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ASTA 2000 World Travel Congress

KE KULA O' HAWAII SEMINAR SERIES

NTE - NATIONAL TRAVEL EXCHANGE SHOW

OTHER TRAVEL INDUSTRY EVENTS

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ASTA 2000 World Travel Congress

WHEN: March 9-12,2000
WHAT: ASTA's Eastern Regional
WHERE: Hamilton, Bermuda
CONTACT: 1-703/739-8319

WHEN: March 30-April 2,2000
WHAT: ASTA's Western Regional
WHERE: Victoria, BC
CONTACT: 1-703/739-8319

WHEN: April 6-9,2000
WHAT: ASTA's Cruisefest
WHERE: Miami,FL
CONTACT: 1-703/739-8319

WHEN: May 7-12,2000
WHAT: ASTA's 25th International Conference
WHERE: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
CONTACT: Debrah Nairn at 1-212/447-1926

WHEN: April 18-21,2000
WHAT: ASTA's Great America's Regional
WHERE: Milwaukee,WI
CONTACT: 1-703/739-8319

WHEN: September 24-28,2000
WHAT: ASTA's World Travel Congress
WHERE: Las Vegas,NV
CONTACT: 1-703/739-8319

Summer's comming. Time to shift gears.
ASTA Convention takes on a mood of urgency, as thousands of TAs and hundreds of suppliers shift into high gear to promote and sell the enormous inventory of travel specials that become avalable every day of the week.
TAs will want answers:

  • Is the travel industry matching America's economic boom?
  • Is the travel industry getting its fair share of our booming economy?
    *Domestic air up 3.6%
    *International Air up 5.1%
    *Cruises up 6-8%
    *Car rentals up due to higher rates
    *Arilines: D&I traffic up 3.4%; Seat Capacity up 5.7%; Passenger gain 4.1%
  • Is hotel profitability peaking?
    *120,000 new hotel rooms added to the US inventory in 1999

    • With all of the volume TA's are struggling to come to grips with declining commission earnings.
    EXAMPLE: OCT/8/99 United Airlines cut commissions again with a cap of $50 on domestic tickets and a max of $100 on international tickets.

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    KE KULA O' HAWAII SEMINAR SERIES TROUGHOUT THE US
    Each seminar starts at 7am with registration & continental breakfast
    8:15-12:30pm is destination training
    COST: $30.00pp
    MARCH 7,2000
    DoubleTree Hotel-Lloyd Center
    Portland,OR    		 MARCH 8,2000
    Hilton Seattle Airport
    Seattle,WA    		 March 9,2000
    DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento
    Sacramento,CA    		 March 10,2000
    Clarion San Francisco Airport
    San Frnacisco,CA
    March 14,2000
    Chicago Marriott Oak Brook
    Chicago,IL    		 March 15,2000
    Hilton Denver Tech South
    Denver,CO    		 March 21,2000
    Marriott Knsas City Downtown
    Kansas City,MO    		 March 22,2000
    Marriott St. Louis West
    St.Louis
    March 23,2000
    JW Marriott Hotel
    Houston,TX    		 March 24,2000
    Renaissance Dallas North
    Dallas,TX    		 March 28,2000
    Marriott's Camelback Inn
    PHX,AZ    		 March 29,2000
    Town & Country Resort
    San Diego,CA
    March 30,2000
    Crowne Plaza Irvine
    Orange County,CA    		 March 31,2000
    Hilton Universal City & Towers
    Los Angeles,CA    		 SEE APRIL SEMINARS CONTACT:
    Michael Pierson Associates
    800-853-5891
    949-457-1545
    FAX: 949-457-1281
    Email:[email protected]

