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Alexandria, Va., Aug. 22, 2006 – The educational seminars being offered at THETRADESHOW (Travel Retailing and Destination Expo) in Orlando Sept. 10-12, 2006, will provide new and creative resources for travel professionals to learn about tools and niches, including how to collect commissions in a timely fashion, the business of home-based travel agents and Alaskan, Caribbean and European cruises. THETRADESHOW seminars will allow travel agents, suppliers and consumers to gain valuable knowledge in one convenient location.
Among the recently added seminars are:
Take Control of your Hotel Bookings and Never Work for Free Again, Monday, 11:00a.m-11:20a.m., presented by Patti Free. Learn how to book with CCRA for fast payments by taking control of commission mark-up and how to get paid immediately by booking CCRA Net Rates. Learn to search robust inventories from the GDS, CCRA Preferred Rates, Internet Discount (Hotels.com) and CCRA''s True Net Rates.
Royal Caribbean Product Seminar, Monday 9:00a.m.-9:45a.m., presented by Bo Franz and brought to you by Europe Cruisetours. Royal Caribbean European Cruisetours allows clients to experience the best of a land & sea vacation. Find out why travel agents should sell Royal Caribbean Cruisetours.
Host Agency Panel, Sunday 2:00p.m.-3:30pm, presented by host agency representatives. Successful host agency representatives will share the do''s and the don''ts of managing and prospering as a hosting travel agency for independent home based agents. The panelists represent various types of host agencies such as full service hosts, franchise hosts, and technology focused host agencies. Home based agencies looking for a host agency should attend to learn what services that host agencies can provide.
Alaska and Europe Cruisetours Features and Benefits, Sunday 1:30p.m.-1:50p.m., presented by Raul Parquet. Discover Alaska and Europe on a Royal Caribbean Cruisetour and enjoy the best of both worlds. By land and by sea, the Cruisetour offers a truly unique Alaska or European Vacation.
*Note the below seminar will replace the Adventure Travel Specialist Designation for Travel Agents, originally scheduled for Sunday 9:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Understanding Active & Adventure Travel: A 100 Billion Dollar Specialty Market
Sunday 9:00a.m.-10:30a.m., presented by Costas Christ, President of Adventure Council, Contributing Editor and Columnist, National Geographic Adventure magazine and Richard Weiss, Principal, Richard R Wiess Associates. Learn about one of the fastest growing segments of the global tourism industry. In the US alone, $115 billion dollars are spent annually on adventure travel. In the past year, 55 million Americans took an active or adventure vacation - up 14 percent from the previous year. This session will provide agents with an overview of Adventure Travel today, including how to capture more of this market. A growing interest in adventure travel certification programs for travel agents will also be discussed.
THETRADESHOW will take place the second week of September every year and will be held in Orlando (Sept. 10-12, 2006) in even years and Las Vegas (Sept. 9-11, 2007) in odd years. THETRADESHOW will host more than 2,000 travel sellers and 1,000 consumers in just three days at one site. Formed from the partnership of the leading travel associations, THETRADESHOW will include two full days of open floor trade show, business-to-business appointments, a trade and consumer day (Sunday) and two trade only days (Monday and Tuesday). Travel sellers will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with suppliers and to learn in-depth about their products.
The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Adventures in Travel Expo (ATE), International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), ITB Berlin, Performance Media Group, LLC (Agent@Home, Cruise & Vacation Agent and Modern Agent), Travel Trade, Travel Weekly, eturboNews, JaxFax, Recommend, Canadian Travel Press, TravelAge West, National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents (NACTA), National Tour Association (NTA), Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), The Travel Institute, U.S. Tour Operators Association (USTOA) and USA Today have signed on as partners of THETRADESHOW.
For more information on THETRADESHOW, call 1.866.870.9333 or visit www.THETRADESHOW.org.
THETRADESHOW (Travel Retailing And Destination Expo) is a 3-day, in-depth networking and educational event. Global and inclusive, THETRADESHOW , powered by ASTA and ITB Berlin, unites under one roof travel suppliers and buyers from all over the world, representing every segment of the travel and tourism industry. It is the trade show event for travel decision makers.
