official show guide 2005

OFFICIAL SHOW GUIDE 2005
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S H OW OV E RV I E W
Moscone Convention Center | San Francisco | November 12-13, 2005 | www.adventureexpo.com
Welcome to the Adventures in Travel Expo
™
Hundreds of travel possibilities from exotic safaris to luxury beach escapes.
All here under one roof. Find the experience that’s just right for you.
SHOW INFORMATION
S H OW HOURS
Exhibit Hall Hours:
Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005
Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Public Seminar Hours:
Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005
Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005
11:30 am – 5:30 pm
11:30 am – 3:00 pm
Box Office is open 30 minutes prior to the show.
T I CKET PRICES
Regular Admission, per day, includes public
seminars on first-come, first-seated basis.
Adults: $15/person (17 & over, including seniors)
Children: FREE (16 & under are FREE)
I M PORTANT NOTE
All persons 16 and under must be accompanied by
an adult or guardian at all times during the show. All
tickets are non-refundable. No replacements will
be provided for lost tickets.
Adventures in Travel Expo™ is the world’s
largest series of travel events serving adventure,
active travel, eco, nature, cultural and outdoor
tourism enthusiasts and professionals.
This premier event will help you find the best
adventure and travel experiences on the planet!
Ranging from an African safari to white water rafting
to the majesty of Alaska ‘s Inside Passage to a pristine
tropical beach, the Adventures in Travel Expo gives you
the opportunity to see hundreds of travel possibilities
that you may not find otherwise.
Plus, The Luxury Shows™ Pavilion features
exhibitors from around the world who will gather for
one unique expression of quality. You will discover
coveted destinations, grand tours, lavish cruises,
opulent resorts, purveyors of fine goods and unique
spa treatments!
Plus... Great Show Activities!
Wild Angle Photo Contest
Win a trip to Iceland!
Presented by:
Enter to win
at Booth # 711!
™
You could win a 7-Day/6-Night Iceland challenge
adventure & Royal Robbins outdoor travel clothing
when you enter the National Geographic WILD
ANGLE Photo Contest. Entries judged by a
National Geographic Adventure photographer.
Visit www.adventureexpo.com for complete rules.
Plan the vacation of a lifetime here at the
Adventures in Travel Expo & The Luxury Shows.
2004 Grand Prize Winner shown here.
Visit the SeeAmerica Pavilion!
Sponsored by:
Cultural Performances!
S H OW FLOOR
For your convenience the show floor carpeting
and aisle signs have been color coded.
Adventures in Travel Expo = Hunter Green
The Luxury Show Pavilion = Black
O FFICIAL STAFF O U T F I TT E R :
The SeeAmerica program was developed by the Travel
Industry Association of America (TIA) in partnership with
more than 2,000 leading travel industry organizations to
promote the United States as one of the world’s premier
tourism destinations. To support this important initiative,
SeeAmerica.org has become the premier online portal
to all the U.S. travel websites you will need to make your
travel decisions. The site contains more than 10,000 links
to hotels, airlines, attractions, convention and visitor
bureaus, state tourism offices, and more.
See the floorplan for a complete listing of Exhibitors
located in the SeeAmerica Pavilion!
Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005
12:00 pm & 3:00 pm
Kennelly School of Irish Dance
Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005
1:30 pm & 3:00 pm
FatChanceBellyDance
Experience the music, dancing
and culture of countries
from around the globe
right here on the show floor!
The Global Beats Stage is Sponsored by:
Adventures in Travel Expo™, featuring The Luxury Shows™ Pavilion | November 12-13, 2005 | San Francisco, CA
© 2005 Unicomm, LLC
S H OW AC T I V I T I E S
From learning to scuba dive to meeting Reality Show celebrities,
Adventures in Travel Expo has fun for all ages!
Climb rock walls, try a hang-gliding simulator, have a Sumo Polar Bear wrestling match inside the
world’s largest Snow Globe, and absorb the fascinating cultures of other countries through music and dance!
