THE TRADE SHOW – Schedule of Events for travel trade show

Schedule of Events

Unparalleled education, experiential training and networking to expand your portfolio of contacts all in one place at THETRADESHOW. Offering more educational sessions than any other North American travel trade show, the educational program features over 50 sessions designed to enhance your skills and advance your career in travel. Register today for as low as $49.

* Schedule of events below tentative and subject to change.

Saturday, September 11
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Orlando Sightseeing Tours
10:00am - 8:00pm	ASTA Young Professionals Society Event * separate registration required
Sunday, September 12
8:00am - 11:00am	The Travel Institute Testing
9:00am - 11:00am	ASTA Young Professional Society Committee Meeting - Private Event
9:00am - 11:45am	THE TRAVEL BLOGGER SHOW Seminars *separate registration required
9:45am - 11:15am	International Travel Agent Summit
10:00am - 11:00am	Supplier Seminar Optimizing Your Exhibitor Experience - Do’s and Don’ts to Maximize Event ROI - Cindy Shine
11:30am - 1:00pm	Educational Sessions Selling Successfully Across Cultures - Brought to you by CLIA - Bernie Blomquist, MCC, CTC, LCS How To Make Limited Marketing Dollars Work Like $1 Million Bucks - Mark McMullen, CTC Turn Your Website into a Virtual Money Machine - Tom Ogg Drive Customer Loyalty with Sabre Travel Network® Discover Amazing Thailand - Brought to you by Tourism Authority of Thailand - Megan Patrick (session runs until 1:30pm)
12:00pm - 8:00pm	ASTA Premium Business Meeting *Invitation only event
2:00pm - 5:00pm	Trade Show THESHOWSTAGE 3:45pm - 4:00pm: Airline Ancillary Services - Looking Beyond The Whirlwind - Brought to you by Amadeus - Robert Buckman 4:00pm - 4:30pm: ASTA Travel & Tourism Awards Technology Pavilion 2:45pm - 3:45pm: The Power of YouTube and Video Marketing - Adam Lapsevich 4:00pm - 5:00pm The Power of YouTube and Video Marketing - Adam Lapsevich Presentation Pavilion 2:30pm - 2:50pm: Protect Your Business and Grow Your Business - Brought to you by IATAN - Bert Rivero (Pavilion1) 2:30pm - 2:50pm: How You Can Be the Expert Agent - Brought to you by Performance Media Group - Jonathan Cooper (Pavilion 2) 3:00pm - 3:20pm: Taking your business where you want to go - Brought to you by Travelport - Scott Hyden (Pavilion 1) 3:00pm: SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Animal Ambassador Presentations (Booth 1629) 3:30pm - 3:50pm: Find extra cash in car, hotel, and ground transportation! - Brought to you by Avis - Randy Mohr, CTC (Pavilion 1) 3:30pm - 3:50pm: Authentic Marketing - Brought to you by TRO - Richard B. Earls (Pavilion 2)
7:30pm	Opening Event

