Adventures in Travel Expo (ATE) & ASTA Announce Alliance
ATE to Produce Pavilion at TheTradeShow
ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 20, 2006. TheTradeShow (Travel Retailing and Destination Expo) has developed another key travel industry partnership with the Adventures in Travel Expo, produced by Unicomm LLC. The partnership will provide travel agents attending THETRADESHOW with more educational opportunities and access to a wider variety of suppliers and travel products.
Unicomm LLC will produce an Adventures in Travel Pavilion at TheTradeShow in Orlando (Sept. 10-13, 2006). The pavilion at THETRADESHOW will be marketed as an additional stop on the Adventures in Travel Expo tour, which includes San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C. and Chicago. Unicomm's vast experience in managing successful consumer shows will benefit TheTradeShow by providing expertise in consumer marketing.
Unicomm, through its closely affiliated Adventure Council will also offer Adventure Travel seminar sessions and Adventure Travel Specialist Certification to trade participants at TheTradeShow.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Unicomm as part of TheTradeShow," said ASTA Executive Vice President and COO Bill Maloney, CTC. "They represent the world's largest series of travel events serving outdoor tourism enthusiasts and professionals specializing in adventure and active travel, eco-travel, nature travel, cultural and outdoor. Through their participation, we'll be able to attract adventure travel suppliers that we otherwise might not have exhibiting. This is another boost for the TheTradeShow and will improve the educational experience for consumers and buyers of travel."
"Our customers and the Adventure Travel Community have made it very clear that travel agents are in high need of solid education on delivering exceptional adventure experiences to travelers. Our agreement with ASTA will not only allow us to further extend our brand, but also allow us to educate and certify agents within the lucrative, and fast growing adventure travel marketplace", said John Golicz, CEO of Unicomm, LLC. "We are very excited to be aligning our resources with ASTA and its distinguished membership."
TheTradeShow will take place the second week of September every year and will be held in Orlando (Sept. 10-13, 2006) in even years and Las Vegas (Sept. 9-12, 2007) in odd years. Travel sellers will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with suppliers and to learn in-depth about their products. The three-day, industry-wide event will have two travel industry-only days and will feature a day of one-on-one business appointments. Additionally, one day will be designated to consumers, where both travel sellers and suppliers will have the opportunity to educate the consumer on their businesses and the best way to choose and organize their travel arrangements.
The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), ITB Berlin, 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 .
Unicomm, LLC is an independent business-to-business communications company specializing in originating and managing world-class trade shows and conferences in underserved and nascent markets. Each year Unicomm, LLC holds varied events attracting tens of thousands of people in key markets including travel, human resources, engineering, defense and others. 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.
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