Apple Announces Trade Show and Seminar Schedules

Apple Vacations has announced dates for this year's WinterSun Home Based Travel Agent Trade Shows and Seminars. The annual Trade Show features up to 150 hoteliers from Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Europe at each trade show, providing opportunities for Home Based travel agents to learn about the destinations and resorts offered by Apple Vacations.

This will also be home based travel agents first opportunity to take home Apple Vacations 2007 WinterSun brochures for Mexico, the Caribbean and Hawaii.

The 2006 Trade Show schedule is: Mon., Sept. 11: Milwaukee - Country Springs Hotel; Tues., Sept. 12: Chicago - Drury Lane (Oak Brook, Ill.); Wed., Sept. 13: St. Louis - Hyatt Regency St. Louis; Mon., Sept. 18: Denver - Renaissance Denver Hotel; Tues., Sept. 19: Minneapolis - Crowne Plaza Minneapolis; Wed., Sept. 20: Detroit - Performing Arts Center (Dearborn, Mich.); Mon., Sept. 25: Newark - Sheraton Edison; Tues., Sept. 26: Portland - Double Tree Lloyd Center; Wed., Sept. 27: Seattle - Double Tree Airport Hotel; Wed., Sept. 27: Philadelphia - Citizens Bank Park; Thurs., Sept. 28: Baltimore - Martin's West; Mon., Oct. 9: Cleveland - Embassy Suites Rockside; and Thurs., Oct. 12: Pittsburgh - Sheraton Station Square.

Apple Vacations will also offer seminars in smaller, more intimate venues with a focus on educating travel agents about vacation destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Europe, including specific Apple Vacations product information. These events are limited to 30 to 50 agents per city, include a sit-down dinner and are conducted by Apple Vacations' regional sales managers and a select group of hotel and airline partners.

The 2006 Fall Seminar schedule is: Tues., Oct. 10: Columbus - Hyatt Regency Columbus; Wed., Oct. 11: Cincinnati - Hyatt Regency Cincinnati; Mon., Nov. 6: Hartford, Conn. - Hilton Garden Inn (Windsor, Conn.); Tues., Nov. 7: White Plains, N.Y. - Crown Plaza; Wed., Nov. 8: Brooklyn - El Caribe; and Thurs., Nov. 9: Long Island, N.Y. - Fox Hollow (Woodbury, N.Y.). Call 800-727-3400 or visit www.applevacations.com/power.