For those of you who don't already know me, I'm David Paul Appell, longtime travel journalist and CEO of the online travel community and blog Tripatini.com, here to let you know that registration is still open for the 2nd annual Travel Bloggers Show September 10-12 at Las Vegas’ Tropicana Resort, co-sponsored by Tripatini and the American Society of Travel Agents. We're presenting a roster of high-wattage experts who can help bloggers blog better/more profitably, whether they're novices or seasoned old hands; it's also very useful for PR folks and travel trade. Key topics including monetization, SEO, going viral, and the future of travel publishing both online and off: They include Grant Martin (Gadling), George Hobica (Airfarewatchdog), Beth Whitman (WanderlustandLipstick.com), Wil Klass (SpotCoolStuff.com), George Oberle (TravelBlogProject.com), and Ben Reed (AdventuresWithBen.com). Also included:
● discounted rates at the Tropicana Resort
● multiple cool parties
● plenty of awesome travel prizes, from California to Istanbul
● tours including a city walking tour
● monorail & club passes
● tickets to the spectacular Blue Man Group show (hurry, quantities here are limited)
● ASTA trade show access, letting you explore upcoming travel trends and make valuable contacts with travel vendors
● eligibility for our 2011 attendees-only TravelBloggersShow Contest, with cash prizes
As you can see, we cram a lot of value into our $75 registration fee! This event is open to anyone in the travel media or industry as well as to folks simply interested in travel blogging, so if you can't make it but know anyone who might be interested, please pass along the word! And do feel free to contact me for more info; you can also find more details and registration info at http://www.thetradeshow.org/thetravelbloggershow.cfm.
Good wishes to all, and I hope to see you next month in Vegas - it'll be a great long weekend!
