Comments on: 7 Conferences to Watch Great Travelers in Action

By: Chris Noble

Chris Noble — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:49:55 +0000

There’s also the Adventure Travel World Summit in Quebec, October 19-22 – http://www.adventuretravelworldsummit.com/.

An amazing list of speakers and one of the most engaged, passionate & collaborative travel communities you will find.

By: Travel-Writers-Exchange.com

Travel-Writers-Exchange.com — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:16:30 +0000

Thanks for the great travel conferences. You can meet great people at conferences. There’s nothing like having a face-to-face conversation. You’ll gain a better understanding about people and their writing. Plus, you can make some great friends or even a travel buddy.

Conferences

World Youth and Student Travel Conference…Manchester, England…Sept. 22 to 25, 2009
http://www.wystc.org/Docs/2009/

Annual Conference – International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators
15-17 October 2009
http://www.istte.org/conference.html

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By: Nancy D. Brown

Nancy D. Brown — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:12:02 +0000

Glad to see that Book Passage Travel Writers Conference made your list. I found it to be a wonderful conference and a great networking opportunity.

I’ve also recently returned from the first Travel Bloggers Exchange (TBEX) conference in Chicago, Illinois. As a professional freelance travel writer and blogger, it was a fabulous opportunity to meet so many fellow bloggers and PR professionals in one location.
http://www.travelblogexchange.com/

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:33:58 +0000

Great list!

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By: christine

christine — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:41:46 +0000

Paul, I respectfully disagree. While you can be inspired and learn a lot from reading blogs about travel, it’s nothing like meeting, talking and exchanging ideas with people face to face. You also get to learn cutting edge info that is hard to gather on your own. And I guarantee that some pretty well known travel writers show up to these conferences, and those connections made for the long term are priceless.

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By: TravMonkey

TravMonkey — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:30:13 +0000

Not sure about this, it’s all a bit muddled. There are a few links towards the beginning that don’t even seen to be part of the article? Who are the great travelers?

Chances are you won’t find them at a conference!!?

Problem is western cultures having too many conferences without realising what about happens in the worlld. All a bit of a joke really, but if I guess if you have a conference you might solve everything….definately not an inspiration.

Paul @
TravMonkey.com

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By: Kim Wildman

Kim Wildman — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:33:31 +0000

There’s also the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s World Tourism Day Conference. This year it will be held in Accra, Ghana, from 21-28 September. The theme is “Tourism Celebrating Diversity”. See: http://www.touringghana.com/events/index.asp

Shame, I will be in Ghana updating the Bradt Travel Guide to the country, but will be on the road in the north of the country at that time. I might have to make a run back to Accra to check it out!

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