TGA News

The Show is just four weeks away. Now is the time to learn about all of the Show events, education sessions and keynotes. Not only that, but it’s time to mark your calendars for Show experiences created with you in mind and to bookmark the Show schedule for easy reference and to stay up to date as more sessions and events are added. READ MORE

Stand out. Get discovered. Boost awareness. Optimize exposure. When you exhibit at Travel Gear + Luggage presented by the Travel Goods Association at The Inspired Home Show in Chicago, March 4-7, you gain access to thousands of retail buyers and media from around the world, become part of a year-round community of buyers and sellers, and get in front of attendees before they even hit the Show floor. READ MORE

When you exhibit in Travel Gear + Luggage presented by the Travel Goods Association at The Inspired Home Show, you gain exposure not only to industry attendees, but to the millions of consumers that those attendees influence. Email Cathy Trecartin to reserve your booth today.

For more than 20 years, the gia Awards have recognized and honored the best in retailing, product design and innovation. Will you be among this year’s honorees? There’s only one way to find out. Sign up to exhibit at Travel Gear + Luggage presented by the Travel Goods Association at The Inspired Home Show, March 4-7 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. You’ll then be eligible to enter. Deadline for award entries is January 21. Email Cathy Trecartin to reserve your booth today. The Big Reveal will take place during the gia Global Innovation Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 4, 6:30-10 p.m., at the Radisson Blu Aqua.

Connect, discover and meet up during our time together at Travel Gear + Luggage presented by the Travel Goods Association at The Inspired Home Show, March 4-7 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Like at the special networking reception for independent retailers and the New Exhibitor Preview, where exhibitors and brands show-off their ideas and innovations for the first time. Learn about the issues that most affect you — consumer trends and purchasing habits, color and style forecasts — and get strategies from major retailers. Find out which industry products will be finalists for the coveted Global Innovation Award (gia) in Product Design in the brand-new travel goods category. Log on to https://www.theinspiredhomeshow.com/events/ for all the latest show events and register for your attendee badge today.

Part 2 of TGA’s ongoing series, “Getting to Know You,” shines the spotlight on three of your fellow industry professionals, each of whom has decades of experience in the business, and the circumstances that put them on the path to lifelong careers in the travel goods industry. P.S. One of them never wanted to be here. READ MORE

We’re about to enter 2023, and collectively as an Association, we are excited. We’re eager to see you — our members and friends — at our upcoming Show in Chicago, we’re delighted that travel’s return is so strong, and we continue to marvel at our members’ innovation. We wish you a joyful, prosperous New Year and look forward to seeing you in March!

The clock is winding down on 2022 — and on the early bird hotel rate offered through December 31 for the International Housewares Association’s Inspired Home Show 2023, March 4-7 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Register to attend. Plan your trip. Grab that hotel discount. And plan to reconnect with colleagues on the Travel Gear + Luggage showroom floor!

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New partnerships, new exhibitors, new chances to connect with old friends and colleagues on the showroom floor. We’re geared up for a new year and new possibilities and that’s what the new and distinctly branded Travel Gear + Luggage destination at the International Housewares Association’s Inspired Home Show 2023, March 4-7 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, is all about! Ready to register to attend? Click here. Plan your trip here. Don’t miss the December 31 early-bird hotel rate deadline! We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!