In less than two months, our big travel conference, TravelCon, is kicking off! TravelCon is a three-day conference that connects media with industry leaders, influencers, and celebrated writers through keynote speeches, small-group writing and photography workshops, breakout 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, to-the-point strategies to build your audience, increase your traffic, and more. to earn money.
This year’s conference is hosted by Memphis Tourism from April 29 to May 1, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee.
We’ve got a ton of updates for you since we last wrote a month ago:
speakers
We have over 50 confirmed speakers and have completed our keynote speakers! Here’s who to expect at the event:
keynote speakers
Pauline Frommer
Frommers
Jeff Goins
Author, real artists don’t starve
Pico Iyer
Writer
Nicole Walters
business coach
Breakout speakers
faith adiele
Author, Meeting with Faith
Karen Akpan
The mother trotter
Bani Amor
travel writer
Alexandra Baackes
Alex in Wanderland
Derek Baron
wandering count
Casey barks
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Gabby Beckford
Packs of light
Jade Broadus
Travel mentality
Colby Brown
Photographer
Joshua Bush
Avenue Two Travel
Jason Cochran
Frommers
Mike Corey
Fearless and Far
Annemarie Dooling
McClatchy
Brennan Dunno
Legal notice
Meagen Eisenberg
TravelActions
Lawrence Ferber
Journalist
Cal Fussman
Writer
Don George
Author, The Way of Wanderlust
Lebawit Lily Girma
skift
Erica Hackman
Nomadic network
Monet Hambrick
The traveling child
Dalene and Pete Heck
Road trip Alberta
Joseph Hernandez
Editor
Milton Howery III
Memphis Tourism
Marcus Hibdon
Portland Travel
Anne & Mike Howard
HoneyPull
Sheri Howell
medjet
Jeff Jenkins
Chubby Diaries
Alexandra Jimenez
Travel Fashion Girl
Ciara Johnson
Hey Ciara
Christine Kaaloa
GRRRRLTRAVELER
Richard Kerr
BILT
Nadya Khoja
This is Nadya
AJ Kinney
Matador Network
Cory Lee
Sidewalk-free with Cory Lee
Travis Levius
Freelance Writer
Sylvia Longmire
Spin the globe
Kelly Louise
Impact Travel Alliance
Avagail Lozano
Avagail Adventures
Rachelle Lucas
The travel bite
Kristin Luna
Camels & Chocolate
Doug Mack
Author, The Not Quite States of America
Mickela Mallozzi
Bare feet with Mickela Mallozzi
Chris Mercer
MeasurementMarketing.io
Chris Oldfield
Nomadic Matt
Angie Ortho
Angie gone
Nils Parker
brass pane
All Pierce
All abroad
Amy Pool
Playa project
Carmela Resuma
Flyte
Catarina Rivera
Blind Latina
Patricia Serrano
Fresh traveler
Kelly Soderlund
TravelActions
Charu Suric
Journalist
Somto Ugwueze
Somto is looking for
Amanda Williams
Dangerous things
Benet Wilson
The Points Guy
Valerie Joy Wilson
Trusted Travel Gal
You can find all their bios and more about them by clicking here.
Scheme
Our program is now live! Click here to see how the days will unfold, what the speakers will be talking about and what you will learn in each lecture. We have three days of very robust programming designed to teach you what you need to know to develop professionally, grow your career and make more money.
Some of our conversations are:
- How to Successfully Run Small Group Tours
- How to Crush It on TikTok
- How do you create stories that captivate people?
- How to build online communities
- How to grow your business with a team
- Advanced SEO
- Google Analytics
- Self publish
- Creating Successful IG Partnerships
We’re still having a conversation about reels, how the TikTok algorithm works, creating courses, and physical products are coming too!
sponsors
We will have nearly 40 sponsors this year. You can meet, network and close deals with them. Here’s a list of who’s coming so far:
We have more on the way! Some other sponsors that have been confirmed but not yet have their logos include Alabama Tourism, Banff Tourism, Crabtree & Everlyn, Safety Wing, Get Your Guide, Go Rving, Seeker and TripActions.
Workshop information
As we have done in recent years, we will be giving photography and writing workshops. These are intensive, hands-on, half-day classes that take place the day before the main event (April 28). Space is limited to 20 people per class and these workshops are subject to a $99 USD fee.
You can learn more about the writing workshop leaders by clicking here (we are still drafting our photography workshop leaders). Registrations open on March 28.
Some other highlights
There’s a lot of other cool stuff happening at this year’s TravelCon, including:
- More than 15 niche meetings
- Two awesome parties
- A scavenger hunt around Memphis
- Pre and Post Conference FAM Tours of Memphis and the Region
- And a few more surprises that I don’t want to spoil!
If you’re a travel maker, TravelCon is the place to be! I created it as a way to bring in experts inside and outside the travel industry who can help you grow your business, make more money, and improve your skills. It’s a continuing education conference that will change your career.
So come to this event, mingle with your colleagues, close deals and create the connections you need for continued success.
You can get your ticket here. They are limited, so get them while you still can! We are 40% sold out!
And if you have any questions, drop me an email at matt@travelcon.org.
– Matt
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