Adventure Travel Expo-Seattle, WA
Adventure Travel Expo-Seattle
September’s trade show adventures started in Seattle with the Adventure Travel Expo. This is a one stop marketplace where consumers and the travel trade find thousands of travel providers offering unique vacation options and travel opportunities.
Attending the show representing Adventure Sports Online and OutdoorMind gave me the opportunity to look at not only what is new and exciting in the travel industry, but a chance to speak with many of the exhibitors to see if they had any marketing or website needs! I actually ran into a few of our clients while I was there.
One of the other aspects of the show is to attend the many seminars with world renowned speakers. I was able to attend the seminar that Philippe Cousteau, Co-founder, President & CEO of EarthEcho International held on Saturday. Not only is he a great spokesperson, but his dedication to his foundation is inspiring!
Another great seminar was “Extraordinary Adventures for Anyone” by Shannon Stowell,
President of Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). Shannon was promoting his new book
Riding the HulaHula to the Arctic Ocean, a Guide to 50 Extraordinary Adventures (I am excited to say that I have a signed copy and can’t wait to read it!).
The third seminar I thought sounded interesting was “Wandering Women…Planning Your Next Great Adventure!”
The Moderator was Beth Whitman of Wanderlust and Lipstick and the on the panel were 3 really well traveled women; Pam Mandel (Nerd’s Eye View), Mary Jo Manzanares (The Seattle Traveler / Fly Away Café), and Chris Mackay of Crooked Trails. They all spoke of women’s traveling solo in foreign countries and not to be afraid. They offered great tips and advise!
As the show ended on Sunday I also had the opportunity to take some of the above mentioned women’s advice and spent some time discovering Seattle. It was an incredibly beautiful day there and I had no problem being a single women explorer for the day…..I’ll add a few pictures of my day’s adventures!
