February 24, 2011
IGLTA Partners with The New York Times Travel Show to Promote LGBT Tourism
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 2 MIN.
New York (Feb. 2011)-The New York Times Travel Show continues to increase its annual commitment to LGBT travel, working with the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association and other LGBT travel experts to develop gay-specific content for its Feb. 25-27 expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (655 W. 34th St., Manhattan).
The panel "Discover LGBT Travel: Hot New Destinations, Events, Tours and Cruises" is scheduled for 4 p.m., Feb. 26. Travel editor and writer Ed Salvato (www.edsalvato.com) will moderate a globetrotting gay discussion that touches upon the Caribbean, luxury travel, adventure travel, cruises, Africa, lesbian travel, and South America.
Panelists are: LoAnn Halden, IGLTA Media Relations Manager and travel editor/writer; Kenneth Hieber of 2afrika; Carlos Melia, a travel agent specializing in South America; and Andre Rojer, Marketing Manager for the Curacao Tourism Board.
IGLTA is the leading global organization dedicated to connecting businesses in the LGBT tourism industry. The association's membership spans 85 countries and consists of accommodations, airlines, tour operators, travel agents, destinations, media and other key players in travel. For more on IGLTA, please go to www.lgbt.travel or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IGLTA.
On Feb. 25, when the show is open to travel professionals only, IGLTA Partner Development Manager Tom Nibbio will contribute a gay perspective to the panel "Market Opportunities for Growth." (10 a.m.)
More than 500 destinations from around the globe are represented at The New York Times Travel Show. Stop by IGLTA's booth, #1067 (USA, near the Canada section), for information on LGBT-welcoming travel businesses worldwide and to pick up a list of association members promoting LGBT travel on the show floor.
Consumer hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Feb. 26, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 27. For more information: www.nyttravelshow.com.
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