Learn to Dive!
Week-End Explorer Hi Definition Theatre
Meet the Emmy awarded host, Jeffrey Lehmann, of
the award winning PBS “Weekend Explorer” travel
series and experience a short program of stunningly
beautiful destinations in full HD.
Scuba Pool Hours:
10:30 am – 4:30 pm
DEMA, dedicated to the promotion
and growth of the recreational scuba
diving and snorkeling industry.
Outward Bound Knot Tying Clinics!
Booth # 737
Don’t forget to visit the Outward Bound
booth to take part in exciting contests and
clinics – at 11am, 1pm and 4pm each day!
Learn the most practical knots out there for
the outdoor enthusiast. Practice basic knots
used in climbing, rafting, camping, and more!
Meet Renowned Travel Authors
at The Lafayette Bookstore
The World’s Largest Snow Globe!
Booth #434
Your weekend won’t be complete without checking out Sugar
Bowl’s gigantic Snow Globe. Proclaimed the world’s largest,
this super-sized Snow Globe brings the mountains to the city
for the Adventures In Travel Expo. Check out the Sugar Bowl
Sumo “Sugar Bear” wrestlers going at it for fun in the Snow
Globe. You can even challenge your friends for a round at
booth # 434! Also, enter to win free lift tickets!
Presented by:
Kayak Demos!
Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005
10:10 am – 10:30 am
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm
Sat., Nov. 12, 2005
2:00 pm Kira Salak, “Four Corners” and “The Cruelest Journey”
3:15 pm
Robert Young Pelton, “Come Back Alive” and “Dangerous Places”
4:30 pm
Mary Beth Bond, “Gutsy Women” and “A Woman’s World”
David Roberts, “Points Unknown” and “Four Against the Arctic”
5:45 pm
Robert Caputo, “National Geographic’s Field Guide to Photography”
and “People and Portraits”
Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005
11:10 am – 11:30 pm
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm
Global Descents offers an adventure
collection of inclusive river expeditions at
unique locations around the world. Travel
aboard one of our rafts to see some of
the world’s most mystical places.
Sun., Nov. 13, 2005
3:00 pm Carole Terwilliger Meyers, “Weekend Adventure in San Francisco”
and much more….
National Outdoor Leadership School
Powered by recycled vegetable oil (RVO), solar power, and sponsored by Silk™, the makers
of organic soymilk, this educational program on wheels provides an active, environmentally
conscious way to learn about the outdoors and celebrate leadership in your community. Visit
booth # 1245 to find out how you can become a leader in your community.
TravelVideoStore.com Adventure Travel Theatre
You will be treated to the most dynamic destination videos in the Adventure Travel
Theatre. TravelVideoStore.com also brings Justine Shapiro, internationally known
host of the adventure travel show, “Globe Trekker”, seen on PBS, the Travel Channel,
and internationally by over 30 million viewers for a meet and greet. Be sure to get
your autograph and hear about her exciting travel experience. Justine’s adventure
travels have taken her to China, India, France, Thailand, England, Argentina, Australia,
Africa, and more hosting over 32 episodes of Globe Trekker.”
Justine Shapiro
Meet Justine!
Booth # 1357
Sunday, Nov. 13
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Celebs Show YOU How to
Make Adventure a Reality
Meet ‘Survivor’ super stars, Burton Roberts and Jenna
Lewis when they sign autographs and launch their new
travel company, Reality Trips – a unique adventure tour
company where you may join reality show stars, like Heidi
Bressler and Bradford Cohen from “The Apprentice” and
travel the world.
Visit them at the
Costa Rica Tourist Board,
booth # 1023
Jenna Lewis
(Survivor: Borneo)
Burton Roberts
(Survivor: Pearl Islands)
Adventures in Travel Expo™, featuring The Luxury Shows™ Pavilion | November 12-13, 2005 | San Francisco, CA
© 2005 Unicomm, LLC
E X H I B I TO R S
The best travel and adventure
companies are here.
