Andy Stuart, Norwegian Cruise Line Executive, to Deliver Keynote at 2008 Boston Globe Travel Show Trade Conference.Conference to Include CEU-Accredited Seminars BOSTON -- Andy Stuart, executive vice president of marketing, sales and passenger service for NCL Corporation, will deliver the keynote address at the 2008 Boston Globe Travel Show. The luncheon keynote will take place on Friday, February 22, as part of the show's trade conference. Mr. Stuart is responsible for marketing, domestic and international sales, revenue management, public relations and passenger services for the company's three brands - Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a company operating cruise ships, headquartered in Miami, Florida. It is most well known for its Freestyle Cruising, which means that there are no set times or seating arrangements for meals, nor is formal attire required. , NCL America and Orient Lines. Mr. Stuart was involved with a recent 10-year agreement with the Massachusetts Port Authority Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, is a port district in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It operates the airports, seaport, and Mystic River Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding areas. designating NCL as the exclusive cruise line to sail from Boston to Bermuda. At the Travel Show, he will address an audience of travel professionals on The State of the Cruise Industry. More than 300 travel professionals are expected to attend the conference, which will take place from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday, February 22, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The conference will kick off the 3rd annual Boston Globe Travel Show, New England's largest and most comprehensive travel expo. In addition to Mr. Stuart, conference attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Cheryl Hudak, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the America Society of Travel Agents. Ms. Hudak will address the conference on Lessons Learned for Agent Success. The conference will offer a host of seminars and workshops, some of which are eligible for CEU credits toward CLIA CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Congressional legislation that promulgated quality assurance practices in clinical labs, and required them to measure performance at each step of the testing process from the beginning to the end-point of a , ACC See adaptive cruise control. and MCC accreditation. These seminars include: * Professional Selling Skills - presented by Bernie Blomquist, manager - training and development, Cruise Lines International Association * Web Training Workshop - presented by Max Hartshorne, owner/editor, GoNOMAD * Technology in Development of Home-Based Agents - presented by Jackie Friedman, CTC, CTIE, general manager, Nexion, Inc. * Panel Discussion: Innovations in 2008 Cruising - moderated by David Crooks, vice president of cruise product & industry relations, World Travel Holdings. Panel participants include Ken Muskat ACC, vice president of sales, Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean International (OSE: RCL NYSE: RCL) is a Norwegian-American cruise ship company based in Miami, Florida. It is a brand of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., with 21 ships in service and one more under construction. All the ships have names ending in "of the Seas. ; Joni Rhein, vice president of sales development, Costa Cruises; Keith Lane, vice president, field sales, Celebrity and Azamara Cruises; Adolfo Perez, vice president, reservation sales, Carnival Cruise Line; Bo Fridsberg, vice president, Hurtigruten; and Andy Stuart, executive vice president of marketing, sales & passenger service, Norwegian Cruise Line * Panel Discussion: Making More by Thinking Outside the Box - moderated by Nigel Osborne, executive vice president, Key Tours International Ltd. Panelists include Ed Cocco, president, Travelex; Ecdat Poyraz, manager - New England, Picasso Travel; and Richard Walton, founder, Global Vision International A full schedule and description of the seminars can be found at http://www.bostonglobetravelshow.com/conference_schedule.htm The 2008 Boston Globe Travel Show will showcase an array of travel destinations from around the world, from family-oriented destinations like the beaches of Florida to international vacations in Indonesia and Ireland. Attendees can book trips with incredible savings at themed pavilions showcasing both overseas and domestic destinations and tourism boards. Special experience areas will offer cooking demonstrations, travel workshops and seminars with travel celebrities and experts, free trip giveaways, a scuba diving pool, and live music and cultural performances from around the globe. 2008 Boston Globe Travel Show sponsors include Aruba Tourist Authority, Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks, Carnival Cruise Lines This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , New Brunswick Tourism, Vacation Outlet, Azores Tourism, Costa Cruises, New Hampshire Department of Travel & Tourism, TNT Vacations, Massachusetts Port Authority, Cruise Travel Outlet, The Bethel Inn Resort, Green Mountain Railroad The Green Mountain Railroad is a railway located in central-south Vermont operating on a segment of the former Rutland Railway and a very short portion of the former Boston and Maine Railroad between North Walpole, New Hampshire, and Rutland, Vermont. , InnSeason Resorts, Mount Washington Hotel The Mount Washington Hotel opened in 1902 near Mount Washington, in the town of Carroll. The area is better known as Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, and includes the Bretton Woods ski resort nearby. & Resort at Bretton Woods, Poland Spring Resort, The Colony Hotel, Waterville Valley Resort Waterville Valley is a ski resort in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire. The resort's motto is "Altitude without the Attitude". Built on Mount Tecumseh (elev. 4,003), the ski trails offer a vertical drop of 2,020 feet and eleven lifts, including two high-speed quads. Association, and The Scuba Tour. In 2007, the show attracted more than 200 travel industry exhibitors and over 13,000 attendees, and more than $2 million in travel was booked onsite at the show. The 2008 event is expected to draw even more exhibitors and attendees. The Travel Show will open to the public on Saturday, February 23 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and on Sunday, February 24 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tickets for the show are $10 and are available at the show or in advance at www.bostonglobetravelshow.com. 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