THETRADESHOW is the #1 North American travel trade show for destinations, travel companies and travel retailers worldwide to meet face to face and establish new business relationships. Exhibiting at THETRADESHOW is your key to reaching the travel retailer market in a one-on-one setting.
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NEW The e-Learning center is the newest resource added to THETRADESHOW's robust program for 2010. This exciting addition will attract the travel industry's most qualified travel agents.Reserve your booth today to meet these travel retailers face to face at THETRADESHOW.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
THETRADESHOW's 3-day travel trade show conference program is specifically designed to give exhibitors the greatest amount of time with travel retailers to generate new leads and establish new business relationships.As the only U.S. travel trade show organized by over 16 of the travel industry’s leading organizations, THETRADESHOW has an extended marketing arm to reach multiple travel agency groups throughout the world.In addition to the sheer volume of travel sales they are responsible for, travel agents are also experts at up-selling and customer service: people who use travel agents spend 71% more per trip, take longer vacations and travel more often. Meet these travel agents at THETRADESHOW.
WHO ATTENDS Connect with retail travel agency owners/managers, home-based agents, independent contractors, corporate travel managers, meeting planners and international travel buyers at THETRADESHOW. A 5:1 agent to exhibitor ratio gives both agents and exhibitors a heightened level of interaction opportunities to establish new business relationships. With so many fantastic agents, THETRADESHOW is the best place to make connections with travel retailers and make a real impact on your bottom line. THETRADESHOW attracts travel retailer members of these worldwide associations:
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)
Association of Canadian Travel Agents (ACTA)
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
National Business Travel Association (NBTA)
International Gay & Lesbian Association (IGLTA)
National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents (NACTA)
plus many more...
These unique partnerships give THETRADESHOW an increased marketing arm to ensure that exhibitors meet their target market face to face to establish new business relationships.
VALUABLE FACE TO FACE MEETINGS While your 2010 marketing plan includes heavy web-based marketing, exhibiting at a trade show provides the ultimate opportunity to meet face to face with a massive audience with both buying power and interest in your product.It’s a well known fact that the best business relationships are established through face to face meetings, so make sure THETRADESHOW is part of your strategic plan to achieve all of your goals in 2010 and beyond.
APPOINTMENTS Exclusively offering a unique appointment system that also features a sophisticated matchmaking system, will enable exhibitors to set appointments with your target. Exhibitors can find travel agents by specifying who you want to meet by type of travel (corporate or leisure), travel specializations (tours, cruises, etc), annual sales volume, position in agency and geographic regions they send travelers to. Providing you with this information on each attendee ensures you will have the opportunity to establish new business relationships at THETRADESHOW. If a more casual atmosphere is preferred, exhibitors can also set appointments or meetings outside of the trade show floor hours, by sending a personal message to an attendee through the exhibitor service center appointment system. Travel industry suppliers will only find this luxury at THETRADESHOW.
SUPPLEMENTAL EVENTS As host to various supplemental meetings and events, THETRADESHOW attracts the most qualified travel retailers through the following:
Premium Business Summit - This invitation-only meeting brings together the travel industry’s largest and highest revenue-generating agencies, ASTA’s Premium members, for networking and the sharing of best practices. Over 36 of these Premium member travel agencies generate over $50 million in travel bookings a year.
ASTA Annual Meeting - Provides ASTA’s members the opportunity to meet association executives and learn about the Society’s accomplishments throughout the year.
Host Agency Meetings - Meet the hard to reach home-based agent market. Well-known travel industry host agencies hold meetings with their home-based agents and independant contractors at THETRADESHOW.
Young Professionals -Attracting the future leaders of the travel industry with this customized program gives those under 40 the tools to maximize their potential and take their careers to the next level through a series of educational tracks, an exclusive roundtable session and networking events.
Retail Travel Leadership Summit - An innovative forum for high-level debate and discussion among travel industry executives on pressing industry issues.
Exhibitor seminar series - An exclusive education track designed for exhibitors, to provide more value and knowledge to capture more sales from the lucrative travel agency distribution channel.
THETRAVELBLOGGERSHOW - A two-day "conference within a conference" (Sept. 11-12) that will bring together travel bloggers from across the world to network and learn from one another. Suppliers can increase their exposure to this huge viral market while travel agent attendees can learn how to leverage relationships with travel bloggers.
Exhibit Hall Hours THETRADESHOW offers more open floor trade show hours than any other North American travel trade show. This allows exhibitors more time to interact with retail travel sellers to generate new business relationships. The hours are as follows: Sunday 2pm - 5pm Monday 11am - 3pm Tuesday 10:30am - 12:30pm
RATES
10ft x 10ft booth
Includes pipe and drape booth frame, ID sign and 2 registrations to attend all networking events and seminars*
$2,670 per 10ft x 10ft space
Multi-Booth Build Bigger, Save More.
Six space minimum, includes 2 registrations per 10ft x 10ft space
$2,495
Décor Package
Includes carpet, 6ft draped table, two chairs, wastebasket per 10ft x 10ft space**
$385
*Carpet/floor covering is required and is not included in the booth purchase. **Package is not available for purchase on-site.
BOOTH SURCHARGES Your booth can be located in a prominent position on the show floor to ensure you get the greatest amount of visibility and traffic. Choose one of these options to enhance your trade show booth at the #1 travel trade show:
Corner
Booth at end of row, open to aisle on 2 sides.
$750
End Cap
Two booths at the end of a row, open on 3 sides to aisle. Minimum purchase of 2 booths.
$1,000
Island
Open to aisle on all 4 sides. Minimum purchase of 4 booths.
$2,500
THESHOWSTREET
Booth location on the main aisle of show floor with increased traffic. Minimum purchase of 4 booths and an island space.
