Posted: 1/27/22 | January 27th, 2022
In exactly(ish) three months, our big travel media event, TravelCon, kicks off! We’re super excited to have our first in-person event after three years of waiting (stupid COVID!). We’ve been doing a lot of planning recently, so I want to fill you in on all the exciting things we’re working on! Here’s the low down:
What’s TravelCon?
TravelCon is a three-day conference that will connect you with industry leaders, influencers, and celebrated writers through keynote speeches, small-group writing and photography workshops, breakout tutorial sessions, networking events, and industry panels.
So, if you’re a creative in the travel industry, this conference is the place to meet with brands, connect with your peers, and learn practical, to-the-point strategies for building your audience, growing your traffic, improving your skills, and making more money.
This year’s conference is April 29–May 1, 2022, in Memphis, Tennessee, hosted by Memphis Tourism.
Speakers
We have over 40 speakers confirmed so far (there are still more to confirm as we finalize our YouTube, photography, luxury travel, and some other tracks). Here’s who is speaking so far:
Keynote Speakers
Pauline Frommer
Frommers
Jeff Goins
Author, Real Artists Don’t Starve
Pico Iyer
Author
Breakout Speakers
Faith Adiele
Author, Meeting Faith
Karen Akpan
The Mom Trotter
Bani Amor
Travel Writer
Alexandra Baackes
Alex in Wanderland
Derek Baron
Wandering Earl
Casey Barks
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Gabby Beckford
Packs Light
Jade Broadus
Travel Mindset
Joshua Bush
Avenue Two Travel
Jason Cochran
Frommers
Annemarie Dooling
McClatchy
Cal Fussman
Author
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
Anne & Mike Howard
HoneyTrek
Sheri Howell
Medjet
Jeff Jenkins
Chubby Diaries
Alexandra Jimenez
Travel Fashion Girl
Ciara Johnson
Hey Ciara
Christine Kaaloa
GRRRLTRAVELER
Richard Kerr
BILT
AJ Kinney
Matador Network
Cory Lee
Curb Free With Cory Lee
Travis Levius
Freelance Writer
Sylvia Longmire
Spin The Globe
Kelley 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 Orth
Angie Away
Nils Parker
Brass Check
Alle Pierce
Alle Abroad
Carmela Resuma
Flyte
Catarina Rivera
Blindish Latina
Patricia Serrano
Fresh Traveler
Charu Suri
Journalist
Somto Ugwueze
Somto Seeks
Amanda Williams
Dangerous Business
Benet Wilson
The Points Guy
You can find all their bios and more about them by clicking here.
Schedule
We released a draft schedule of the event here so you can see how the days will break down and what the flow of the event will be:
In the next month, we’ll release the final schedule but here are some of the talks we’ll be having at TravelCon:
- How to Successfully Run Small Group Tours
- How to Crush it on TikTok
- Going From Micro-Influencer to Full-Time Job
- Writing 101: How to Create Stories that Grip People
- How to Build Online Communities
- How to Monetize a Single Destination Website
- How to Get Freelance Writing Work
- How to Expand Your Business with a Team
- How to Grow and Monetize Your RV Related Website
- Affiliate Marketing 101
- Google Analytics 101
- Self-Publishing
- How to Pitch Brands/DMOs
- How to Create Successful IG Partnerships
- And plenty more to come!
Sponsors
We’re up to over a dozen sponsors and expect to have close to 40 by the time it’s all said and done. Here’s a list of who is coming so far:
Host Sponsor
Sponsors
If you’re interested in sponsoring this year’s TravelCon, click here for more information about the event and how to get in contact with us.
Workshop Information
As we’ve done in years past, we’re going to have photography and writing workshops. These are half-day, intensive, and hands-on classes that will occur the day before the main event (April 28th). Space is limited to 20 people per class and these workshops are an additional cost of $99 USD.
You can learn more about the writing workshop leaders by clicking here (we’re still lining up our photography workshop leaders).
Some other highlights
There’s a bunch of other cool stuff happening at this year’s TravelCon that includes:
- Over 15 niche meet-ups
- Two awesome parties
- A scavenger hunt around Memphis
- Pre- and post-conference FAM trips around Memphis and the region
- And a few more surprises I don’t want to spoil!
If you’re a travel creator, you need to be at TravelCon! I created it as a way to bring in experts inside and outside of the travel sphere that can help you grow your business, make more money, and improve your skills. It’s a continuing education that will help you transform your career.
So, come attend this event, mingle with your peers, make deals with sponsors, and create the connections you need for success.
You can grab your ticket here.
See you in Memphis!
And, if you have any questions, email me at matt@travelcon.org.
– Matt
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