ADVISORY/Los Angeles Times Travel Show Feb. 7-8 at Long Beach Convention Center.

City Desks/Assignment Desks/Travel Writers

ADVISORY...for Saturday-Sunday (Feb. 7-8)

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WHAT:       Los Angeles Times Travel Show, one of the West's largest
            travel events

WHEN:       Feb. 7: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.      Feb. 8: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

WHERE:      Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean
            Blvd., Long Beach

WEB SITE:   www.latimes.com/travelshow

ADMISSION:  Admission: $6 adults; children 12 and under free
            Dollar-off discount with an original Los Angeles Times
            Travel Show ad or coupon from participating Southern
            California Big 5 Sporting Goods stores

            Parking: $8

HIGHLIGHTS: --  19 expert speakers
            --  250+ exhibitors: visitors bureaus, tourism boards,
                resort and tour companies, air carriers
            --  Drawings: Free trips, cruises

SATURDAY
PANELS      11 a.m. - Noon  "Best Buys: The Secrets of Stretching
                            Your Travel Dollar"

                            -- John DiScala, founder,
                               JohnnyJet.com
                            -- Sandra Gustafson, author, "Great
                               Eats/Great Sleeps" guidebooks
                            -- Terry Trippler, founder,
                               www.cheapseats.com and president,
                               Trippler & Assoc.

                            Moderator: Catharine Hamm, Travel editor,
                            Los Angeles Times

            12:30-1:30 p.m. "Travel Photography: Making the Best Snap
                            Decisions"

                            -- Mark Edward Harris, award-winning
                               photographer and writer
                            -- Jain Lemos, marketing director
                               (Americas), Lonely Planet Images
                            -- Jim Richardson, freelance photographer,
                               National Geographic and contributing
                               editor, National Geographic Traveler

                            Moderator: Catharine Hamm

            2-3 p.m.        "Tony Wheeler: Co-creator of the Lonely
                            Planet Guidebooks"

                            -- Author Tony Wheeler, one of the
                               creators of the best-selling "Lonely
                               Planet" guides

                            Moderator: Susan Spano, Travel writer,
                            Los Angeles Times

            3:30-4:30 p.m.  "Internet or Travel Agent: Which is Right
                            for You?"

                            -- Christopher Elliott, National
                               Geographic Traveler's ombudsman and US
                               News & World Report contributing editor
                            -- Pauline Frommer, executive editor,
                               Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online
                            -- Kathy Sudeikis, ASTA national vice
                               president and vice president-corporate
                               relations, All About Travel

                            Moderator: Jim Gilden, freelance writer,
                            Los Angeles Times


SUNDAY
PANELS      11 a.m.-Noon    "Travel Savvy: Does 'Budget' Mean Broke?"

                            -- Pauline Frommer
                            -- Rudy Maxa, creator of public radio's
                               "The Savvy Traveler"

                            Moderator: Don George, author,
                            Lonely Planet

            12:30-1:30 p.m. "Traveler Be Aware: Keeping Yourself Safe
                            on the Road"

                            -- Bruce McIndoe, chief executive officer,
                               iJET Travel Intelligence
                            -- Barbara Peterson, contributing editor,
                               Conde Nast's Traveler Magazine
                            -- Terry Trippler

                            Moderator: Jane Engle, assistant Travel
                            editor, Los Angeles Times

           2-3 p.m.         "An Afternoon with Peter Greenberg"

                            -- Peter Greenberg, Travel Channel chief
                               correspondent and travel editor,
                               NBC's Today Show

SPONSORS:  Presenting: Greek National Tourism Organization
           Major: Malaysia Airlines
           Media: KTLA