Read through dozens of testimonials from our customers--exhibitors, consumers, and the travel trade--and hear what they have to say about the Travel & Adventure Show with Adventures in Travel Expo. Hope to see you at our shows in 2010 - when the adventure continues… Exhibitors: "For the past two years, our company has been so happy to participate at the ATE shows in all four cities. We have reached an amazing business goal generating $50,000 in bookings.  And, the relationships we were able to develop with other operators, travel agents, clubs and professional organizations was key to broadening our market.   See you next year!"             --Yue Chi, President/CEO, AAST Inc. “Immediately following the DC show, one of the consumer leads we obtained booked a $109,000 escorted tour to Australia and New Zealand. Certainly made it well worthwhile for Qantas Vacations to attend!”             --Ruth Daly, Qantas Vacations/Jetabout “The Seattle Show was an excellent venue with very good traffic flow. Great speakers and very interested clientele attended. We came away with great leads and one booking for over $10,000. We’ll definitely be back again next year!”            --Brad Niva, Rogue Wilderness Adventures   “Adventure in Travel Expos have done it right again!  We made a booking worth over $50,000 for a family we met at the Seattle Show in September! Another winner in our books!”  – Ruth Daly, Travelscene "It has only been 3 weeks since the DC show and we've already collected two bookings which has more than paid for our show participation. And, I am certain more business is to come from the leads we obtained at the show. The quality of the audience is just right for Abercrombie & Kent."                    --Bonnie McErlane, Abercrombie & Kent "The 2008 Seattle show was a perfect fit for our destination.  The quality of the attendees was very high and they were engaged travelers--asking the right questions about my destination.  See you in Seattle in 2009!"             --Stacey Mitchell, Director of Sales, Florida Keys and Key West   "For a first time attempt in Seattle, The Adventures in Travel Show was a hit by all accounts.  The quality, interest level and the potential for growth was tremendous and a definite repeat for Anguilla.  The Caribbean is familiar to them and they are already accustomed to dedicating two days for travel making the Caribbean quite doable!"  –Marie Walker, Anguilla Tourist Board     "Last year we had a booking of over $30,000 in revenue at the LA Travel & Adventure Show alone.  This year, our clients visited our booth again and brought some friends over to introduce. We are very encouraged by the type of visitors your shows have been attracting. We believe that your organization has made an excellent effort in publicizing the shows in the right places to the right crowds. We will continue to exhibit in the years to come."             --Yue Chi, President/CEO, AAST Inc. "We had a terrific show, and we will be back in 2009!"             --Viviana Rudin Castro, Costa Rica Tourism   "We enjoyed the show and Pacific Northwest visitors.  Consumers were very interested in the unique experiences Maui has to offer.  Many consumers were interested in the resurgence in Hawaiian culture, off the beaten path what and where do the locals hang out, more of a "sense of place" awareness.  Outdoor activities was a big hit for our booth and we got to share alot about "whats new" on all three islands, Maui Moloka'i and Lana'i.  Adventures in Travel Expo always does a top notch job on their shows across the country!"           --Chris Kai'aokamalie, Maui Visitors Bureau "The Seattle Adventures in Travel Expo was a tremendous lead generator for Palace Tours. We left the show with significant solid leads that we will work to convert to real business. We attend all ATE shows and have found them to attract qualified travelers."           --Supinder Singh, Palace Tours "The show was excellent, I ran out of all of my materials both days. Would recommend the show to any tour operator as a must do! Busy from open to close, never any slow periods. Consumers were serious shoppers and ready to travel."           --Lorene Vasquez, Hugh Parkey¹s Belize Dive Adventures "I was pleasantly surprised by the tremendous number of visitors to our booth at the New York show. We have already seen many subsequent inquiries, bookings and visits to our website. Based on our positive experience I fully expect Head Out Adventures to exhibit at future ATE shows."            --Jeff Kelly, Head Out Adventures "Puerto Rico is looking to meet Adventure Travelers specifically; the Adventure market is what we are seeking for growth in tourism. Our research shows travelers want active vacations. Acampa Tours business has grown their business 60% since they attended the Adventures in Travel Expo in 2007."            --Reinaldo Arana, Puerto Rico Tourism "The show had lots of qualified traffic coming up and down the aisles. We ran out of all marketing materials before the show was over. The show was even bigger and stronger than 2007. See you in LA!"            --Steve Murphy, Kumuka Worldwide "The show was fabulous, just loved it. It exceeded my expectations and we ran out of all of my materials. The show was extremely busy with very qualified consumers. We also received an incredible amount of qualified leads."           --Marion Delay, Moab Utah "The show was great, so busy it was hard to keep up with all of the questions coming my way. The consumers were very interested and excited. I went through over 1,100 pieces of collateral. I participate in 3 out of the 4 Adventures in Travel Expos and love them all!"           --DeeOnda Ahadi, South Padre Island, Texas "You guys did a superb and most professional job! We have had 3 serious booking requests already."           --James Currie from CC Africa "I was pleasantly surprised at the size and enthusiasm of the attendance at the recent LA Times Show. The presence of the media was also a major plus for St. Kitts as we received lots of positive media attention. Overall it was a great show."            --Robert Kelly, Director USA , St.Kitts Tourism Authority "First of all, L.A. was one of the best ATE shows that we have done recently. Wow, it was a great show for us. The consumers in attendance were definitely the right type of visitor for our destination and we will be back next year."           --Stacey Mitchell, Director of Sales, Florida Keys and Key West "At the booth, we welcomed and met with promising prospects who appeared to be genuinely interested in coming to Israel, some even expressing a desire to travel to Israel in the very near future."           --Uri Steinberg, Israel Tourism Consul, Director, Chicago Israel Government Tourist Office (IGTO) "This show is one of the best in the east coast area, it not only provides us the opportunity to promote and reinforce Peru as a tourist destination, it also gives us the chance to meet trade and consumers. Plus, the quality of the attendees is very high."            --Diana Alfaro, PromPeru “The show and location are great for our target market. Sales are up in the past three years since I began exhibiting at the ATE show. This show has been outstanding. We have had lots of interest in the product.”           --Raymond Sepulvica, ACAMPA, Puerto Rico “We saw a different of set of people this year – smart and knew what they wanted. Many of them found out about the show from the Daily News and radio and many went to the Liberty Travel Booth to book trips. This is also a great venue. We liked it very much.”           --Marcia Sinclair, Jamaica Tourist Board “The expo was a great event. We were busy the entire time at the Ambassadors for Children booth. Since the show we have also received many calls and emails. Great job!”           --Dr. Sally Brown, Ambassadors for Children “Recognizing the importance of the adventure travel market, our alliance with the NYC Adventure Travel Expo enabled us to deliver the JetBlue Experience to a broad group of active travelers. Pier 94 was a great location - the show was well attended and the onsite activities were both exciting and interactive. We received a great response from the attendees and the entire JetBlue team had a blast. We’ll definitely return to the NYC show next year.”           --Jennie Voishan, JetBlue Airways "The sincere interest displayed by the majority of the attendees was truly refreshing. We returned home with more quality leads than that of any other consumer show."           --Susan Ringwald, Houmas House Plantation & Gardens “ATE had killer traffic and consistent flow throughout the show. Met qualified attendees and received many questions regarding our destination.”           --Jack Meier, Florida Keys & Key West “We had many interested attendees speak to us about our destination and immediately head to the Liberty Travel Booking Station.”           --Lucien Echevarria, Dominican Republic Tourism Board “The ATE in New York was our first show for the year and we were impressed with the turnout and qualified attendees. There was a good presence of trade as well and hope the show continues to grow. Our partners at the booth with India Tourism did some great business.”           --Venkatesan Dhattareyan, India Tourism “We had an unexpected overwhelming response. This year performed way beyond our expectations. People were interested in products and we were often inundated with people. We even ran out of brochures. ATE attendees researched our products before the show and came with pointed questions.”            --Brad Ford, G.A.P. Adventures “The 2007 Adventure Expo in Chicago will most likely be our top event out of a long list of consumer shows we attend. The enthusiasm of the customers, exhibitors, and show management was wonderful. The show provided a perfect platform to highlight our new Wisconsin Travel Green program. The show provided us with a customer who is willing to look at travel from both a regional and global perspective. We wish more shows would exceed our expectations as the Adventure Expo.”           --David Spiegelberg, State of Wisconsin Tourism “The trade show was absolutely wonderful. We got 500 valid leads, several contributions for Sylvia's Children in Africa and one person who will be going with us in June!”           --Sylvia Allen, Sylvia’s Children “The entire experience in Washington, D.C. was wonderful. We were extremely impressed with the show. We received many quality leads and have already been bombarded with emails from potential clients!”           --Bonnie McErlane, Abercrombie & Kent, Inc. “Excellent show. ATE was the smartest way to start the season—ATE offered contact with serious buyers.”           --Colleen McGuire, Aegean Adventures/Cycle Greece One of the most productive shows I have ever been to.           --David Jones, Ker & Downey ATE is a great expo to promote Rwanda tourism to the American traveler.           --Rosette Chantal, Rwanda Tourism I was very impressed with the qualified travelers we met. The travelers we met seemed very interested in unique travel programs and remote destinations. Attendees showed a true sense of adventure. We will be back again.            --Yue Chi, AAST Inc. – Asia Adventures and Study Tours Great show. We had lots of people in our booth interested in learning about volunteer travel. We were also very impressed with the demographics of the attendees. And, the media exposure that ATE receives is really a big driver for us.           --Alexia Nestora, i-to-i Meaningful Travel “This year the Adventures in Travel Expo was the busiest year ever. The demographics were perfect for us.”           --Big Wave Dave, DEMA “We’ve run out of everything…the show was incredible—best ATE show we’ve been to. And, we loved the new facility, really worked for the event.”           --Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce—Virginia Farnsworth "As a fairly new business, I was a little apprehensive about whether this show was the right venue for me. Well, these two days proved that the Adventure Travel Expo is the perfect venue for someone like me. Overall, the public that is there is very serious about travel, and I feel that I got a tremendous amount of serious inquiries and leads. Equally as positive was the networking with other travel professionals, which provided me with some business opportunities that I never even thought of. I'm already looking forward to next year."           --Leslie Howard, Fantasea Charters “The LA Times Travel & Adventure Travel Show helped get us in front of thousands of consumers and enabled us to make important business contacts. The Show was a big success for us, and we look forward to taking part again next year.”           --Hilda Martinez, Gordon’s Guide The LA Travel Expo has been one of the most effective marketing mediums I’ve used all year. From the line to get in every morning to the crowded aisles that were packed right up until the show closed, the turnout was amazing. I talked to hundreds of people interested in vacationing in Costa Rica and most all were very interested in our show special. It was great to have them right in front of me so I could personally deliver our value proposition and put our brochure in their hands. Whether we see immediate results or not, it was an incredible branding opportunity that was extremely effective in getting our name out to the consumers and travel trade.           --Gretchen Gary, Daystar Properties “We had a constant flow of people over the two days. Many had seen the advance coverage on the television. The consumers had a great time and did not mind waiting for an hour to get on the ropes course and zip line. We had people from six years to fifty nine years old take advantage of the activities. The show was smooth and very well organized.”           --Benji Simpson, Passages to Adventure “ATE is an adventure in marketing. We have tapped into new markets we could never have reached through our traditional channels.”           --Carl Robbins, Steaz Energy Drinks “We did much better than expected on the supplier side and made strong B2B connections.”           --Mike Stone, Tralliance Corporation "This year's ATE offered consumers and exhibitors a completely new experience. I could see the energy level that was inspired by lots of the speakers, staying with people as they made contacts with outfitters on the show floor. By focusing this year's ATE exclusively on adventure travel, the whole experience became more compelling and useful for attendees and exhibitors alike."            --Francis X. Farrell, National Geographic Adventure “Once again, Tourism Malaysia proudly participated in the 2007 New York and Washington DC - Adventures in Travel Expos. These shows went beyond our expectations to help promote tourism to our destination especially to promote Visit Malaysia Year 2007, in celebration of 50 years of Nationhood! Plus, we have been able to rekindle relationships with members of the media,travel and consumers that we had not seen in years— We’ll definitely be back in 2008!.”           --Nurul Rahim, Tourism Malaysia New York Travel Consumers: “What we loved about the show was the diversity of vacation options. We found tons of exhibitors offering unique and unusual vacation options which we will be considering.”           --J. and B. Sterritt, Travel Consumers “So many possibilities were brought to my attention, and all under one roof. I loved the variety of exhibitors from vacation-friendly US states to exotic destinations.”           --J. DeSouter, Travel Consumer “All the information you could want on worldwide travel and travel products all located under one roof.”           --P. Sabatino Jr., Travel Consumer “The one stop connection to finding exotic locations around the world.”           --A. Young, Travel Consumer “The expo wasn't just booths filled with information - it was interactive. You could imagine doing some or all of the activities at the expo actually on vacation.”           --S. Allen, Travel Consumer “I liked that the Adventures in Travel Expo was an all in one package--with hands on activities AND great deals to exotic countries!”           --A. Chou, Travel Consumer “Incredible variety in one place. Not your ordinary travel providers or destinations.”           --L. Arboe, Travel Consumer “The expo offered a variety of destinations. Not run of the mill vacation spots...they were all unique.”           --V. Hanson, Travel Consumer “This is an opportunity to be exposed to companies/activities I may not normally consider. Good exposure for me and for them!”           --S. Ponchillia, Travel Consumer “There were so many exciting new vacations to choose from. The possibilities were endless.”           --A. Moreno, Travel Consumer “I liked the distribution of both the geographic diversity and the diversity of activities that were available at the show.”           --D. Graham, Travel Consumer “My teenage son and I had a great day trying the activities and learning about fun and adventurous vacation opportunities.”           --S. Wisbey-Smith, Travel Consumer Travel Trade: “It is good for all of us to keep abreast of new and old products being offered. We can then serve our customers better.”            --Mary Jo Cohen, Suburban Worldwide Travel Agency “The industry gathers in one place and during one weekend offering a variety of travel options and opportunities. It's great!”            --Bruce Schundler, Travel Agent “ATE offered a wealth of information and variety. Definitely great, especially for home based agents like myself.”           --Luz Carty, TravelOne Services & Tours “Travel is an adventure and adventure travel is a step up that I am selling to families and groups.”           --Amy Miller, Canaan Tours “ATE showcased the best destinations for my clients.”           --Veronica Bhrams, Renaissance Entertainment Inc “An excellent networking opportunity! ATE offered a chance to peer into the future at the next hot destinations.”           --George Krampetz, CSC “ATE is the only one of its kind in NYC.”           --George Hodges, Agent “It just keeps getting better & better every year. ATE is very important to the industry.”           --Janet L Baletti, Janet's Planet “I have some clients interested in Adventure Travel and I needed information for them. I do not have a lot of experience with this type of travel and any information I can get is great—ATE delivered!”           --Mary McGrath, The Travel Bug Vacation Planners “For incentive travel to employees, the Expo offers a much different flavor than the run of the mill gambling or golf trip.”           --Frank Stephen Colin, Game Refuge, Inc. “It is a fantastic chance to meet and network with travel professionals across the entire spectrum of the travel industry.”           --Laurel Thompson, Kuoda Tours “As a travel professional, it gives me an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with tour operators that do not come to regular travel shows.”           --Cheryl Valiga, Carriage Travel “I like the fact that we see suppliers we don't normally get to meet at our trade shows. It allows us to branch out in our offerings to clients.”           --Joanne Gardner, THE Travel Specialist “An event like this is the most effective way of establishing relationships. Although trendy, bulk email solicitations will never be as effective as a handshake and eye contact.”           --Alex Engelsman, ETS International “Good to make consumers, and agents aware of the opportunities to experience this emerging travel market.”           --Jane Sanchez, Hinsdale Travel Service “I liked the fact that I could meet with several suppliers around the globe in one facility.”           --Joel D. Fuller, Island Dream Vacations “As a Travel Agent, I need to stay up on this type of travel and it's hard to do just via email. You need to get out and meet people and be able to talk through information to solidify the learning and ideas. The business relationship building is the key to success.”           --Lorraine Balun, Dundee Travel Interested in exhibiting? Click Here.