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    NATIONAL TRAVEL EXCHANGE TRADE SHOW
    MARCH 6,2000
    Monday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Ramada Inn Hotel
    3340 Peachtree Rd
    Atlanta, GA    		 MARCH 7,2000
    Tuesday
    6:00-8:00pm
    St Lauren Higgins Hall
    5225 N Himes Ave
    Tampa, FL    		 MARCH 8,2000
    Wednesday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Omni Rosen Hotel
    9840 International Dr
    Orlando, FL    		 MARCH 9,2000
    Thursday
    11:30am-1:30pm
    Radison Mart Plaza Hotel
    711 NW 72nd Ave
    Miami, FL
    MARCH 9,2000
    Thursday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Hilton Ft Lauderdale Airport
    1870 Griffin Rd
    Ft Lauderdale, FL    		 MARCH 10,2000
    Friday
    11:30am-1:30pm
    Hilton Palm Beach Airport
    150 Austrailian Avenue
    West Palm Beach, FL    		 MARCH 13,2000
    Monday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Ventura Beach Resort
    2055 Harbor Blvd
    Ventura, CA    		 MARCH 14,2000
    Tuesday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Hilton Universal City & Towers
    555 Universal Terrace Parkway
    Universal City, CA
    MARCH 15,2000
    Wednesday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Ontario Airport Marriott Hotel
    220 East Holt Blvd
    Ontario, CA    		 MARCH 16,2000
    Thursday
    6:00-8:00pm
    West Coast Long Beach Hotel
    700 Queensway Dr
    Long Beach, CA    		 MARCH 17,2000
    Friday
    11:30am-1:30pm
    Doubletree Hotel
    3050 Bristol St
    Costa Mesa, CA    		 MARCH 20,2000
    Monday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Wyndham Albuquerque Hotel
    2910 Yale Blvd
    Albuquerque, NM
    MARCH 21,2000
    Tuesday
    Radison Resort - Scottsdale
    7171 North Scottsdale Rd
    Scottsdale, AZ    		 MARCH 22,2000
    Wednesday
    Tucson Marriott University Park
    880 East Second St
    Tucson, AZ    		 MARCH 23,2000
    Thursday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Rio Suite Hotel & Casino
    3700 West Flamingo Rd
    Las Vegas, NV    		 MARCH 27,2000
    Monday
    Minneapolis,MN
    MARCH 28,2000
    Tuesday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Sheraton Four Points Hotel
    4747 South Howell Ave
    Milwaukee, WI    		 MARCH 29,2000
    Wednesday
    11:30am-1:30pm
    Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
    301 E. North Water St
    Chicago, IL    		 MARCH 29,2000
    Wednesday
    6:00-8:00pm
    Ramada Plaza Hotel - O'Hare
    6600 N Mannheim Rd
    Rosemont, IL    		 MARCH 30,2000
    Thursday
    6:00-8:00pm
    The Delta Plex
    2500 Turner N.W.
    Walker, MI
    MARCH 31,2000
    Friday
    11:30am-1:30pm
    The Ritz Carlton - Dearborn (Fairlane Plaza)
    300 Town Center Dr
    Dearborn, MI    		 SEE APRIL SEMINARS CONTACT: NTE (818)888-0113
    FAX: 1(818)999-9274

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    OTHER TRAVEL INDUSTRY EVENTS
    03/01/00 Discover Africa 2000 Orange County,CA PH: (773)665-7080
    FAX: (773)665-7081
    03/1-3/00 Mediterranean Travel Fair Cairo, Egypt FAX: (011)181-910-7733
    03/02/00 Discover Africa 2000 Los Angeles,CA PH: (773)665-7080
    FAX: (773)665-7081
    03/3-5/00 Denver Travel Festival Denver,CO (303)805-2626
    03/3-5/00 New York's Adventure Travel Show New York,NY (888)366-2653
    03/7-8/00 Spotlight Canada London,UK W.H. Coleman, Inc.
    1(800)874-2324
    03/7-11/00 Seatrade Cruise SHipping Convention Miami,FL Susan Sokes
    (609)452-9414
    03/11-15/00 ITB Berlin 2000 Berlin,Germany Kim Lorei
    (540)372-3777
    03/21/00 Detroit Free Press Int'l Trade Show Livonia,MI Jill Riddle
    (313)223-4367
    03/22-23/00 British Travel Trade Fair Birmingham,U.K. FAX: (011)181-910-7733
    03/22-25/00 7th MITT Moscow Int'l Travel & Tourism Exb.
    ABU DHABI and LEBANON wil for the first time be present as national stands with delegations of private and public sector companies. MIDDLE EAST and NORTH AFRICAN participation at the vent alredy includes Dubai, Egypt Tunisia and Syria. Anter country new to MITT 2000 is KOREA, complementing the Southeast Asian participation of Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.    		 Moscow,Russia D. Hammond
    FAX: (011)44-171-286-0177
    or
    ITE Travel Exhibitions
    011*44-20-7596-5000
    FAX: 011-44-20-7596-5102
    Email:[email protected]
    03/23-25/00 D.A.T.E.2000 - Dominican Trade Exchange
    National Association of Hotels & Restaurants (Asonahores) and the Dominican Republic Tourism Promotion Council(CPT) will bring together leqders of the island's hopsitality industry with qualified international buyers from around the world to discuss, negotiate and create contracts for future business endeavors.
    THE CHA - Caribbean Hotel Association will implement its computerized system structured pre-booked appointments for hotels, national tour operators and international buyers attending the event.
    IN ADDITION to business meetings, conference attendees will be able to peruse exhibits and gather information on island travel opportunities at a special expo in the convetion center ot the Hotel Mele Carbe. Each exhibitor will be able to make product presetations to complement the program of structured appointments.
    FAM VISITS to hotels in Punta Cana-Bavaro ae available for DATE 2000.
    WITH MORE THAN 45,000 hotel rooms, the Dominican Republic has the largest room inventory in the Caribbean. Additionally, the Domincan Republic Welcomed more than 2.3 million air arrivals this year - more then any other country in the region.    		 Hotel Mele Carbe Bavaro
    Convention Center
    Punta Cana, Dom.Rep.    		 National Association of Hotels & Restaurants (Asonahores)
    PH: 809-687-4676
    FAX: 809-687-4727
    Email:[email protected]
    03/23-26/00 TUR 2000 Gothenburg,Sweden Don Bonhaus
    FAX: (732)291-9272

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