Maritime Travel “Vacation Superstore” Consumer Travel Shows

Jan 14 – 15

Jan 16

Jan 17

Jan 18

Jan 21 - 22

Halifax, NS

Fredericton, NB

St John, NB

Moncton, NB

St John’s, NL

The Maritime Travel Consumer Shows are the largest series of travel consumer shows in Atlantic Canada, and the Maritime Travel Group is the largest retail travel chain in Atlantic Canada.  Each show attracts over 7,000 attendees, and boast over 70 onsite travel agents to do on the spot bookings, plus presentation opportunities

Toronto’s Ultimate Travel Show

Jan 28 -29

Toronto

This two-day event is the perfect trip planning resource in Toronto! We get face-to-face with thousands of consumers and travel agents there specifically in search of travel destination information.  We used to do this show many years ago, but dropped it after the quality of the show dwindled.  The show is now under a new management, and includes a scuba section, and we feel it would be beneficial to re-visit the show.

February 2012

Flight Center Travel Expos

Feb 4 - 5

Feb 11

Feb 25 - 26

Vancouver

Calgary

Toronto

Organized by Flight Center, one of the largest travel retail chains in Canada

Ixtapa Europe & the Exotic Travel Expo

Feb 12

Winnipeg

Ixtapa is an active retail chain in Winnipeg, one of our target markets for 2012.  Last year we participated in their fall travel expo and found it very effective.  The spring show is new.

Canada One trade & consumer presentation

Feb 13

Winnipeg

To get more mileage off of our trip to Winnipeg, we asked Canada One to host a trade & media presentatio

March 2012

Travel & Vacation  Show

Mar 10 - 11

Ottawa

The Travel & Vacation Show in Ottawa continues to be one of the best consumer travel shows in Canada, and attracts over 20,000 consumers looking for travel deals and destination information

Uniglobe Spring Conference

Apr 28

Vancouver

Uniglobe Travel is one of the largest retail travel chains in Canada.  It was difficult to penetrate this group, but through Silk Holidays, we have managed to get ourselves invited to the show annually.  We usually see over 800 Uniglobe travel agents, and are given a booth for brochure dissemination and an opportunity to get face-to-face with top Uniglobe Travel agents.

June 2012

Ottawa Dragonboat Festival

June 18 - 20

Ottawa

In co-operation with the Malaysian High Commission, we participated in this event for which we sponsored the one team, and were given a booth for brochure dissemination.  The event saw some 65,000 attendees during the 3-day event

August 2012

Ixtapa Travel Expos

Aug 30

Winnipeg

This is the first time we’re participating in this travel expo.  Ixtapa Travel is a very active retail chain in Winnipeg, an up and coming market for us.

Trade & Consumer Night with Canada One

Aug 31

Winnipeg

In order to maximize our efforts in Winnipeg, we are teaming up with the ONLY tour operator in Winnipeg, Canada one Vacations to host  a ‘Merdeka’ trade show to do a presentation on Malaysia to travel agents in Winnipeg who are serviced by Canada One Vacations

September 2012

Newwest Travel

“Travel Consumer Show”

Sept 16

Edmonton

We participate in the trade & consumer portions of the conference together on an annual basis.

Premiere Tours Consumer Presentation

Sept 19

Calgary

Premiere Tours is our top tour operator in Calgary, Alberta, and is actively selling golf tours to Malaysia.  This consumer presentation is organized by Premiere and is targeted at golfers who travel, along with golf club owners and golf pros who put golfing groups for travel annually.

Go Global Expo

Sept 16

Sept 22 – 23

Sept 30

Vancouver

Toronto

Montreal

The Go Global Expo is an exceptional opportunity to connect with a sizable target audience (targeting major university students) interested in meaningful travel—study, work and volunteer opportunities. Interest in obtaining reliable information about these sorts of programs and services is strong, and the need for a widely publicized event that delivers this information is clear. The event which debuted in Toronto last year attracted a focused and motivated audience of more than 3,500 visitors.

The Go Global Expo is the best attended event of its kind in Canada. It takes place in the downtown core of Canada's three largest cities, close to universities, colleges and a number of high schools - at locations easily accessible to the general public.

Fort McMurray Tourism Fall Trade Show

Sept 21 - 23

Fort McMurray, AB

October 2012

Salon International Tourisme Voyages

Oct 19 - 21

Montreal

The SITV is the largest consumer show in Canada and attracts over 35,000 consumers looking for travel deals and destination information.  This show continues to attract the largest consumer group in Canada, and this year, we are hoping to make a bigger impact at the show by providing a cultural performance at the show’s main stage.  The show caters to Canada’s French-speaking population.  This year, HQ sponsored this event by sending an orang ulu dancer and sape player.  We also hired Randy Raine Reusche, and gave away Malaysian snacks at the booth

Trade & Media Appreciation

Oct 23

Vancouver

November 2012

Maritime Travel National Staff Conference

(Trade Conference/Seminar)

Nov 17 - 18

Halifax, NS

The Maritime Travel Group is the largest retail travel chain in Atlantic Canada.  Annually, they organize their staff conference during which participants get the opportunity to train their agents on the likes of their products.  We will get the opportunity to present to 5 separate travel agent groups, plus participate in a travel mart to which over 330 travel agents will attend.  This is the largest trade show in Atlantic Canada.