April/May 2004
Volume 29, Number 2

Pretty in Pink

Our model is “in the pink” with Badanco’s Diane Von Furstenberg Black Orchid Luggage Collection, which is constructed in high-grade synthetic  canvas-suede with contrasting stitching and patent trim. Clockwise from left, the Patented Wheeled 29” Trunk, $600; Personal Bag, $200; and Rolling Half Moon Bag, $360.

Diane Von Furstenberg Black Orchid Rolling Trunks have patents pending.

Photographer: Kerry Pittenger
Art Direction: Kim Wong
Model: Chantal, Reinhard Agency, Philadelphia, PA
Photographer’s Assistant: Kery Souser

The Travel Goods Show 2004 Wrap-Up & Review

Retailer Impressions
Festive, Fashionable and Female
For the first time in nearly three years, buyers were not only upbeat and optimistic about the marketplace, but excited about the new introductions at this year’s Travel Goods Show. by catherine trecartin


Travel Goods From A to Z
Buyers who walked this year’s Show floor were inundated with new trends, including bright colors, products geared for women and youths, and innovative new travel systems.
by jennifer juergens
photographs by kerry pittenger
art direction by kim wong

Show Business
 The retailers, vendors and special events that made The Travel Goods Show 2004 so memorable. 
by john misiano
photographs by richard mattox

Michael Korchmar Receives 2004 TGA Award
 Michael Korchmar of The Leather Specialty Company is the recipient of the 2004 TGA Award for excellence and outstanding contributions to the industry and the community.

Innovation Award Winners Recognized at All-Industry Awards Breakfast
 The winners of the Marketing Innovation and Product Innovation Awards were honored during the All-Industry Awards Breakfast.

Getting Back to Business
 Encouraged by a stronger economy, consumers have become more upbeat about travel for the first time in three years. To that end, the Travel Industry Association of America has been doing its part to heavily promote travel within the U.S. and overseas. by john misiano

Editor’s Note
 “In the Pink”
by michele marini pittenger

Travel Tidbits
 Travel news from around the world.

All-Industry News
 Business Briefs — travel, association, retail and vendor news. 

TGA News
 Information and Association updates, and the latest Democracy in Action.

Be Our Guest
Bag Knapping
 Five theft prevention tips on how to avoid becoming a victim at trade shows. by emily mchugh, casauri

Congressional Corner
 U.S. Travel Goods Firms: We Need You to Lobby U.S. travel goods firms need to push Congress to pass legislation beneficial to the industry. by nate herman

Featured Companies

People, Places and Things
 News about people in the industry and the latest travel products.

Marketplace

Ad Index

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