The 2007 New York Times Travel Show Presented by American Express February 23 - 25 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.The Largest Travel Trade and Consumer Show in the U.S. Offers Free Trips, Special Travel Discounts and Packages, on-Site Booking Opportunities and Live Entertainment from around the World New Spa Pavilion and Taste of the World Pavilion Join Show Lineup of Live Entertainment, Seminars, Exotic Ambassador Animals from Around the World and Great Deals, Tips and Savings on Trips of All Kinds NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The New York Times fourth annual Travel Show will be held Feb. 23 - 25 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. in 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. . Presented by American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , the Travel Show is the largest travel trade and consumer show in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. with more than 400 exhibitors. The Travel Show offers opportunities for special discounts from leading airlines, cruise lines, resorts and tourism boards around the world. For the latest show updates, please visit www.NYTimes.com/TravelShow. Avid adventure seekers, frequent travelers, occasional vacationers and armchair travelers, wanting to escape the winter blues and plan for future holidays, will find exclusive airline deals, advice on what to pack, where to shop and much more. The show features discounts and entertainment for families, singles, couples and seniors, including: * Exclusive Travel Discounts. The New York Times Travel Show offers more than 60 vacation discounts and travel packages from sponsors and exhibitors, including American Express, Access China Tours, Awaken to Africa, Czech Vacations, Deeper Africa, FLO See MediaFLO. USA-Visit Turkey, GoBalticEurope.com, International Expeditions, La Bella Vita, Spa Finder, Taiwan Visitors Association and many more. * The New Taste of the World Pavilion. At this new addition to the 2007 Travel Show, produced by Doug Duda of A&E Network's "The Well-Seasoned Traveler," attendees can watch cooking demonstrations, learn food and wine travel tips, gain information on cooking classes aboard cruise ships and vineyard tours, and enjoy food samples from around the world. Scheduled participants include famed Irish chef and BBC-TV host Rachel Allen; Spanish star chef Jose Andres; famed mixologist Allen Katz; star chef Paul Prudhomme; author of "The Opera Lover's Cookbook," Francine Segan; N.Y.C. Greek restaurateur res·tau·ra·teur also res·tau·ran·teur n. The manager or owner of a restaurant. [French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant. Costas Spiliadis; master chef and founder of the Caribbean Culinary Federation, Walter Staib; and designer Vicente Wolf. The Taste of the World Pavilion, the country's largest showcase devoted to culinary travel, is open to all New York Times Travel Show ticket holders and is sponsored by Barbados, Eurostar, the Greek National Tourism Organization, the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, the Mexico Tourism Board, the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau, the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, Tourism Ireland, Silestone, Viking and Whole Foods Market. * The New Spa Pavilion. Another addition to this year's show, the Spa Pavilion, will present exhibitors from spa resorts around the globe with on-site treatments and exclusive discounts and packages for visitors to the Travel Show. The Spa Pavilion is sponsored by Spa Finder. * Wild Survivors. A baby kangaroo, penguins, a six-foot alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. , a python, a lemur lemur (lē`mər), name for prosimians, or lower primates, of two related families, found only on Madagascar and adjacent islands. Lemurs have monkeylike bodies and limbs, and most have bushy tails about as long as the body. and other exotic animals take center stage when SeaWorld and Busch Gardens present "Wild Survivors." Animal ambassador Julie Scardina introduces a variety of furry, feathered and fanged creatures, and shares important and entertaining conservation information. * International Dance and Live Music on the Hudson. On the WNBC WNBC Wearing Nothing But Chainmail / WNJU-TV stage, enjoy entertainment and special live performances from around the world, including the Hellenic American Ballet Theater with Olympic gold medalist Irene Aindili; carnival dancers from Aruba; Hawaiian hula dancers; the musical sounds of St. Lucia; Italian folk dancing; bamba, plena ple·na n. A plural of plenum. and salsa dance lessons from Puerto Rico; a performance by cast members of the hit Broadway show "Grey Gardens"; even the Ringling Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be on hand to clown around with the kids. * Travel Seminars with the Experts. Want to learn about the hottest vacation spots? Where are the best international vacation spots for family travel? What makes for the most exciting and affordable weekend getaways? These are just some of the topics that will be covered in more than 20 consumer seminars held throughout the weekend. Speakers will include Arthur Frommer, the founder of "Frommer Travel Guides"; renowned travel expert Rick Steves; local travel expert Valarie D'Elia; and Peter Greenberg, the travel editor of NBC's "Today" show. * Travel and International Shopping Tips from Stephanie Abrams. Learn where the best places are to find the products you love, from leather to linens, to porcelain to sapphires. Abrams will also offer a special presentation focused on visits to the historic castles, abbeys and homes of France and Ireland. * Book Signings with Leading Travel Authors. Borders Books will host an on-site bookstore where you can purchase some of the latest travel guides, meet authors, ask for travel advice or get an autographed book. Authors and editors will include Arthur and Pauline Frommer, Rick Steves and Vicente Wolfe. The 2007 Travel Show will launch with a Trade Day for industry professionals Feb. 23, offering seminars, workshops and a preview of the show floor. This year's Trade Day will be supported by leaders of the travel industry, including Performance Media Group, producers of ModernAgent, Agent@Home and Vacation Agent magazines. American Express is the presenting sponsor of the 2007 Travel Show. The supporting sponsors are 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. and the Greek National Tourism Organization. Contributing sponsors are Korean Air and the Washington, DC Convention & Tourism Corporation. Spa Finder is a pavilion sponsor. NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. 4 and WNJU 47 are the media partners. National talk show host Stephanie Abrams is the radio partner. ETurboNews.com, ModernAgent, Agent@Home and Vacation Agent magazines are the trade media partners. Admission to the show is $15, with a $5 discount if tickets are purchased with an American Express card (when you mention code NYTTSA3). Children under 18 are admitted free. Show hours are Sat., Feb. 24, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For advance purchase of tickets and a list of exhibitors, driving directions and public transportation information, please visit wwwNYTimes.com/TravelShow. 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