FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A sharply focused show for leisure
specialists, CruiseTour World, will debut here next spring with the
sponsorship of several industry associations, as well as Travel
Weekly.
Set for April 24 to 27 at the Broward County Convention Center,
the event also counts among its sponsors Cruise Lines International
Association, the Institute of Certified Travel Agents and the U.S.
Tour Operators Association. It will be cosponsored as well by
Giants, ModernAgent.com and the Outside Sales Support Network.
The show will target owners and managers, frontline sales
personnel, outside salespeople and consortia representatives.
Keynoters, to be named, will address the general session,
looking at the ways the travel industry will survive and thrive
despite challenges within and outside the industry.
In addition, speakers, educators and panelists will address
issues posed by a soft economy, service fees, traveler security and
others.
Travel agent delegates will have opportunities to earn CLIA and
ICTA credits.
The registration fee of $49 will include the trade show,
seminars, general session, ship inspections and sponsored
functions. Prizes will be given away in random drawings.
More than 200 exhibitors, representing all facets of the cruise
and tour industries, are expected to sign on.
Hotels with special rates for agent delegates include the
AmeriSuites ($89 per day, all suites); the Embassy Suites ($129 per
day, all suites); the Holiday Inn Express Convention Center/Port
Everglades ($69 per day, single/double); the Marina Marriott ($99
per day, single/double); and the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale ($99
per day, single/double). All are within walking distance of the
convention center.
CruiseTour World is hosted, produced and owned by Travel
Industry Shows of Pleasanton, Calif. TIS is headed by Charles
(Chip) Caruso, president and owner, who previously owned and sold
the nation's sixth largest trade show producer, Professional Trade
Shows. Partnering in the TIS business is Martin Deutsch, former
editor and publisher of the TravelAge publications and founder of
Frequent Flyer magazine.
Information and a registration form are available at www.cruisetourworld.com or by contacting the New
York-based show manager, Jennifer Fernandez, at (718) 621-7499 or
at [email protected].