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Absolute Adventure
Active Downunder
Adventure Center
Adventure Engine.com
Adventure Sports Magazine
African Elephant Hair Bracelets*
Air New Zealand
Alaska Charter Yachts
American Discovery Trail Society
American Hiking Society
American Laser Centers*
Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
Argentina
Ariau Amazon Towers*
Arkno Tours
Asia Transpacific Journeys
Baja Charter Yachts
Bay Area Snow Sports Council (BAC)
BC Ski Country
Big Five Tours & Expeditions
Big Sky Lodging Group
Big White Ski Resort
Bonaire Hotel & Tourism Assoc.
Briggs & Riley*
Bulgarian Wine.com*
Camp Denali & North Face Lodge
Caradonna Tours
Caribbean Tourism Organization
Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
CC Africa
Central American Tours
Chammyz
China National Tourist Office
Club Med
Condor Travel
Conselvatur/Selva Bananito Lodge
Coral Star of Panama
Costa Azul Adventure Resort
Costa Rica Dream Travel
Costa Rica Experts
Costa Rica Tourist Board
Costanoa Lodge
Deeper Africa
Dive Paradise / Hotel Cozumel & Resort
Dolphin Charters
Dominica Tourist Office
Drawbridge Castles*
Elite Island Yachts
Ensenada Tourism Board
Expotur - Costa Rica
Favorite Bay Lodge
Florida Keys and Key West
Foundation for Sustainable Development
G.A.P. Adventures
Gentry Magazine*
Gentry Retreats*
Global Descents
Global Service Corps
Globalstar
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Go To Russia / Rus Adventure
Go World Travel Magazine
Gothic Image Tours of Ancient Britain
Goway Travel
Guatemala Tourism Commission
H2O Patagonia
Himalayan Hikes
Historic Mission Inn
Hotel Sugar Beach & Orquideas Inn
Humboldt County CVB & City of Redding
ICELAND
Il Tucano Peru
India Tourism
Inspirational Places
Interactive Russia
Intrepid Travel
i-to-i volunteer travel
JaxFax
Jet Blue
Kadi Tours
Kayak Connection
Lafayette Book Store
Latitude Alaska
Libya Robban Tourism
Llama Path
Lodge & Beach Village at Molokai, The
Malaysia Airlines*
Mammoth Lakes Visitors Bureau
Manta Network, The
Marriott Vacation Club International
Mayan Princess Beach Resort
Mexicana Airlines
Mexico Tourism Board
Mission Soaring Center
Moab Area Travel Council
Mobile Rock Portable Climbing
Modern Agent / Agent@Home
Myrtle Beach Area CVB
National Geographic Adventure
National Geographic Traveler*
National Outdoor Leadership School
Neblina Forest / Napo Wildlife Center
Neuquentur - Argentina
New Mexico State Department of Tourism
O.A.R.S.
Ocean Rover Cruises
OCSC Sailing
Open Mind Adventure
Oregon Coast Visitors Asoc
Out Traveler
Outward Bound
Pan America Travel Services*
Papoose Creek Lodge
PATA
Patagonia Travel Adventures
Placer Valley Tourism
PromPeru
Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Raffles International Hotels & Resorts*
Rainforest Alliance
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Rancho La Puerta
Red Mountain Spa*
RiverPointe NAPA*
R-Mac Properties*
Rosarito Tourism Trust
Royal Caribbean
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Shell Vacations
Sierra Madre Express*
Sierra Railroad
Silver Star Winter Resort
Snorkelmart.com
Snow Sports Industries America
SnowBomb
SnowGlobe
Somak Safari
Spa Trek / Parrot Cay*
Sportsmobile
Squaw Valley USA
Sugar Bowl
Sun Peaks Resort
Sunterra Resorts*
Sustainable Travel International
Taca Airlines
Tahiti Tourisme*
Telluride & Mountain Village CVB
The International Ecotourism Society
Ticket & Tours & Hallmark Travel
Toscano RV
Tourism Ireland
Travel Savvy*
TravelTalkRadio
Travel Video Store
Trek America
Tucan Traveler/Imaginative Traveler
Tui Tai Adventure Cruises
Turkish Tourist Office
Tutto*
Ultimate Creations
US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism
Vancouver, Coast & Mountains
Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau
Veramonte Estate Wines
Viajes Sin Fronteras
Viking River Cruises (Ambassador Tours)*
Villages of Loreto Bay
Villas Amrit Mykonos*
Vino Con Brio & Amorosa Inn*
Wachovia Securities, LLC*
Weekend Explorer
WestJet
Wild Planet Adventures
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises
World Expeditions
World Music Network with Tower Records
Worldwide Jet*
Zhongkun Group, Inc.