Monday, September 13
8:00am - 11:00am	Retail Travel Leadership Summit *separate registration required
8:30am - 9:45am	Educational Seminars Home-Based General Session: Home-based agents who charge fees and how they do it. - Moderated by Scott Koepf, CTC, MCC and Mary Clegg; Panelists: Penney Rudicil, Sheila Ward Shaw, Siobhan Coen, CMP How to Increase Your Share of Luxury Cruise Sales – and Directly Increase Your Cruise Sales Profits! - Mark McMullen, CTC Linked-In 101 - How to Create a Linked-In Profile - Kate Koziol (session in Technology Pavilion) Choosing a CRM program – What to look for? - Teresa Giacalone Top 10 Social Media Blunders and How to Avoid Them - Sophie Bujold Is your Agency Built for Success? Choosing Software and Solutions to Optimize your Operation - Alexandra Arguelles Ask the NTA Operator - Panelists: Dan Sullivan, Jr., Collette Vacations, Pawtucket; Andrew Grieve, Discover Travel & Tours; J. Chris Babb, The Group Tour Company, Inc.
8:30am - 10:45am	Supplier Seminars 8:30am - 9:30am The Travel Agency Industry: Trends and Opportunities - Brought to you by ASTA - John Pittman 9:45am - 10:45am How to work with travel bloggers - Edward Hasbrouck
10:00am - 10:45am	Product Seminars Auto Europe - The International Car Rental Service Leader - Brought to you by Auto Europe - Joe Maniscalco Saint Lucia, Live the Legend - Brought to you by Recommend Magazine - Lorine Charles - St Jules TravelTribe, the fastest growing travel community - Brought to you by Performance Media Group - Shawn Murphy Agency productivity and profitability - Brought to you by Travelport - Tricia Browne Preparing for Cuba - Brought to you by Fund for Reconciliation and Development - Marti Aragones; Andrea Holbrook; Steve Richer; John McAuliff Selling Travel in 140 Characters - Twitter for Travel Pros -Chelle Honiker-Yarbrough, CTC (session in Technology Pavilion starts at 9:45am)
11:00am - 3:00pm	Trade Show THESHOWSTAGE 12:00pm - 12:30pm: Preview of the 2011 International Destination Expo, San Juan, Puerto Rico! - Puerto Rico Tourism Company 2:00pm - 2:10pm: Sneak Peak at Travel Weekly Agent Trends Survey - Brought to you by Travel Weekly - Arnie Weissmann 2:10pm - 3:00pm: Moving Forward - Working Together, Cruise Lines & Agents! - Panel Moderated by Arnie Weissmann Technology Pavilion 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Blogging 101 - How to Start a Blog and Use it for Your Business - Bryan Alaspa Presentation Pavilion 11:30am - 11:50am: Experience Starwood's Travel Professional Program. Are You A Starwood pro? - Brought to you by Starwood Hotels & Resorts - Chris Austin (Pavilion 1) 11:30am - 11:50am: How to Be Successful in Today’s Religious Marketplace as a Travel Provider - Brought to you by World Religious Travel Association - Kevin J Wright (Pavilion 2) 12:00pm: SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Animal Ambassador Presentations (Booth 1629) 1:00pm - 1:20pm: Get Resourceful - Brought to you by Hilton Worldwide - Peter Maltby (Pavilion 1) 1:00pm - 1:20pm: The beat of the industry - TravelPulse - Brought to you by Performance Media Group - Brett Couvillion (Pavilion 2) 1:30pm - 1:50pm: Auto Europe - The International Car Rental Service Leader - Brought to you by Auto Europe - Joe Maniscalco (Pavilion 1) 1:30pm - 1:50pm: Choice Hotels International - Brought to you by Choice Hotels International - Gail Sayadian (Pavilion 2) 2:00pm: SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Animal Ambassador Presentations (Booth 1629)
3:15pm - 4:15pm	Educational Sessions Getting Connected: A Primer on Social Media Networking -Brought to you by CLIA - Bernie Blomquist, MCC, CTC, LCS(session runs until 6:15pm) Cruising - The Ultimate Incentive - Brought to you by CLIA - Tom Cogan, MCC, CTC, LCS (session runs until 6:15pm) Marketing - What to do to Increase Your Travel Business - Scott Koepf, CTC, MCC Home Alone? Understanding and Choosing the Right Business Model for Your Independent Travel Business - Joanie Ogg Cultivating a Presence in Your Community: Using Community Groups and Functions to Reach Consumers - Jeni Miller Linked-In 201 - Advanced Linked-In Techniques - Kate Koziol (session in Technology Pavilion)
3:15pm - 4:15pm	ASTA Annual Meeting- ASTA Members Only
3:15pm - 4:45pm	NTO Summit Featured Presentation: How to work with travel bloggers - Edward Hasbrouck Case Study on Destination Crisis Management- Richard Earls, TRO Open Forum and Discussion- Richard Earls, TRO and Kevin Wright, WRTA
4:30pm - 5:30pm	Educational Seminars Groups: Lather, Rinse, Repeat! - Mary Clegg Strategies To Up-sell More Effectively - and Keep Clients For Life! - Mark McMullen, CTC Blogging 201 - So, You've Started to Blog, Now What? - Bryan Alaspa (session in Technology Pavilion)
5:00pm - 7:00pm	Explorations Reception - Invitation Only
5:30pm - 6:30pm	Leadership Reception - Invitation Only
7:00pm	ASTA Advocacy Dinner tickets required Hotel Inspections advance registration required
9:30pm	YP Rocks All delegate event

Tuesday, September 14
9:00am - 10:00am	Supplier Seminar How to find, talk to and work with the growing Home Based and Independent Travel Agent distribution channel - Scott Koepf CTC, MCC
9:30am - 10:15am	Educational/ Product Seminars Building Blocks for Facebook Fan Pages - Chelle Honiker-Yarbrough, CTC (session in Technology Pavilion, runs until 10:30am) The Story Behind Our 52-Stories - Brought to you by Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Colleen Birch Host vs. Franchise: Which is Right for You? - Brought to you by CruiseOne - Tim Courtney Grow your Business with ASTA - An Agents Perspective! - Brought to you by ASTA - Chris Russo, Travel Partners 7 matthew Bancroft, ASTA See Puerto Rico...si! - Brought to you by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company - Yolanda Figueroa, Gabriel Emanuelli & Ciso Moreno Top Ways to Grow Your Sales with VAX VacationAccess - Brought to you by VAX Vacation Access - Nancy Emiley Expand your knowledge to Expand your business! - Brought to you by MailPound - Debbie Maier, CTIE
10:30am - 12:30pm	Trade Show Technology Pavilion 11:00am - 12:00pm: Advanced Facebook Tips and Tricks - Chelle Honiker-Yarbrough, CTC Presentation Pavilion 11:30am: SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Animal Ambassador Presentations (Booth 1629)
1:30pm - 2:30pm	Educational Sessions Professional Selling Skills - Brought to you by CLIA - Bernie Blomquist, MCC, CTC, LCS (session runs until 3:00pm) Understanding Groups - Brought to you by CLIA - Tom Cogan, MCC, CTC, LCS (session runs until 3:00pm) We Are Welcome Here - Gay tourism research and data - Brought to you by IGLTA - Tom Nibbio Achieving Business Excellence: Benchmark Data for Travel Agency Owners and Managers - Brought to you by ASTA - John Pittman Power Business Performance with Sabre Travel Network®
2:00pm - 5:00pm	The Travel Institute Testing
2:45pm - 3:45pm	Educational Sessions The Power of Words and Selling Using E-mail - Brought to you by University of Travel and Client Ease - Charlie Dubinsky and Darla Garber What Every Travel Consultant should know about Today’s Luxury Traveler - Tara Gupta, CTC, CTIE There's Money in the Air when Working with Consolidators - Akshay Shah

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Shuttle Service

Complimentary Shuttle Service will be offered from THETRADESHOW hotels* to the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in the mornings and at the end of each day, as well as to the Opening Night Event.

*The Peabody and Rosen Center are within walking distance to the OCCC so no service will be provided. The Quality Inn & Rosen plaza are within walking distance to the Opening Night event so no service will be provided. See the Complete shuttle schedule!

NEW this year!
Discounted I-Ride Trolley tickets available as supplemental transportation to THETRADESHOW shuttle service. Find more information here.