If you have a case of wanderlust, good news…Denver’s largest consumer travel event, the Denver Travel & Adventure Show, returns to the Colorado Convention Center on Saturday & Sunday, February 22 & 23. The show offers thousands of vacation options from more than 150 destinations worldwide, as well as travel experts, educational seminars and cultural performances.
Plan your trip face-to-face with thousands of travel experts right on the show floor, enjoy Segway rides, meet travel celebrities Josh Gates, Rick Steves, Pauline Frommer and Cheryl Strayed, attend dozens of educational seminars and save BIG with exclusive show-only specials and trip giveaways. You can even apply for passports right on the show floor.
Show hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 for one day or $22 for both days. But there are several ways to save.
Best Deal!! Travelzoo is selling 2 tickets for $10 (with no extra fees!). You have to buy two, but you were going to take a buddy anyway, right? Tickets are good for either day and you simply show your voucher at the entrance.
Goldstar has “comp” (free) one-day tickets, with a service fee of $7.25. So you are paying $7.25 per ticket. If they are out of “comps”, you may be better off buying direct online (see below). We did the math and though the Goldstar tickets are 50% off at $7.50, with fees and service charges, you end up paying $13 per ticket. Goldstar will email tickets to you.
Buy online and a one-day ticket is $11 (+ $1.85 fee) = $12.85, two-day is $18 (+ $2.25 fee = $20.75). You can either use the AXS app to retrieve your tickets or receive an e-mail with a PDF attachment of your tickets, which you can print the traditional way or it can be scanned from your phone for entry. Otherwise it will cost an extra $15 (yep 15 smackeroos!) to have the tickets mailed to you or held at the Will Call window.
If you have yet to apply for a passport, you can do so at the Show. Applicants arriving with a completed passport application receive FREE entry. Read the details here for what you need to bring.
Kids under age 16 get in for FREE with an adult.
Parking at the Convention Center is $12. RTD Light Rail stops right at the Convention Center.
Here’s the Speaker Schedule (subject to change)
Saturday, February 22
10:30 am – 12 Noon
Travel Theater
European Travel Skills
Rick Steves — Travel Writer, Host of Rick Steves’ Europe and Travel with Rick Steves
Join travel expert Rick Steves as he shares the latest in smart European travel. In this entertaining, information-packed slideshow lecture, he’ll explain how to travel smoothly and affordably by stretching your travel dollar, eating and sleeping well, avoiding crowds, and packing smartly. Freshly back from four months in Europe, Rick reveals exactly how you can enjoy maximum travel thrills for every mile, minute, and euro on your next European adventure. Autograph signing immediately follows.
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Destination Theater
Japan, China & South Korea
11:30 am – 12 Noon
Destination Theater
Insider Tips to the Best of Alaska
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Savvy Traveler Theater
How to Book the Cheapest Flight Possible
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Travel Theater
Adventure Awaits! Turn any vacation into the journey of a lifetime
Josh Gates — Explorer, Host of Discovery Channel’s Expedition Unknown
Join Josh in-person for an exclusive talk about his most daring expeditions as well as real-world advice on how to embrace the unknown and transform your next vacation into an epic journey. Whether you’re looking to climb a mountain or kick back on an all-inclusive cruise, Josh shares practical tips from his travels to help shift your next vacation into another gear. Autograph signing immediately follows.
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm
Savvy Traveler Theater
How to Capture Your Adventures on Camera!
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Destination Theater
The Islands of Tahiti: Paradise on Earth
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Savvy Traveler Theater
The Best Travel & Packing Tips for the Ultimate Vacation
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Travel Theater
Spend Less, See More: Strategies for Creating Dream Vacations in ALL Price Ranges
Pauline Frommer — Editorial Director of the Frommer’s Guides and Publisher of Frommers.com
Accommodations, airfares, tours, car rentals, cruises—the truth is there are no set prices for any of these items. Join nationally syndicated radio talk show host, guidebook publisher, and travel expert Pauline Frommer for a talk that will change the way you book travel. She’ll give you the insider tools you need to work the system smartly, whether you’re a backpacker or a luxury-seeker. Plus, Frommer will introduce destinations that you may not have considered visiting but should and answer questions. Autograph signing immediately follows.
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Savvy Travel Theater
Heritage Travel: Walking in Your Ancestors’ Footsteps
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Travel Theater
Best of Europe
Rick Steves — Travel Writer, Host of Rick Steves’ Europe and Travel with Rick Steves
Travel with Europe’s best-selling guidebook writer, Rick Steves, as he shares his favorite corners of Europe. He’ll venture from the castles of Wales to Denmark’s over-looked isles to Istanbul’s back lanes. From mountain villages in the Swiss Alps to beach villages in Portugal’s Algarve to Italy’s Cinque Terre, Rick will inspire with ways to avoid the crowds while enjoying his top discoveries. Autograph signing immediately follows.
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Savvy Travel Theater
So You Want to Start A Travel Blog?
A Conversation with Denver’s Top Travel Influencers
Sunday, February 23
11:15 am – 12:45 pm
Travel Theater
European Travel Skills
Rick Steves — Travel Writer, Host of Rick Steves’ Europe and Travel with Rick Steves
Join travel expert Rick Steves as he shares the latest in smart European travel. In this entertaining, information-packed slideshow lecture, he’ll explain how to travel smoothly and affordably by stretching your travel dollar, eating and sleeping well, avoiding crowds, and packing smartly. Autograph signing immediately follows.
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
Savvy Travel Theater
7 Secrets to Maximize Your Solo Travels
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Savvy Traveler Theater
Tech Tips for Smarter Travel
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Destination Theater
The Best of Alaska & The Yukon with Holland America Line
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Travel Theater
A Wild Life
Cheryl Strayed — Author of the New York Times Bestselling Memoir “Wild”
In her memoir Wild Cheryl Strayed describes the sometimes harrowing, other times hilarious stories behind her solo wilderness trek on the Pacific Crest Trail and the personal journey that led her there. In this talk, Strayed will discuss what she learned about how we bear the unbearable, how we move from grief and anger to acceptance, and how we keep walking even when it seems impossible to stand.
Autograph signing immediately follows.
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Savvy Traveler Theater
How to Book the Cheapest Flight Possible
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Destination Theater
Exploring Europe: Top Destinations, Attractions and Experiences
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Travel Theater
Spend Less, See More: Strategies for Creating Dream Vacations in ALL Price Ranges
Pauline Frommer — Editorial Director of the Frommer’s Guides and Publisher of Frommers.com
Accommodations, airfares, tours, car rentals, cruises—the truth is there are no set prices for any of these items. Join nationally syndicated radio talk show host, guidebook publisher, and travel expert Pauline Frommer for a talk that will change the way you book travel. Plus, Frommer will introduce destinations that you may not have considered visiting but should and answer questions. Autograph signing immediately follows.