*Luxury Pavilion Exhibitor
List as of 10.31.05 List subject to change.
Adventures in Travel Expo™, featuring The Luxury Shows™ Pavilion | November 12-13, 2005 | San Francisco, CA
© 2005 Unicomm, LLC
FLOORPLAN
SEAWEED
OBSTACLE COURSE
SEAWEED
OBSTACLE COURSE
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ADVENTURE
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PAVILION
SEE AMERICA
PAVILION
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CARIBBEAN
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LIFESTYLES
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HOTELS
& RESORTS
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& RESORTS
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SPORTS
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SPORTS
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SCUBA
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ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE
Visit the SeeAmerica Pavilion!
ENTRANCE
Sponsored by:
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Alaska Charter Yachts
Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
Big Sky Lodging Group
Camp Denali & North Face Lodge
Costanoa Lodge
Favorite Bay Lodge
Florida Keys and Key West
Globalstar
Historic Mission Inn
Humboldt County CVB & City of Redding
Jet Blue
Latitude Alaska
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Mammoth Lakes Visitors Bureau
Marriott Vacation Club International
Moab Area Travel Council
Modern Agent / Agent@Home
Myrtle Beach Area CVB
New Mexico State Department of Tourism
Oregon Coast Visitors Assoc
Placer Valley Tourism
Telluride & Mountain Village CVB
Ultimate Creations
Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau
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P R I Z E S & G I V E AWAY S
D O O R P RIZES
Stop by the following booths to get full details about these great
prizes. Drawings will take place throughout the show. Winner does
not need to be present to win and will be notified by email. Winners
will be posted on www.adventureexpo.com/sanfran.
Adventure Center | 1336
Best of Thailand adventure -14 day/13 night tour for one person
commencing in Bangkok on May 6, 2006 with accommodations
on a twin share basis. Air from either New York, Los Angeles
or San Francisco in economy class to Bangkok included. Hotel
accommodations, 8 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 3 dinners included.
Air New Zealand / Active Downunder | 1326
8 day / 7 night trip for two to New Zealand. Round-trip airfare on Air
New Zealand and 7 nights at the Heritage Hotel accommodations.
Plus…Milford Sound Experience/Milford Sound Nature Cruise
full day tour for two with picnic lunch. Accomms. supplied by
ActiveDownunder.com and air provided by Air New Zealand.
Big Sky Lodging Group/ Big Sky Chamber of
Commerce | 1337
3 day / 2 night stay for two at the Mountain Inn, Mountain Village at
Big Sky. Two days of lift tickets at Moolight Basin, two hour Winter
Trail Ride with Jake’s Horses in the Gallatin National Forest.
Blue Waters Kayak/Alaska Charters Yachts | 1142
Birding by Kayak. Four hour tour for four people on Tomales Bay,
Inverness CA with renowned birder and Shakespeare scholar
Michael Jeneid.
