The sixth annual New York Times Travel Show, sponsored by American Express, starts today and runs through Feb. 8 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The show will feature nearly 500 exhibitors representing destinations in more than 100 countries, along with six stages for live entertainment.
The New York Times Travel Show is open to the travel trade only on Friday, with the public welcome on Saturday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) There’s even live entertainment for the kids. Tickets are $15 per day.
A key theme this year with be on how to find value in your travel choices, and I’ll be scouting out deals for destinations, cruises, tours, spas and activities to share with you over the next few days. I’m also looking forward to the education sessions on hearing some of the keynote speakers and travel experts, including Rick Steves, Arthur and Pauline Frommer, Samantha Brown and bizarre food master Andrew Zimmern from the Travel Channel, and The New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman.
In addition I’ll attempt to Twitter (www.twitter.com/TravelMuse) from the show floor, depending on how well my rather dated PDA holds up… Come follow!
For more information on the show, visit www.nytimes.com/travelshow.
