Granite Travel Trade Expos expand, fall events coming to Western Canada & ON

Granite Travel Trade Expos has announced that due to the success of their inaugural spring shows in April, new dates have been added to Western Canada, as well as additional cities in Ontario this fall.

“The expansion of our Granite Travel Trade Expos is a direct response to the success of our April shows and industry demand to bring it to other markets,” stated Bradley Dean, a partner of Granite Productions, in a press release. 

“The feedback we received from attendees was overwhelmingly positive and we had a lot of agents asking if we were bringing the show to their communities. We’re very excited to do that this fall.”

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With more than 25 travel suppliers registered for the fall events including Bahia Principe Hotels and Resorts, Porter, Transat, Cuba Tourist Board, Blue Diamond, St Kitts Tourism Authority and more. Vendor space is limited.

In a release, Joe Scardigno, national account manager, Canada at Tauck, noted how "the energy and buzz" from the event in Mississauga last spring "were so good to see."

"It was great to meet so many new people and have face-to-face conversations again. Tauck and I look forward to being a part of future Granite Travel Trade Expos," Scardigno stated. 

Connecting suppliers & agents 

The series of regional travel trade events are designed to connect industry suppliers and top-producing travel agents, facilitating valuable and essential in-person interactive consultations and presentations. 

The shows are geographically located in cities with agents who provide suppliers with significant sales volume, though they are typically less serviced than larger cities in the area. 

Each event focuses on training and networking which exemplified the desire for face-to-face and in-person interaction with agents and the products that they sell. 

In each city, a presentation series featuring six 15 minute segments by suppliers takes place, followed by a trade show, dinner, and prize giveaways.

The Fall schedule will be as follows:

• Edmonton, AB – Tuesday, October 3
• Victoria, BC – Wednesday, October 4
• Surrey, BC – Thursday, October 5
• Ottawa, ON – Monday, November 6
• Pickering/Ajax - Tuesday, November 7
• Vaughan – Wednesday, November 8
• Burlington – Thursday, November 9

Suppliers are encouraged to register early. Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Bradley Dean, brad@graniteproductions.ca.

Visit Granite Travel Expos here for more details.