Red Mountain Spa | 407
5 day stay for two in deluxe accommodations, transfers, $100
resort credit per person towards a service/activity. Daily morning
guided hiking/various limited sports activities & fitness classes, 3
gourmet meals daily, cooking demos & nutrition classes, spirit hikes,
moonlight walks and full use of resort facilities & fitness center.
Telluride Ski Resort & The Mountain Lodge at
Telluride | 1125
5 day/4 nights trip for two. Airfare to Telluride up to $300 per
person. Included are transfers, accomms. at Mountain Lodge at
Telluride, 2 days lift tickets for 2 people at the Telluride Ski Resort
Villages of Loreto Bay | 839
4 day/3 night stay trip for two. Air from Los Angeles, CA to Baja
Mexico, hotel and transfer included.
Gothic Image Tours of Ancient Britain | 950
10 day tour for one “From Avalon to Camelot Tour.” Tour includes
accomm., meals (exc. lunch), inland transportation and guide fees.
Big White Ski Resort | 727
Children under 12 fly, stay and ski for FREE when you book a
vacation package to Big White Ski Resort or Silver Star Mountain
Resort and a flight on Alaska Airlines.
Imaginitive Traveler | 921
11 day / 10 night River and Reef Tour in Egypt adventure style.
Included in tour are accommodations, airport transfers, 9 breakfasts,
3 lunches and 3 dinners. $135 USD due on arrival from winner for
activities and train tickets.
Napo Wildlife Center | 1052
4 day/3 night stay for two in Ecuador at the Napo Wildlife Center.
Accommodations, meals, airport transfers and guides are included.
Air not included.
Kayak Connection | 735
Sea Kayaking Class for three at either the Santa Cruz or Elkhorn
Slough locations.
Tucan Travel | 921
11 day Kenko Tour in Peru, included are accommodations and
various excursions. $353 USD due on arrival from winner
live fully . tread lightly
WORLD Expeditions | 714
Highlights of Vietnam - 21 day trek for one, with daily breakfast,
leader and crew support and accommodations - 14 nights hotel, 3
nights home stay, 1 night train trip and 2 nights boat ride.
SHOW S P E C I A LS
Hotel Sugar Beach & Orquideas Inn | 1021
8 day / 7 night stay for two in deluxe accommodations in Costa Rica
at either the Hotel Sugar Beach or Orquideas Inn.Taxes, breakfast &
transfers included. Airfare not included.
booth #839
1.877.TO.LORETO
www.LoretoBay.com
Viking River Cruises | 512
A 12 night cruise from Belgium to Switzerland for 2 people on Viking
River Cruises.Valid for any 2006 Cruise Includes: a river-view cabin;
all meals: 12 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 12 dinners; 12 tours with private
English-speaking guides; All port charges. Sailings run 4/2/06 through
12/22/06. Not included: Air, Land extensions, transfers, gratuities.
Cayman Islands Department of Tourism | 611
2 day / 1 night stay in a suite for two at Sunset House on Grand
Cayman plus gift bag.
Historic Mission Inn | 1119
2 day / 1 night stay for two “Passport Package” at The Historic
Mission Inn with $50 Mission Dollars and one fifty minute massage
at Kelly’s Spa/taxes included/Gratuity not included.
Discover the Natural Wonders of Loreto
Visit the following booths to take advantage of exciting and exotic
Show Specials!
Deeper Africa | 832
Get $200 off any Luxury Safari, Explorer Safari and Kilimanjaro
Climb compliments of Deeper Africa
Snorkel-Mart | 619
If you place an order of snorkel gear or packages at the SnorkelMart booth, you may enter to win your entire order for FREE!
TrekAmerica | 718
50% discount off of TrekAmerica’s U.S. or Mexico Camping Tours.
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BOOTH GIVEAWAYS
Stop by these booths for your chance to win one of these prizes.
Asia Trans Pacific Journeys | 927
A hand made silk Vietnamese scarf valued at $100 each.
Mayan Princess | 618
8 day/7 night stay for 2 at the Mayan Princess Beach Resort.
