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 BAY AREA TRAVEL SHOW DRAWS RECORD TURNOUT

Congratulations to Chip Caruso and staff at Travel Industry Shows for another successful event. We recommend this show highly to our readers and will gladly assist you in becoming an exhibitor. We will also help you generate publicity through consumer and travel trade media in the Western USA, Canada and beyond. Marketing related information on the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose and the Silicon Valley, plus other key areas is available in our family of web sites. Golden State opportunities. http://www.airhighways.com/california.htm . We also recommend CruiseTour World May 14 and 15, which is featured on all our web sites. Contact airhwy@dowco.com , phone (604) 681-0718. fax 604 681 6595

PLEASANTON, CA, March 2: A record turnout for a Bay Area Travel Show attracted more than 6,000 consumers and 253 travel agents last weekend at the Santa Clara Convention Center near San Francisco.  Chip Caruso,  President of Travel Industry Shows, said, "When we launched the Bay Travel Show, we drew less than half of this year's turnout because we coincided with the Iraqi War and encountered the SARS scare, among other issues beyond our control.  But we knew that this area could support such a project, based on demographics in terms of affluence and travel demand."  Caruso went on to add that, "the result of this year's show demonstrates what we can accomplish with a level playing field."


California Dreaming: An Overview
1. North Coast / 2. Shasta Cascade / 3. Gold Country
4. High Sierra / 5. San Francisco Bay Area / 6. Central Valley
7. Central Coast / 8. Desert / 9. Inland Empire
10. Los Angeles County / 11. Orange County / 12. San Diego County
And here's what some of our exhibitors had to say:

"This show was phenomenal, it was non-stop all day and the consumers were serious buyers," said Melissa Mango, national accounts manager of Sandals Resorts.

"This was an excellent venue for attendees.  Good mix of exhibitors; great crowd and they were motivated," said Alani Liu, regional director of sales, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts of Hawaii.

"We were overwhelmed by the large number of consumers and the response of the travel agents.  What a way to get the word out," according to Leticia Guevara, tourism coordinator, Sacramento CVB.

"I'm real happy with the response and the number of people attending.  The Bay Area Travel Show targeted the right audience," said Andrew Rostkowski, key account manager, Celebrity Cruise Lines.

Next year's dates are the weekend of February 26 & 27, 2005, again at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  Travel Industry Shows (TIS) of Pleasanton, CA, produced this pace-setting show, and TIS also will be producing the second annual CruiseTour World (the best attended cruise and tour show of '03), scheduled on May 14 & 15 in Ft. Lauderdale. Also coming up is the Honeymoon & Romantic Getaway Show and Conference, October 29 & 30, again in Long Beach, CA.

For more information, contact Chip Caruso at (925) 249-2233, ext. 202, or go to www.travelindustryshows.com

 

More
California
Contacts

Arco Olympic Training Center
www.olympic-usa.org

Beyond Limits Adventures, Inc.
www.rivertrip.com

California Dept. of
Motor Vehicles
www.dmv.ca.gov

California Western Railroad
Skunk Train
www.skunktrain.com

Carlsbad Company Stores
www.carlsbadcompanystores.com

Choice Hotels International
www.choicehotels.com

Croce's Restaurant
www.croces.com

Days Inns of America
www.daysinn.com

Destination Group and
Sightseeing USA
www.sightseeingusa.com

GameWorks
www.gameworks.com

Grand Pacific Resorts
www.grandpacificresorts.com

Hotel Circle Inn & Suites
619-291-2711

Inn Suites Hotel Buena Park Resort
www.innsuites.com

Knott's Berry Farm
www.knotts.com

La Jolla Cove Suites
www.lajollacove.com

Legoland California
www.lego.com

Long Beach Aquarium
of the Pacific
www.aquariumofpacific.org

Mariposa County Visitor's Bureau
mariposa.yosemite.net/visitor

Medieval Times
Dinner & Tournament
www.medievaltimes.com

Movieland Wax Museum
www.movielandwaxmuseum.com

Napa Valley Wine Train
www.napavalley.com/
winetrain.html.com

Old Town Trolley Tours
www.historictours.com

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
www.pstramway.com

Paramount Parks Great America
www.pgathrills.com

Quality Inns
619/224-3655

Queen Mary Seaport
www.queenmary.com

Ramada Inn Burbank
www.ramada.com

Ramada Inn Hollywood
www.ramadahollywood.com

Ramada Limited Santa Barbara
www.sbramada.com

Ramada Limited San Diego
www.ramada.com

Ramada Plaza Hotel LAX North:
Culver Cit
www.ramada.com

Roaring Camp &
Santa Cruz Big Trees Railroad
www.roaringcamprr.com

San Diego Museum of Art
www.sdmart.com

San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park
www.sandiegozoo.org

San Jose Convention &
Visitors Bureau
www.sanjose.org

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
www.beachboardwalk.com

SeaWorld
www.seaworld.com

Six Flags Magic Mountain
www.sixflags.com

South Coast Plaza
www.southcoastplaza.com

Tarsadia Hotels
www.tarsadia.com

Universal Studios Hollywood
www.universalstudios.com

Wild Bill's Western Dinner Extravaganza
714-522-4611

Winchester Mystery House
www.winchestermysteryhouse.com

Much more to come.

 

For more information (949) 833-9002.

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