Gayle Anderson was live in Long Beach with a preview of the 2014 Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show this weekend.
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2014 L.A. Travel & Adventure Show
Gayle Anderson was live in Long Beach with a preview of the 2014 Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, February 8th and 9th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Long Beach Convention Center. Named as one of Southern California’s top 10 trade shows by BizBash, the 9th annual L.A. Travel & Adventure Show features more than 400 exhibitors from around the globe, prominent travel experts, consumer seminars, interactive family-friendly activities, and industry-focused trade events. Strategically located between Los Angeles and Orange Counties, the show is expected to draw record-breaking attendance from Southern California and the surrounding area.
Among the featured speakers exclusive to the Long Beach show are: Rick Steves, host and writer of the popular public television series Rick Steves’ Europe; inspiring and celebrated Travel Channel personalities including Samantha Brown, Coffee entrepreneur and adventurer Todd Carmichael, host of “Dangerous Grounds,” and history explorer and museum enthusiast Don Wildman, host of “Mysteries at the Museum”; Award-winning travel expert and radio host Pauline Frommer, Editorial Director of Frommer’s Guidebooks; Emmy Award-Winning investigative travel journalist Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor for CBS News and Host of the New Public Television Series: The Travel Detective with Peter Greenberg and Patricia Schultz, author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller “1,000 Places to See Before You Die.”
Additionally, more than 400 exhibitors representing some of the world’s most desired destinations will be on hand to entice, educate and give details about their destinations and tours to attendees, including Thailand, Japan, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, Fiji, Mexico and Latin America, India, Africa, Caribbean, Hawaii, and Alaska, as well as the extensive California pavilion, all offering exclusive specials and trip giveaways. Plus, the show has attracted scores of new exhibitors including; Air New Zealand Vacations, Guam Visitors Bureau, Myths & Mountains, Tours of Tuscany, London Connection, and Cuba Travel Services, to name a few.
Guests of all ages can enjoy a variety of interactive activities including the ever-popular Bubble Rollers, a zip line, rock climbing wall, culinary demonstration stage and the Global Beats stage featuring cultural performances from around the world.
Supporting sponsors include Indonesia Tourism, Turkish Culture & Tourism Office, and Rick Steves’ Europe. Contributing sponsors include Amtrak, Tourism Malaysia and Thailand Tourism. The event’s National TV Media Sponsor is Travel Channel. Other event sponsors include NBC4, Los Angeles Magazine, Sunset Magazine, Jetset Extra and Los Angeles Consortium of Online Travel, as well as many others.
Single day adult admission tickets can be purchased at the door for $15. Two-day admission tickets are available for $24. Online ticket prices are $12 for adult single day admission and $18 for two-day admission. Please note: Today is the last day that you can buy discounted tickets for $10 (adult, single-day admission) and $16 for (adult, two-day admission) with promo code: LAPR. A $0.75 service fee will be added to all tickets purchased online. FREE admission for children under 16 years of age.
UNICOMM LLC is an independent business-to-business communications company specializing in originating and managing world-class trade shows and conferences. Unicomm’s properties include the nation’s largest and longest running series of travel events, Travel & Adventure Show® in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Washington, D.C. and San Diego.
2014 L.A. Travel & Adventure Show
Saturday, February 8th
Sunday, February 9th
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Long Beach Convention Center
300 East Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90802
(203) 878-2577
If you have questions, please feel free to call Gayle Anderson at 323-460-5732 or e-mail Gayle at Gayle.Anderson@KTLA.com
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