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Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show Returns This February
Posted : Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:12:38 GMT
Author : Los Angeles Times
Category : Press Release
LOS ANGELES – (Business Wire) The Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure
Show () returns to the Los Angeles
Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, February 13th and 14th. With
more than 550 exhibitors and a show floor spanning five acres, the
expo is the largest of its kind in the U.S., offering access to expert
advice, domestic and international tour operators, value-priced
vacation packages and show-only discounts. The show is an adventure in
itself where attendees can meet their favorite travel personalities,
experience cultures from around the world, and enjoy on-site
activities.
Huell Howser (host of PBS’ `California’s Gold’), Arthur and Pauline
Frommer (renowned father-daughter budget travel experts), Rick Steves
(host of PBS’ `Rick Steves’ Europe’), Zac Sunderland (youngest person
ever to sail around the world solo), and Catharine Hamm (Los Angeles
Times Travel Editor) are among the featured speakers. Specialty
sessions and workshops will cover topics ranging from exotic
destinations, to where to find the best deals, and how to stay safe
while traveling.
Thrill-seeking activities–free to attendees–include scuba lessons,
rock climbing, a vertical ropes course, surf and golf simulators,
steer roping and the chance to ride a zip line high above the show
floor. Tanzanian, Taiwanese and Armenian dancers and more will provide
entertainment throughout the day from the Global Beat Stage.
This year’s show also adds fun for tech-minded attendees, who can join
an on-site scavenger hunt with clues and riddles sent to their mobile
devices. Pre-registration and prize information will be announced soon
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The Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show is presented by the
Automobile Club of Southern California. Contributing sponsors include
Travel Alberta, the Italian Government Tourist Board and Volvo. KTLA
is the media sponsor. The event is co-produced by Unicomm, LLC and Los
Angeles Times.
Show Information:
Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show
February 13 & 14, 2010, Sat/Sun: 10:00am-5:00pm (Trade hours 8-10am, Sat. only).
Adults $10/at the door, $8/online. Children 16 & below are free with
paid adult. Box office opens 30 minutes prior to start of event each
day.
Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street, West Hall
For more information visit:
About the Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times () is the largest metropolitan
daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 2 million
and 3 million on Sunday, and a combined print and interactive local
weekly audience of 4.5 million. The fast-growing latimes.com draws
over 10 million unique visitors monthly.
The Los Angeles Times Media Group businesses and affiliates also
include The Envelope (), Times Community
Newspapers ( ), LA,
Los Angeles Times Magazine (), Brand X
(), Hoy (), and California
Community News and – combined with the flagship Los Angeles Times –
reach approximately 5.9 million or 44% of all adults in the Southern
California marketplace. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Times has been
covering Southern California for over 128 years and is part of Tribune
Company, one of the country’s leading media companies with businesses
in publishing, the Internet and broadcasting. Additional information
is available at
About Unicomm
Unicomm LLC is an independent business-to-business communications
company specializing in conceiving and managing trade shows and
conferences. Unicomm currently produces the largest series of travel
events in the United States; the Travel & Adventure ShowsTM with
Adventures In Travel ExpoTM () and Green
Travel SummitTM. (). In addition,
Unicomm’s Entertainment Group produces 3D Entertainment SummitTM
() and 3D Gaming SummitTM ()
and has developed leading events in the Bio-Technology, Research &
Development and Mechanical Engineering, Human Resources and other
markets. The company’s "value-added" resources are the intellectual
capital of its people and proprietary business practices. These
attributes coupled with an intense customer centric philosophy combine
to deliver world class events.
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