The conference, held at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, is organized by Travel Media Showcase and co-hosted by Family Travel Forum, Taking The Kids and Visit Carlsbad.
NEW YORK, NY – The fourth TMS Family Travel Conference, the largest convocation of writers, bloggers and influencers in the fast-growing family travel market, meets November 20-22 to explore ways to expand audiences through content distribution, collaboration and partnerships.
The conference, held at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, is organized by Travel Media Showcase and co-hosted by Family Travel Forum, Taking The Kids and Visit Carlsbad. Sponsors of the sold-out conference, including Southwest Airlines, Trivago, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts and SeaWorld, represent cruise lines, hospitality, theme parks, discount ticket providers and other verticals of the travel industry which market to families.
“Family travel is a leading segment with a powerful impact on the leisure market,” said Anne Tramer, VP Corporate Communications, Omni Hotels & Resorts. “We are proud to again serve as a host partner to the TMS Family Travel Fall Conference, a great forum for discussion on the incredible influence of family travelers and how to continue to evolve, meet, and exceed this group of guests’ expectations.”
Sam Ross, Executive Director, Visit Carlsbad, added: “It’s with great excitement that we are hosting the 2014 TMS Family Travel Conference and its attendees to showcase the many wonderful assets Carlsbad offers to families. From beaches to lagoons, resorts to budget friendly hotels, Carlsbad provides the very best in family vacations.”
Custom family travel trends and market research from D.K. Shifflet & Associates and MMGY Global will supplement a dozen professional enrichment workshops led by digital publishing and video luminaries, each designed to help family travel writers and bloggers build their brands, get more exposure for their travel stories and better evaluate travel products marketed to families. Speakers include:
- Rob Burgos, Full Circle Post
- Alejandro Castro Alfaro, Costa Rica Tourism Board
- Steve Cohen, MMGY Global
- Jeremy Crider, Trivago GmbH
- Jeffrey Eslinger, D.K. Shifflet & Associates
- Joseph Fennell, XCom Global, Inc.
- Ian Ford, Undercover Tourist
- Mike Gallagher, CityPASS
- Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times
- Spud Hilton, San Francisco Chronicle & SFGate.com
- Jen Leo, LA Times Web Buzz Columnist
- Jyl Johnson Pattee, Mom It Forward Media
- Susan Lomax, Princess Cruises
- Kristi Marcelle, Ciao Bambino
- Jennifer Miner, The Vacation Gals
- Bruce Murray, TravelBlogger.com & MurrayOnTravel.com
- LiLing Pang, Trekaroo
- Dave Parfitt, Adventures by Daddy
- Adam Rucker, Southwest Airlines
“We’re excited to feature the top editors from the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle, papers which have very successfully expanded into digital,” notes Kyle McCarthy, editor, Family Travel Forum. “We also appreciate the tremendous talent of our presenters, who are using the newest distribution channels to make their voices heard, and are generously sharing their expertise with us at #TMSCarlsbad.”
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