Sugar Bowl | 434
Lift tickets for Sugar Bowl.
Veramonte Estates / Franscican Estates | 1028
Enter to win a Veramonte Wine Salmon River Expedition Trip.
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Visit us in Booth # 609
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SEMINARS
SATURDAY, N OV EMB ER 12
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Responsible Travel – How to Experience the World
and Give Something Back | Room #252
Costas Christ, Columnist, National Geographic Adventure
Costas Christ, President of the Adventure Council, writes
the “World Class” travel column in National Geographic
ADVENTURE. An internationally recognized expert on
ecotourism, Costas worked with Dr. Richard Leakey in
Kenya on developing community tourism to support
wildlife conservation and joined National Geographic
Explorer-in-Residence, Dr. Sylvia Earle, in working to
establish a new marine sanctuary on the Mesoamerican
Barrier Reef. He has traveled to more than 100 countries,
including journeys to some of the earth’s most remote
places. He served as the Peace Corps Director in
Uganda and then in Belize, and was a Senior Director for
Ecotourism at Conservation International.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Pelton Answers FAQ on War Zones, Hot Spots, and
Living Adventurously | Room #252
Robert Young Pelton, Columnist, National Geographic Adventure
Robert Caputo is the quintessential National
Geographic photographer. He has been photographing
and writing stories for National Geographic since
1980 and he is especially known for his adventurous
work in Africa, South America, and Asia. In addition
to his award-winning magazine work, Caputo is the
author of National Geographic’s popular Field Guide
to Photography book series. In these engaging and
informative guides (Field Guide, People & Portraits,
Landscapes, and Travel & Vacation), Caputo shares the
secrets to making great photographs.
Book signing will follow the session at 3:15 pm in the
Lafayette Bookstore on the show floor.
Book signing will follow the session at 5:45 pm in the
Lafayette Bookstore on the show floor.
Exploring Incredible India | Room #258
Mandip Singh Soin, IBEX Expeditions
Having Fun Doing Good: Volunteer Vacations |
Room #270
Rick Lathrop, Executive Director, Global Service Corps
South Pacific – New Zealand, Australia | Room #270
Jeff Adam, Goway Travel
The Best of Patagonia | Room #272
Raj Sanghrajka, Big Five Tours & Expeditions
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
From Tripoli to Timbuktu: My Life of Adventure
Room #252
Kira Salak, Contributor, National Geographic Adventure
Photo taken by
Bobby Model
Kira Salak has traveled solo to almost every continent,
visiting the world’s most remote places, including
Madagascar, Mozambique, Bangladesh, Papua New
Guinea, and Borneo. She was the first person to
kayak solo 600 miles down West Africa’s Niger River
to Timbuktu in Mali and the first woman to cross
Papua New Guinea, following the route taken by
British explorer Ivan Champion in 1927. In 2003, she
completed a 700-mile cycling trip across Alaska to
the Arctic Ocean. Her Adventure story about the
Democratic Republic of the Congo’s civil war and
its effect on the country’s mountain gorillas won her
the prestigious 2004 PEN Award in Journalism. She
has written two books, Four Corners: Into the Heart of
New Guinea, One Woman’s Solo Journey and The Cruelest
Journey: Six Hundred Miles to Timbuktu.
Book signing will follow the session at 2:00pm in the
Lafayette Bookstore on the show floor.
Kilimanjaro: Doing It Right | Room #258
Wil Smith, Deeper Africa
Staying Healthy on the Trek | Room #270
Jessica DeMartin, Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS
Exploring Alaska’s Hidden Corner – The Tongass
Wilderness | Room #272
Patrick Ireland, Sales Director, Favorite Bay Lodge
Through the Lens with Robert Caputo
Robert Caputo, Photographer, National Geographic Adventure
Author and filmmaker Robert Young Pelton is known
for overcoming extraordinary obstacles in his search
for the truth. He has made a career of bypassing the
media, border guards and the military in his goal of
getting to the heart of the story. In his travels to and
through the world’s most dangerous places, Pelton has
shared risks with his hosts and often has become the
sole surviving witness to history-shaping events. Pelton
is also known for penetrating many of the world’s most
dangerous terrorist, rebel & paramilitary organizations.
