new York Times travel show discount admission?
Feb 20th, 2007, 07:57 AM
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new York Times travel show discount admission?
A group of us are thinking of going to the NY TIMES travel show this coming weekend at the Javits center. Tickets are $15 , or $10 with an AMEX card (which I don't have). Has anyone seen any better discounts?
Has anyone been to this show before? Any good travel deals there to actually justify paying that admission price? You'd think that the sponsors of the various booths would want more people to come so as to sell more packages, promote their destination, etc. $15 seems a bit much to me, but...
Has anyone been to this show before? Any good travel deals there to actually justify paying that admission price? You'd think that the sponsors of the various booths would want more people to come so as to sell more packages, promote their destination, etc. $15 seems a bit much to me, but...
Feb 20th, 2007, 12:39 PM
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GoTravel, I agree that trade show expenses are crazy (I've exhibited at some) so that maybe my "annoyance" is a bit misdirected. And yes, the company running the show is certainly making money (based in part on the number of attendees, so you'd think it would be in their interest to have more people come)
Still, from a consumer's point of view, some people (myself included) balk at the idea of paying to enter a place to have the opportunity to pay for additional services. I also understand that this show does also offers some seminars and exhibitions, not just 'booths', so that may be worth the price of admission.
At any rate, my friends and I would prefer not to pay $15 a head, so if anyone has any other suggestions, they would be appreciated.
And I'm still curious if anyone has attended it before, and thinks it's a fun way to spend the afternoon.
Thanks
Still, from a consumer's point of view, some people (myself included) balk at the idea of paying to enter a place to have the opportunity to pay for additional services. I also understand that this show does also offers some seminars and exhibitions, not just 'booths', so that may be worth the price of admission.
At any rate, my friends and I would prefer not to pay $15 a head, so if anyone has any other suggestions, they would be appreciated.
And I'm still curious if anyone has attended it before, and thinks it's a fun way to spend the afternoon.
Thanks
Feb 21st, 2007, 02:05 AM
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In reality your final cost will be $13
as a $3 service charge is tacked on
to the $10 price.
Have you seen last wk's pull-out
section? Free seminars by Pauline
& Arthur Frommer, Rick Steves, Mark
Tennant, etc. if that is of interest. Or, maybe you can win one of the exhibitors trips.
as a $3 service charge is tacked on
to the $10 price.
Have you seen last wk's pull-out
section? Free seminars by Pauline
& Arthur Frommer, Rick Steves, Mark
Tennant, etc. if that is of interest. Or, maybe you can win one of the exhibitors trips.
Jan 16th, 2013, 08:22 AM
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As a update (as long as someone else topped this)I managed to go last year and got free admission as a New York Times home delivery subscriber. No such offer this year.
ICruiseALot, what kinds of prizes are you thinking of? Many booths have raffle type drawings where they take your information and get back to the winner after the show. Some have smaller on site raffles each day (or several times a day) but for those you usually get a ticket and have to come back at a certain time later that day (on each of the days of the public show) The space is so huge and crowded that sometimes that's not easy.
There are lots of trinket giveaways each day at many of the booths--luggage tags, pens, that sort of thing.
I've gone for the travel lectures (which IMO were so-so and covered lots of obvious information for example how to find discounted hotels)and to scope out places for new regions to visit.
I wouldn't pay to go to the show at this point.
ICruiseALot, what kinds of prizes are you thinking of? Many booths have raffle type drawings where they take your information and get back to the winner after the show. Some have smaller on site raffles each day (or several times a day) but for those you usually get a ticket and have to come back at a certain time later that day (on each of the days of the public show) The space is so huge and crowded that sometimes that's not easy.
There are lots of trinket giveaways each day at many of the booths--luggage tags, pens, that sort of thing.
I've gone for the travel lectures (which IMO were so-so and covered lots of obvious information for example how to find discounted hotels)and to scope out places for new regions to visit.
I wouldn't pay to go to the show at this point.
Jan 17th, 2013, 12:56 PM
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In case someone does want to go this weekend, I was just e-mailed a discount code
LAST CHANCE: 2 for 1 tickets to The New York Times Travel Show! Use Code: NYTHDS
Price is $12 today only, goes up to $17 tomorrow
I don't plan to go so I haven't tested it.
LAST CHANCE: 2 for 1 tickets to The New York Times Travel Show! Use Code: NYTHDS
Price is $12 today only, goes up to $17 tomorrow
I don't plan to go so I haven't tested it.
