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February
2007
Travel
Industry Leaders Join the New York Times
Travel Show
 The
Africa Travel Association will have an
INFORMATION BOOTH at the New York Times
Travel Show with copies of Africa Travel
Magazine available. Contact
us
mailto:africa@dowco.com
Discount on booths for ATA member
countries and companies.
Exhibitors
and sponsors have the opportunity to reach
25,000 avid travelers and travel
professionals through integrated
promotional programs at this unique
show.
Thirteen
industry associations
are
supporting the show: the Travel Industry
Association (TIA), the American Society of
Travel Agents (ASTA), the U.S. Tour
Operators Association (USTOA), Hospitality
Sales & Marketing Association
International (HSMAI), Cruise Lines
International Association (CLIA), NYC
& Company, Caribbean Hotel Association
(CHA), The Travel Institute, Caribbean
Tourism Organization (CTO), Africa Travel
Association (ATA), National Association of
Commissioned Travel Agents (NACTA), Modern
Agent and Society for Accessible Travel
& Hospitality (SATH)
Among the
dozens of exhibitors at the show will be
Adventure Travel LLC, Globus and Cosmos
Tours, Grand Expeditions, India Tourism,
Lindblad Expeditions, Maine Office of
Tourism, Relais and Chateaux, Safari
Africa, Tauck World Travel, Texas
Approach, Universal Orlando Resort and
Wyoming Travel & Tourism. The show
will feature nine pavilions showcasing
different tourist destinations in Africa,
Asia, Australia/South Pacific, Canada, the
Caribbean, Europe, Mexico/Central America,
South America and the United States. In
addition, industry pavilions will showcase
exhibitors in the cruise and hotel
sectors.
The
Tourism Industry Conference, consisting of
a series of seminars on travel industry
issues, will be offered exclusively to
representatives from the travel trade. The
seminars will be conducted by leading
travel industry organizations, including
USTOA, The Travel Institute, ASTA, CLIA
and NACTA. Throughout the weekend, public
seminars by industry professionals and
show exhibitors will address current
tourism issues, offer practical travel
advice and details on new travel
technology improvements. Also for the
public will be giveaways, sweepstakes and
live entertainment from different parts of
the world.
Exhibitor
packages for show participants include
booth space, a listing in the show
directory and an ad in the Escapes section
of TheTimes, which will be published on
Friday, February 27, 2004. Multiple
sponsorship levels include advertising
opportunities in The New York Times that
will provide extensive pre-show and
on-site exposure. For more information
about the show, or to become a sponsor or
an exhibitor, please log on to
www.nytimes.com/travelshow.
 The
New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT - News),
a leading media company with 2002 revenues
of $3.1 billion, includes The New York
Times, The International Herald Tribune,
The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers,
eight network-affiliated television
stations, two New York City radio stations
and more than 40 Web sites, including
NYTimes.com and Boston.com. For the third
consecutive year, the Company was ranked
No. 1 in the publishing industry in
Fortune's 2002 list of America's Most
Admired Companies. In 2003 the Company was
named by Fortune as one of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For. The Company's core
purpose is to enhance society by creating,
collecting and distributing high-quality
news, information and
entertainment.
American
Express - Presenting SponsorAmerican
Express entered the travel agency business
in 1915 and today is the world's largest
travel agency network. The company has
more than 1,700 Travel and Foreign
Exchanges Services locations worldwide in
more than 130 countries. American Express
Company is a diversified worldwide travel,
financial and network services company
founded in 1850. It is a world leader in
charge and credit cards, Travelers
Cheques, travel, financial planning,
business services, insurance and
international banking. For more
information on American Express, visit our
Web site at
americanexpress.com.
The New
York Times
Tel.
212-556-4425
E-mail:
usnikt@nytimes.comADVENTURE
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