for pre-approved and accredited travel professionals)
• 5-7 p.m. Industry Cocktail Reception on the Exhibition Floor
The Travel Industry Conference offers a comprehensive education program designed for travel professionals and features 24 Focus Conferences across diverse travel categories. New to this year's show are Travel Trends: Focus on All-Inclusive Resorts; Focus on Cuba and Focus on Luxury Travel.
As presenting sponsor of the show's Taste of the World stage, a representative from Costa Rica will be the featured speaker of the Culinary Tourism seminar for Trade Day, focusing on healthy sustainable culinary travel.
Saturday, Jan. 28, and Sunday, Jan. 29, will be open to all attendees and feature global cuisine tastings, cultural performances, travel book signings, one-on-one conversations with travel experts and special discounts and offers for consumers of all ages from over 500 exhibitors.
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