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See America Week 2005 - United Kingdom
Hundreds of British travel writers, tour operators and travel agents attended the fifth annual See America Week UK in London, the largest Visit USA event in the UK. See America Weeks are a series of seminars and other events that focus trade and media attention on U.S. travel products.
See America Week UK opened with a reception at Winfield House, the official residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Stephan Wasylko, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service; Roger Dow, TIA President & CEO; Matt Bates, Chairman, Visit USA Association UK at the Visit USA Mid-Summer's Night Ball.
Anna Domingo, director of Marketing, Top of the Rock, was one of 10 travel industry professionals plus representatives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security who made presentations to British travel agents and tour operators during the See America Week Educational Seminar.
See America Week UK also recognizes outstanding travel writing. Matt Hampton (middle) from Travel Weekly (UK) received the Visit USA Travel Writer Award for best article about U.S. travel in the trade publications. The Visit USA Travel Writer Awards were sponsored by Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The always popular Media Marketplace brought British journalists and U.S. travel industry public relations professionals from 55 organizations together. The ratio of travel writers to companies and destinations was almost 2 to 1.
See America Educational Title Sponsor:
Marriott International
See America Educational Seminar Sponsors:
Albuquerque CVB
Chelsea Premium Outlets
CityPass, Inc.
Discover New England
Kissimmee Tourism Bureau
Marriott International
New Mexico Dept. of Tourism
Philadelphia CVB
Providence Warwick
Shop America Alliance
The Macerich Company
Top of the Rock
Tourco
See America Media Marketplace Sponsors:
Marriott International
Albuquerque CVB
New Mexico Department of Tourism
Chicago & Illinois
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