TravelCon Update: New Speakers, Sponsors, Workshops, and More!
Job: 03/10/22 | March 10, 2022
In less than two months, our major travel conference, TravelCon, kicks off! TravelCon is a three-day conference that will connect the media with industry leaders, influencers and celebrity writers through keynote speeches, small group writing and photography workshops, small group tutorials, networking events and industry panels.
So, if you’re in the travel industry, this conference is the place to meet brands, connect with your peers, and learn practical, accurate strategies for growing your audience, increasing your traffic, improving your skills, and making more money.
This year’s conference will run from April 29 to May 1, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee, hosted by Memphis Tourism.
We have a ton of updates for you since we last wrote a month ago:
Speakers
We have over 50 confirmed speakers and have finalized our keynote speakers! Here’s who you can expect at the event:
Keynote Speakers
Pauline Frommer
Frommers
Jeff Goin
Author, Real Artists Don’t Go Hungry
Pico Iyer
Author
Nicole Walters
business coach
Discussion speakers
Faith Adele
Author, Meeting the Faith
Karen Akpan
The walking mother
Bani Amor
travel writer
Alexandra Baackes
Alex in the Land of Wanderers
Derek Baron
wandering earl
Casey barks
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
Gaby Beckford
Light packs
Jade Broadus
Travel Mindset
Colby Brown
Photographer
Joshua Bush
Avenue Two Tourist attractions
Jason Cochran
Frommers
Mike Corey
Fearless and far
Annemarie Dooling
McClatchy
Brennan Dunn
goodmessage
Meagen Eisenberg
TripActions
Laurent Ferber
Journalist
Cal Fussman
Author
Don George
Author, The Way of the Wanderlust
Lebawit Lily Girma
Skift
Erica Hackman
Nomadic network
Monet Hambrick
The traveling child
Dalene and Pete Heck
road trip in alberta
Joseph Hernández
Editor
Milton Howery III
Memphis Tourism
Marcus Hibdon
Portland Travel
Anne and Mike Howard
HoneyTrek
Sheri Howell
Medjet
Jeff Jenkins
chubby logs
Alexandra Jiménez
travel fashion girl
Ciara Johnson
Hi Ciara
Christine Kaaloa
GRRRLVOYAGER
Richard Kerr
BILT
Nadya Khoja
It’s Nadia
AJ Kinney
Matador Network
Cory Lee
Without sidewalk with Cory Lee
Travis Levius
Freelance writer
Sylvia Longmire
spin the globe
Kelley Louise
Impact Travel Alliance
Avagail Lozano
Avagail Adventures
Rachelle Lucas
The bite of travel
Kristine Luna
Camels & Chocolate
Doug Mac
Author, The Not Quite States of America
Mickela Mallozzi
Barefoot with Mickela Mallozzi
Chris Mercier
MeasureMarketing.io
Chris Oldfield
Matt Nomad
Angie Orth
Angie away
Nils Parker
brass check
Alle Pierce
All Abroad
Amy Pool
Beach Project
Carmela’s resume
Flyte
catherine rivera
blind latina
Patricia Serrano
fresh traveler
Kelly Soderlund
TripActions
Charu Suri
Journalist
Somto Ugwueze
Someone is looking for
Amanda Williams
Dangerous business
Benoit Wilson
The dot guy
Valerie Joy Wilson
Trusted Travel Gal
You can find all their biographies and more about them by clicking here.
Program
Our schedule is online! Click here to see how the days will break down, what the speakers are talking about and what you will learn at each conference. We have three days of very robust programming designed to educate you and help you learn what you need to know to grow professionally, grow your career, and earn more money.
We still have a discussion about reels, how the TikTok algorithm works, course creation, and upcoming physical products as well!
Sponsors
We will have close to 40 sponsors at this year’s event! You will be able to attend meetings, network and strike deals with all of them! Here is a list of those who have come so far:
Host Sponsor
Sponsors
We still have more on the way! Some other sponsors that are confirmed but don’t have their logos yet include Alabama Tourism, Banff Tourism, Crabtree & Everlyn, Safety Wing, Get Your Guide, Go Rving, Seeker, and TripActions!
Workshop information
As we have done in past years, we are going to have photography and writing workshops. These are half-day, intensive and practical courses that will take place the day before the main event (April 28). Seating is limited to 20 people per class and these workshops incur an additional cost of US$99.
You can find out more about the Writing Workshop Facilitators by clicking here (we are still lining up our Photography Workshop Facilitators). Registration will open on March 28.
Some other highlights
There’s a bunch of other cool stuff happening at this year’s TravelCon, including:
- Over 15 niche meet-ups
- Two awesome parties
- A scavenger hunt around Memphis
- Pre and post-conference familiarization trips around Memphis and area
- And a few other surprises that I don’t want to spoil!
If you are a travel creator, you must be at TravelCon! I created it as a way to tap into experts inside and outside the travel sphere who can help you grow your business, earn more money, and improve your skills. It’s lifelong learning that will help you transform your career.
So come to this event, mingle with your peers, strike deals with sponsors, and make the connections you need to succeed.
You can get your ticket here.
See you in Memphis!
And, if you have any questions, email me at [email protected]
– Matt
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