THE SHOW DIRECTORY ISSUE
February/March 2006
Volume 31, Number 1

Exclusive! The Travel Goods Show 2006 Preview
Everything you need to know to plan your trip to Las Vegas! Show  highlights and opportunities, All-Industry Awards Breakfast, special events and activities, and housing and airline information.
     Registration
     Show Hours
     Show Speakers
     Media Mentions
     Breakfast with Travel Author Elliott Hester
     Opening Night Reception 
     The All-Industry Awards Breakfast Featuring Futurist Ryan Mathews
     TGA Award
     Product Innovation Award
     Community Service Award
     Special Pavilions
     New for 2006
     Hotel and Travel
     About Las Vegas
     Exhibit Hall Floor Plan
     Alphabetical List of Exhibitors
     By-Aisle List of Exhibitors 


Newbies @ the 2006 Show
Retail buyers who attend The Travel Goods Show each year generally visit their tried-and-true vendors before seeking out new companies. Many of this year’s new Show exhibitors are introducing innovative new products that are definitely worth a first — and even a second and third — look!

Exclusive Product Preview: What’s New for 2006
If you’re looking for an advance peek at some of the newest luggage, business cases, and accessories to hit store shelves in the near future, you’ve come to the right place! It looks like manufacturers are focusing heavily on features, function and style, and are continuing to give consumers even more of what they have been asking for. by catherine trecartin and john misiano

2006 Directory of Exhibitors
A year-round address book of the principal manufacturers and suppliers in the industry, including company name, address, telephone/fax numbers, email and website addresses, contact names, licenses/trademarks/brands, product categories, and brief company descriptions.
   Manufacturer Exhibitors
   Supplier Exhibitors
   Licensing/Trademarks/Brands

2006 Guide to Industry Products
A directory listing each Travel Goods Show 2006 exhibitor by the product categories they manufacture for the travel goods industry.
Manufacturer Exhibitors by Product Category
     Supplier Exhibitors by Product Category

Editor’s Note
“It’s a New Year...”
by michele marini pittenger

Travel Bits
Travel news from around the world. 

News & Notes
Travel, retail, manufacturer, association, and trade show news.

TGA News Briefs
Information and Association updates, Member Profiles, and Democracy in Action.

CAPITAL BEAT
Trade in the Year Ahead
What’s on tap that could affect you and your business. by nate herman

CAPITAL BEAT
Are You Importing Your Goods into the United States?
How does the customs trade partnership against terrorism (C-TPAT) program affect you? by ronald jaspan

ALL BUSINESS
Forces That May Influence the Future of Travel
Changes in modes and methods of travel have a profound influence on what travelers purchase. Manufacturers and retailers who understand the future drivers of the travel industry itself and the traveling public will have a pretty good idea what the future of the travel goods industry looks like. BY RYAN MATHEWS, BLACK MONK CONSULTING

Industry Events

Industry Buzz
People, products, movings, and milestones.

Classifieds

Ad Index