New York Times Travel Show Readies for 2018 Industry Conference
by Daniel McCarthy
Registration is now open for the 15th edition of the New York Times Travel Show, taking place in January 2018.
The show, which will be held in New York’s Javits Center, will open with a dedicated trade day on Friday, Jan. 26, before hosting consumers over the next two days.
The show is the largest and longest-running trade and consumer travel show in North America. More than 30,000 people, including close to 10,000 trade professionals, attended last year’s event.
Travel agents and travel trade professionals can register in advance for $59. Registration onsite will cost $79.
This year’s show will be themed “Celebrating 15 Years of Uncommon Adventures,” and will feature travel trends and news for 2018 as well as more than 560 exhibitors from around the world.
This year’s show will also feature two panels hosted by Travel Market Report.
Travel Market Report’s Publisher Anne Marie Moebes will moderate a panel on wellness, educating travel agents on how wellness solutions are redefining hospitality across all segments of the market. Industry experts in the river cruise, hotel, agent and destination sectors will be present to confirm why the wellness trend is here to stay.
Confirmed panelists include Ellen Bettridge, president of Uniworld; and Melissa Walker, director of Global Brand Fitness for Hilton Hotels. Attendees to the TMR wellness panel will learn about new wellness products and services and get tips on how to find these clients and speak their language.
TMR will also sponsor a panel on all-inclusive resorts, moderated by veteran journalist and TMR Retail Travel Agency Editor Richard D’Ambrosio. While most of the offerings in the all-inclusive market remain unchanged for decades, travel agents will hear how new products like adults-only resorts and overwater bungalows are stirring up excitement.
Confirmed panelists include Sandals COO Jeff Clarke, First in Service Travel president Fernando Gonzalez, and Travel Impressions president Scott Wiseman.
Agents can register on the NY Times Travel Show website.
