Travel Shows

On January 6,2013, I spoke at the American Bus Association’s annual convention.

• ABA LGBT travel presentation PDF
• Click here to download a PDF version of groups and associations

On November 2, 2012, I spoke at the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Temple University.

• Click here to download a PDF version of my presentation.

September 29 & 30, I spoke at the San Francisco Travel Show

• Click here to download a PDF version of my presentation, which includes recommendations for great LGBT-friendly destinations, events, tours and cruises.

In July 2012, I spoke at the 5th Annual Conference on LGBT Tourism and Marketing hosted by GNetwork360.

• Click here to download Ed’s talk on LGBT tourism marketing for tour operators, travel agents and hotels.

In March 2012, I spoke at the Discover New England Travel Summit, presenting two panels on LGBT Tourism Marketing. If you’d like to download a PDF version of the presentation, click on the link below.

• Ed Salvato’s presentation on LGBT tourism at the DNE Summit

In 2012, I have spoken or am planning on speaking at the following travel shows in collaboration with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA). As I get more details about each show, I will share them here, including discount or free coupons, so check back later. Meantime, be sure to follow me on Twitter @EdSalvato.

• Los Angeles Times Travel Show (Jan 27-29, 2012; Events.LATimes.com/TravelShow) 
• New York Times Travel Show (Mar 2-4, 2012; NYTTravelShow.com)
• OneWord Travel Mark (Sep 27-29, 2012; OneWOrldTravelMart.com)

DOWNLOADS

• Click here for the PDF of the presentation from the LA Times Travel Show 2012.
• Click here for the PDF of the presentation from the NY Times 2011 Travel Show 2012.
• Click here for the PDF of our LesbianResource2012.

PAST TRAVEL SHOWS

In 2011 I spoke at the following travel shows. For information, please click on the hot-linked travel show below.

Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show, Philadelphia, PA, January 22-23, 2011

• Click here for Ed Salvato’s travel show presentation in PDF format

Boston Globe Travel Show, Boston, Massachusetts, February 11-12, 2011 (Travel trade only; sorry, no consumers)

• Click here for Ed Salvato’s Boston Globe Travel Show presentation in PDF format

IvyQ Conference, panel on gay travel and travel writing, Saturday February 19, 2011

• IvyQ Conference Presentation

New York Times Travel Show, New York, NY, February 25-26, 2011

• Click here for the NY Times 2011 Travel Show presentation in PDF format
• Click here for lesbian travel resources as distributed in NY Times Travel Show in PDF format

GAY TRIP-PLANNING RESOURCES

The following are the gay micro-sites of the destination’s official tourism sites:

• Australia
• Atlanta
• Atlantic City, NJ
• Baltimore
• Bloomington, Indiana
• Britain
• Canada
• Cleveland
• Curacao
• Dallas
• Denmark
• Denver
• Florida
• Fort Lauderdale
• France
• Halifax, Canada
• Key West
• Las Vegas
• London
• Manchester, England
• Massachusetts
• Miami
• Milwaukee
• Minneapolis
• Montreal
• Newport, Rhode Island
• New York City
• Ontario, Canada
• Palm Springs, California
• Philadelphia
• Phoenix
• Portland, Oregon
• Provincetown
• Quebec
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• Reunion Island
• St. Louis, Missouri
• St.Petersburg/ Clearwater, Florida
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• Santa Fe
• Seattle, Washington
• Sonoma County
• Southern California
• Stockholm
• Switzerland
• Tempe, Arizona
• Toronto
• Vancouver, Canada
• Vienna
• Washington, DC
• West Hollywood