 THE TRAVEL GOODS SHOW 2006
WRAP-UP AND REVIEW
April/May 2006
Volume 31, Number 2
THE COVER
Ricardo Beverly Hills’ 25" “Solutions” Expandable Suiter Pullman with built-in digital luggage scale — winner of this year’s Product Innovation Award.
Photographer: Kerry Pittenger
Models: Jennifer Leonard and Mike Sahadi
Photographed at the new Philadelphia International Airport Terminal A. Special thanks to Rick McMullin, Special Events Coordinator, Philadelphia International Airport.
Retail Observations
The 2006 Travel Goods Show was an upbeat, energetic affair marked by bold fashion statements, a host of innovative new product introductions, and creative use of common sense and ingenuity to create the next generation of travel goods. by john misiano
The Travel Goods Show 2006
Seeing is Believing Comfort and cleanliness, products targeting women and youths, and interesting new ways to pamper your pet — just some of the up-and-coming trends spotted among the Show’s 258 exhibitors. by garrett lai | photographs by kerry pittenger
On the Show Floor
Attendance was up 48 percent. Buyers were optimistic. Exhibit items were innovative, exhibitors wrote orders by the score. Another successful Show points to an industry on the upswing. by john misiano | photographs by john morris
Breakfast with the Continental Drifter
When travel is your profession, life is an adventure. Storytelling becomes artful entertainment — and running becomes a life-saving talent. Highlights from best-selling author Elliott Hester’s breakfast reading. by garrett lai
Breakfast with the Future
What’s the future of retail? Futurist and All-Industry Awards Breakfast keynote speaker Ryan Mathews shared his vision of trends and discontinuities that will change the nature of travel, and travel goods retailing. by garrett lai
And the Winners Are…
TGA’s standouts, winners of the Product Innovation and Community Service Awards, announced at the All-Industry Awards Breakfast.
Peter Paradise Receives TGA Award
Peter Paradise of Colorado Baggage Company and Paradise Pen Company, retailer extraordinaire and recipient of this year’s TGA Award for excellence and outstanding contributions to our industry and community.
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