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November 1 - 3, 2014 Eastern States Exposition - Springfield, Massachusetts

Drive into New England and Explore a

Whole New World!!

Inaugural New England Group Travel Showe

The Inaugural New England Travel Showcase will provide qualified tour companies and New England’s finest tour suppliers an affordable way to meet and plan exceptional New England group vacations. This will be the premier event for booking group tours in New England.

Who will attend the New England Group Travel Showcase? Prequalified for-profit tour companies from North America who operate New England tours or have expressed a real interest in the region.

More than 200 exhibitors from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire, will be on hand at The New England Group Travel Showcase to help tour companies plan and book tours.

Reasons for Operators to Attend Since our showcase is being offered in New England, it will be easy to get to, affordable, and a draw for many suppliers you won’t see at other trade shows.

As New England’s only trade show for the group travel industry it is about making sure your time and investment produces results. In three days you will learn about new products and spark new ideas to create sellable itineraries. Our packed show schedule means less time away and more time to make and solidify new contacts.

The New England Showcase will offer an ideal atmosphere to build lasting and profitable relationships with New England’s top destinations, attractions, hotels, restaurants and DMO’s. Reacquaint yourself with suppliers and meet new experienced tourism professionals. This will give you the opportunity to learn what is new and catch up on the industries latest news.

Reasons for Suppliers to Attend This show will give you the opportunity to meet with prequalified operators in prescheduled eight minute appointments. Come and share with both the New England delegates and North American tour operators what you have to offer. You will have many networking opportunities during breaks, appointments and social functions to discuss what is hot and popular for the upcoming season. Everyone that is connected with group travel in New England should have a presence at the show. Meet great people that could turn into working relationships for many years.

• You will have additional time to meet with operators during our open floor appointment session. • Meet with suppliers and operators during networking sessions, FAM tours, meal and social events. • Sponsorship opportunities are available for additional exposure. • Showcase your new attraction, new hotel, new tour packages and partnerships.• Generate solid sales leads that can be converted into new business.

FAM Tour and Sightseeing OpportunitiesExplore the region just like the Pilgrims. New England serves as one of the most popular motorcoach tour destinations in the United States due to its tight concentration of states and wealth of interesting and historical sites. New England offers outstanding coastline, from the white sandy beaches of Cape Cod to the rocky coastline of Maine, giving groups a great variety of coastal scenery. New England also boasts outstanding mountain scenery in the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The region offers four distinct seasons making any time the perfect time to visit the area. Come share why operators should be bringing their clients to our region.

AppointmentsOur eight minute appointments give Operators from across the country one on one time with top New England suppliers, as well as the opportunity to plan an entire New England tour while at the show. Appointment requests will be made online prior to the show.

Our Open Floor time will give operators occasion to meet with suppliers they may have missed during the scheduled appointment time. This segment of the show will provide the chance for at least 25 additional appointments.

Operator RegistrationBooking Incentive:The First 48 Operators will receive Pre-FAM Tour Invitations.

Registration Cost$250.00 per person.$100.00 Refund after completing all scheduled appointments.Resulting in a total cost of $150.00.

*Prize Drawings: *Operator attendees who are registered and paid by August 18 will be entered into the prize drawing.

First PrizeComplimentary Lodging and Registration Second PrizeComplimentary Lodging (3 Prizes) Third PrizeComplimentary Registration (3 Prizes) Fourth Prize $50 Gift Certificates Yankee Candle (3 Prizes)

Supplier Registration Booth-share Options Will Be Available If you don’t have the budget to attend with your own booth, we allow partnerships between suppliers. You may share your booth with up to three companies allowing for great cross marketing opportunities!

Registration Cost$ 899.00 One Company Booth ($200.00 per additional delegate of the same company) $1099.00 Two companies Sharing a Booth$1399.00 Three companies Sharing a Booth

*Prize Drawings: *The first 100 Suppliers who are registered and paid will be entered into the prize drawing.

First Prize Complimentary Registration (One Prize) Second Prize Complimentary Lodging (Two Prizes) Third Prize $25 Gift Cards (Three Prizes)

LodgingHotel pricing and group codes for Hampton Inn West Springfield, Holiday Inn Enfield-Springfield, and LaQuinta Inn Springfield are listed on both Operator and Supplier registration forms. For additional hotel information, please visit the New England Travel Showcase website.(http://newenglandtravelshowcase.com/)