Boston Globe Announces 2006 Travel Show: Bringing the World to Boston.BOSTON -- The Boston Globe: -- First travel show in Boston to include destinations from around the world-- -- Over 15 destination pavilions on showroom floor-- The Boston Globe today announced a new venture, The Boston Globe Travel Show: Bringing the World To Boston. Slated for the weekend of March 24-26, 2006 at the Seaport World Trade Center Exhibition Hall, it will be the first expo of its kind in Boston. The event will showcase destinations from around the world, and will include an extensive program of travel exhibits and cultural activities. "2.4 million people in the Greater Boston area traveled last year," said Boston Globe President Richard J. Daniels. We are pleased to bring a travel show of this magnitude to Boston, where new information and travel ideas will be available, to New Englanders. We are confident that the Travel Show will provide a wonderful experience for all who attend." Over 300 exhibitors will represent destinations and tourism boards from Asia, the South Pacific, South and Central America, Europe, the Caribbean, Africa and North America including a special Pavilion spotlighting New England. Thematic pavilions also will showcase Luxury, Spa and Golf Travel, Cruises, Family Vacations and Active/Adventure trips. Travelers will have the opportunity to book trips right on the show floor, and many exhibitors will offer special "show-only" priced trips. The Boston Globe Travel Show will include many special features including performances on the World Cultural Stage, scuba diving and kayak-rolling lessons in the Pool, expert advice in the Golf Travel Range, Luxury Spa Treatments and the Travel Bookstore featuring the best travel guides in the world. In addition, the co-located Boston Globe Travel Industry Conference will feature a major trade Conference spotlighting the issues, concerns and growth opportunities for New England's travel community of travel agents and destinations. The Conference is co-sponsored by the Caribbean Tourism Organization The Caribbean Tourism Organization's main objective is the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of Caribbean people. The CTO provides to and through its public and private sector members, the services and information to accomplish this goal. , Cruise Line International Association, DMAI DMAI Destination Marketing Association International DMAI Defense Mapping Agency Instruction (previously IACVB IACVB International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus ), New England Inns & Resorts Association, Pacific Asia Travel Association and The Travel Institute. For more information or to register for The Boston Globe Travel Show: Bringing the World to Boston, visit www.bostonglobetravelshow.com. The Boston Globe is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NYT), a leading media company with 2004 revenues of $3.3 billion, including The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. , The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. For the fifth consecutive year, the company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2005 list of America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. . The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. |
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