Contact: Kristina Rundquist/Ayanna Canty 703-739-8710
pr@thetradeshow.org
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Alexandria, Va., Aug. 22, 2006 – The educational seminars being offered at THETRADESHOW (Travel Retailing and Destination Expo) in Orlando Sept. 10-12, 2006, will provide new and creative resources for travel professionals to learn about tools and niches, including how to collect commissions in a timely fashion, the business of home-based travel agents and Alaskan, Caribbean and European cruises. THETRADESHOW seminars will allow travel agents, suppliers and consumers to gain valuable knowledge in one convenient location.
Among the recently added seminars are:
Take Control of your Hotel Bookings and Never Work for Free Again, Monday, 11:00a.m-11:20a.m., presented by Patti Free. Learn how to book with CCRA for fast payments by taking control of commission mark-up and how to get paid immediately by booking CCRA Net Rates. Learn to search robust inventories from the GDS, CCRA Preferred Rates, Internet Discount (Hotels.com) and CCRA's True Net Rates.
Royal Caribbean Product Seminar, Monday 9:00a.m.-9:45a.m., presented by Bo Franz and brought to you by Europe Cruisetours. Royal Caribbean European Cruisetours allows clients to experience the best of a land & sea vacation. Find out why travel agents should sell Royal Caribbean Cruisetours.
Host Agency Panel, Sunday 2:00p.m.-3:30pm, presented by host agency representatives. Successful host agency representatives will share the do's and the don'ts of managing and prospering as a hosting travel agency for independent home based agents. The panelists represent various types of host agencies such as full service hosts, franchise hosts, and technology focused host agencies. Home based agencies looking for a host agency should attend to learn what services that host agencies can provide.
Alaska and Europe Cruisetours Features and Benefits, Sunday 1:30p.m.-1:50p.m., presented by Raul Parquet. Discover Alaska and Europe on a Royal Caribbean Cruisetour and enjoy the best of both worlds. By land and by sea, the Cruisetour offers a truly unique Alaska or European Vacation.
*Note the below seminar will replace the Adventure Travel Specialist Designation for Travel Agents, originally scheduled for Sunday 9:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Understanding Active & Adventure Travel: A 100 Billion Dollar Specialty Market
Sunday 9:00a.m.-10:30a.m., presented by Costas Christ, President of Adventure Council, Contributing Editor and Columnist, National Geographic Adventure magazine and Richard Weiss, Principal, Richard R Wiess Associates. Learn about one of the fastest growing segments of the global tourism industry. In the US alone, $115 billion dollars are spent annually on adventure travel. In the past year, 55 million Americans took an active or adventure vacation - up 14 percent from the previous year. This session will provide agents with an overview of Adventure Travel today, including how to capture more of this market. A growing interest in adventure travel certification programs for travel agents will also be discussed.
THETRADESHOW will take place the second week of September every year and will be held in Orlando (Sept. 10-12, 2006) in even years and Las Vegas (Sept. 9-11, 2007) in odd years. THETRADESHOW will host more than 2,000 travel sellers and 1,000 consumers in just three days at one site. Formed from the partnership of the leading travel associations, THETRADESHOW will include two full days of open floor trade show, business-to-business appointments, a trade and consumer day (Sunday) and two trade only days (Monday and Tuesday). Travel sellers will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with suppliers and to learn in-depth about their products.
The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Adventures in Travel Expo (ATE), International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), ITB Berlin, Performance Media Group, LLC (Agent@Home, Cruise & Vacation Agent and Modern Agent), Travel Trade, Travel Weekly, eturboNews, JaxFax, Recommend, Canadian Travel Press, TravelAge West, National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents (NACTA), National Tour Association (NTA), Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), The Travel Institute, U.S. Tour Operators Association (USTOA) and USA Today have signed on as partners of THETRADESHOW.
For more information on THETRADESHOW, call 1.866.870.9333 or visit www.THETRADESHOW.org.
THETRADESHOW (Travel Retailing And Destination Expo) is a 3-day, in-depth networking and educational event. Global and inclusive, THETRADESHOW , powered by ASTA and ITB Berlin, unites under one roof travel suppliers and buyers from all over the world, representing every segment of the travel and tourism industry. It is the trade show event for travel decision makers.
Contact: Kristina Rundquist/Ayanna Canty 703-739-8710
pr@thetradeshow.org
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