Responsible Trekking in Nepal | Room #258
Brad Atwal, World Expeditions
Wine Tasting Adventure: Veramonte, Wines From
the Edge of the Mountain | Room #272
Riccardo Mora, Veramonte Estates
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Why We Risk – A Climber’s Life Revisited
Room #252
David Roberts, Contributor, National Geographic Adventure
David Roberts is one of the world’s best-known
writers on adventure. In 35 years of writing about
climbing and exploring, he has covered the genre’s
most celebrated achievements and its most heartwrenching tragedies. Along the way he has developed
a unique and arguably controversial perspective on
risk taking. His presentation will reveal the wonder of
climbing, with amazing images from climbs around the
world and will discuss the nature of risk: identifying it,
mitigating it, and accepting it. Book signing immediately
follows David’s talk in session room.
Be sure to also see David at his book signing at 4:30 pm
in the Lafayette Bookstore on the show floor.
Best Women’s Adventure Getaways | Room #258
Marybeth Bond, ‘The Gutsy Traveler’
The World’s Best River Adventures | Room #270
George Wendt, President & Founder, Outdoor Adventure River
Specialists (OARS)
Luxury & Adventure in Africa | Room #272
Johann van Zyl, CC Africa
PUBLIC SEMINARS ARE OPEN TO
ALL REGISTERED ATTENDEES!
All sessions are subject to change. First come, first seated.
Destination Russia: Adventures, Education and
Beauty | Room #270
Zoia Fourina, Managing Director, Open Mind Adventure
Escape to the South Pacific – The Wonders of Tahiti
Room #272
Jonathan Reap, Tahiti Tourisme
S U NDAY, NOV EM BE R 1 3
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Costa Rica – The Ultimate Wildlife Eco-tour with
Wild Planet Adventures | Room #258
Josh Cohen, Wild Planet Adventures
The Alaska You Might Have Missed | Room #270
Ron Patterson, Dolphin Charters
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Hearst Castle | Room #252
Jim Allen, Director of External Relations for Hearst Castle
Join Jim Allen, Director of External Relations for Hearst
Castle, as he leads you on a journey through this must
see destination. Hearst Castle was built through a
unique collaboration between two prominent San
Francisco Bay area residents; art collector and publisher
William Randolph Hearst, and noted Bay area architect
Julia Morgan. Constructed between 1919 and 1947,
Hearst Castle remains one of the world’s greatest
showplaces and is one of America’s best known historic
house museums. Mr. Allen will take you back in time
through the amazing architecture, stunning gardens,
spectacular pools and the overall lifestyle of the castle.
Gay & Lesbian Adventure Travel | Room #258
David Paisley, Editor, Gay Travel News
South American Focus: Peru | Room #270
Kate Barnett, Tucan Travel
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12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Navigating The Spa World and Making the Most of
Your Spa Experience | Room #272
Moderator:
Jenni Lipa Kayyali, President, Spa Trek Travel in New York City
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, CA
Panelists:
Denise Perkins, Director of Sales & Marketing, Red Mountain Spa
Andrea Lucia-Beatie, Group Spa Sales Manager, Fairmont Sonoma
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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Iceland | Room #252
Renato Gruenenfelder, Director, Fosshotel
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Adventure Cruises in Southeast Asia | Room #258
Jeroen Deknatel, Ocean Rover Cruises
The Imaginative Traveller presents...Egypt
Room #270
Julie Bye, The Imaginative Traveller
Wine Tasting with Vino Con Brio & Amorosa Inn,
Representing Lodi – The Quiet Napa | Room #272
Renae Matson, Vio Con Brio
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