BAY
AREA TRAVEL SHOW DRAWS RECORD TURNOUT
Congratulations
to Chip Caruso and staff at Travel Industry Shows
for another successful event. We recommend this
show highly to our readers and will gladly assist
you in becoming an exhibitor. We will also help you
generate publicity through consumer and travel
trade media in the Western USA, Canada and beyond.
Marketing related information on the San Francisco
Bay Area, San Jose and the Silicon Valley, plus
other key areas is available in our family of web
sites. Golden State opportunities. http://www.airhighways.com/california.htm
. We also recommend CruiseTour World May 14 and 15,
which is featured on all our web sites. Contact
airhwy@dowco.com
, phone (604) 681-0718. fax 604 681 6595
PLEASANTON,
CA, March 2: A record turnout for a Bay Area Travel
Show attracted more than 6,000 consumers and 253
travel agents last weekend at the Santa Clara
Convention Center near San Francisco. Chip
Caruso, President of Travel Industry
Shows, said, "When we launched the Bay Travel Show,
we drew less than half of this year's turnout
because we coincided with the Iraqi War and
encountered the SARS scare, among other issues
beyond our control. But we knew that this
area could support such a project, based on
demographics in terms of affluence and travel
demand." Caruso went on to add that, "the
result of this year's show demonstrates what we can
accomplish with a level playing field."
California
Dreaming: An Overview
1.
North Coast / 2. Shasta Cascade / 3. Gold
Country
4. High Sierra / 5. San Francisco Bay Area / 6.
Central Valley
7. Central Coast / 8. Desert / 9. Inland Empire
10. Los Angeles County / 11. Orange County / 12.
San Diego County
And here's
what some of our exhibitors had to
say:
"This show was
phenomenal, it was non-stop all day and the
consumers were serious buyers," said Melissa Mango,
national accounts manager of Sandals
Resorts.
"This was an
excellent venue for attendees. Good mix of
exhibitors; great crowd and they were motivated,"
said Alani Liu, regional director of sales,
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts of
Hawaii.
"We were
overwhelmed by the large number of consumers and
the response of the travel agents. What a way
to get the word out," according to Leticia Guevara,
tourism coordinator, Sacramento CVB.
"I'm real happy
with the response and the number of people
attending. The Bay Area Travel Show targeted
the right audience," said Andrew Rostkowski, key
account manager, Celebrity Cruise Lines.
Next year's dates
are the weekend of February 26 & 27,
2005, again at the Santa Clara Convention
Center. Travel Industry Shows (TIS) of
Pleasanton, CA, produced this pace-setting show,
and TIS also will be producing the second annual
CruiseTour World (the best attended cruise and
tour show of '03), scheduled on May 14 & 15 in
Ft. Lauderdale. Also coming up is the Honeymoon
& Romantic Getaway Show and Conference,
October 29 & 30, again in Long Beach,
CA.
For more
information, contact Chip Caruso at (925) 249-2233,
ext. 202, or go to www.travelindustryshows.com
More
California
Contacts
Arco
Olympic Training Center
www.olympic-usa.org
Beyond
Limits Adventures, Inc.
www.rivertrip.com
California
Dept. of
Motor Vehicles
www.dmv.ca.gov
California
Western Railroad
Skunk Train
www.skunktrain.com
Carlsbad
Company Stores
www.carlsbadcompanystores.com
Choice
Hotels International
www.choicehotels.com
Croce's
Restaurant
www.croces.com
Days
Inns of America
www.daysinn.com
Destination
Group and
Sightseeing USA
www.sightseeingusa.com
GameWorks
www.gameworks.com
Grand
Pacific Resorts
www.grandpacificresorts.com
Hotel
Circle Inn & Suites
619-291-2711
Inn
Suites Hotel Buena Park Resort
www.innsuites.com
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Knott's
Berry Farm
www.knotts.com
La
Jolla Cove Suites
www.lajollacove.com
Legoland
California
www.lego.com
Long
Beach Aquarium
of the Pacific
www.aquariumofpacific.org
Mariposa
County Visitor's Bureau
mariposa.yosemite.net/visitor
Medieval
Times
Dinner & Tournament
www.medievaltimes.com
Movieland
Wax Museum
www.movielandwaxmuseum.com
Napa
Valley Wine Train
www.napavalley.com/
winetrain.html.com
Old
Town Trolley Tours
www.historictours.com
Palm
Springs Aerial Tramway
www.pstramway.com
Paramount
Parks Great America
www.pgathrills.com
Quality
Inns
619/224-3655
Queen
Mary Seaport
www.queenmary.com
Ramada
Inn Burbank
www.ramada.com
Ramada
Inn Hollywood
www.ramadahollywood.com
Ramada
Limited Santa Barbara
www.sbramada.com
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Ramada
Limited San Diego
www.ramada.com
Ramada
Plaza Hotel LAX North:
Culver Cit
www.ramada.com
Roaring
Camp &
Santa Cruz Big Trees Railroad
www.roaringcamprr.com
San Diego Museum of Art
www.sdmart.com
San
Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park
www.sandiegozoo.org
San
Jose Convention &
Visitors Bureau
www.sanjose.org
Santa
Cruz Beach Boardwalk
www.beachboardwalk.com
SeaWorld
www.seaworld.com
Six
Flags Magic Mountain
www.sixflags.com
South
Coast Plaza
www.southcoastplaza.com
Tarsadia
Hotels
www.tarsadia.com
Universal
Studios Hollywood
www.universalstudios.com
Wild
Bill's Western Dinner Extravaganza
714-522-4611
Winchester
Mystery House
www.winchestermysteryhouse.com
Much
more to come.
For
more information (949)
833-9002.
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