NY Times Travel Show Returns to Javits Center

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Parent Category: Expos and Conventions

Category: Previews

Published on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 21:23

Written by Renzo Adler

Much like the Auto Show and the NY Comic Con, the New York Times Travel Show (March 2 - 4, 2012) is a great fixture of the Javits Center (655 W. 34th Street, New York, NY 10001), and will be there once more. 

The Show features a wide range of exhibitors representing countries from towns and cities all over the U.S.A. as well as all over the world,. Travel show representatives encourage people to: “Get a closer look at domestic and international hot spots, familiar favorites, and those under-the-radar escapes that are still relatively crowd free.”  

Included in the programming are five cultural stages offering food and performances from around the world.

This year’s culinary travel demonstrations will feature star chefs from the Food Network’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival including (among others):

• Jonathan Waxman, Executive Chef and Owner of Barbutto
• celebrity chef David Burke
• Bill Telepan, Executive Chef and Owner of Telepan

Embracing the emergence of new technology and social media, the Travel Show will also feature the Connected Traveler Showcase, the first-ever showcase of technology for travelers. Connected Traveler (www.connectedtraveler.com) -- one of the longest-running travel and tech sites -- will be presenting a range of mobile devices, digital photographic tools, video cameras, apps, augmented reality, travel career education, device accessories, and mobile services that make pleasure or business travel easier, safer and more fun.  

Among the companies exhibiting in the showcase will be: 

• Hewlett-Packard 
• Aurasma
• TourWrist
• Looxcie

Another aspect of the show's array of features is a wide range of seminars which give information and advice on traveling hosted by such world travel experts as: 

• Arthur Frommer
• Pauline Frommer
• Samantha Brown
• Julia Dimon
• The New York Times editorial team

Seminar subjects range from:

• The advantages and disadvantages of using tech like smart phones to navigate cities
• How to plan your trip through social media
• The best new vacation spots

The Travel Show is also great for families, not only because admission free for children under the age of 18, but there are also activities for kids at the Family Fun Pavilion, which includes a climbing wall, a dive pool, and a chance to see ocean life presented by Sea World.

 The show also provides the opportunity to actually book vacations on the spot. So if you’re planning a trip in the future, The New York Times Travel Show is a must-see.

For more information, go to: http://www.nyttravelshow.com/

The New York Times Travel Show 
March 2 - 4, 2012

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 W. 34th Street
New York, NY 10001

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