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SPEAKERS & PROGRAM:
MORNING GENERAL SESSION 10:00 – 11:15 am
Inclusivity in Travel: A Profile of Travelers with Disabilities & LGBTQ+ Travelers
Chris Davidson
EVP Travel Intelligence
MMGY
Trends, Performance and Outlook
Maria Henson
Director of Market Research & Insights
Visit Orlando
TRAVEL & TOURISM LUNCHEON 12:00 – 1:30 pm
The Emotional Value of Travel
Samantha Brown
Samantha is a two-time Emmy Award winning Television personality and travel expert.
Over the last 20 years, Samantha has traveled around the world visiting over 250 cities in 75 countries and 45 U.S. states creating over 200 hours of engaging and informative television programming along the way. Samantha started her TV career at the Travel Channel where over 15 years created many iconic travel series, including Great Hotels, Passport to Europe, Great Weekends and Samantha Brown's Asia.
In 2018, Samantha moved from Travel Channel to PBS and her new show there, “Samantha Brown's Places to Love” quickly became the highest rated travel program on public television. In 2019 she earned two Emmy awards (Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program and Outstanding Host for a Lifestyle, Children’s or Special Class Program) and has been nominated again every year since.
In Places to Love, she finds the destinations, experiences and most importantly, the people who make you feel like you belong to a place, and not just a consumer passing through.
Samantha's fun-loving style has made her a revered and engaging television personality whose approach is less expert, less host and more a person you would want to travel with. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and 10 year old twins.
