TGA News

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!

Americans continue to dream about traveling and manufacturers continue to create and innovate travel goods and gear. Show your support for our industry and further strengthen our association with your membership. The payoff? Support for and promotion of TGA members and their products, advocacy on members’ behalf, relationship building, new opportunities and inspiration. Lots of inspiration. Now is the time to join or renew. For more information, contact Cathy Trecartin at cat@travel-goods.org or 877-842-1938, x-702.

A continually changing travel landscape means new opportunities, collaborations…and show floor space. Read TGA President Michele Marini Pittenger’s latest blog to learn how 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, will bring new opportunities for TGA members — and why you should attend. Interested in exhibiting? Contact Cathy Trecartin at cat@travel-goods.org or 877-842-1938, x-702 for more information.

This Thanksgiving feels different than years past. The recent storms we recently weathered as an industry have passed, and together, we have emerged stronger and closer than ever before. Today is about thanks, and we are grateful for YOU, our members, friends and supporters. Happy Thanksgiving from the Travel Goods Association!

The International Housewares Association (IHA) and the Travel Goods Association (TGA) announce a collaboration that will bring TGA’s 2023 live event to The Inspired Home Show 2023. Plan to join us March 4-7 at McCormick Place in Chicago as part of Travel Gear + Luggage, the Show’s new and distinctly branded category located in a dedicated section of the Clean + Contain Expo, and adjacent to the Discover/Design Expo, in the North Building. (This presence takes the place of TGA’s 2023 event, previously scheduled for April 2-3 in Las Vegas.) It’s an exciting collaboration that means new opportunities for all. Read the details here. Read TGA President Michele Marini Pittenger’s letter to the industry here.

Your news. Your announcements. Your accomplishments. We want to tell the industry all about you — your new products and innovations, fun product placements and giveaways, good deeds and awesome achievements. The editorial team of Travel Goods Magazine curates timely news stories and product features and wants to shine a light on your company and products. Questions? Submissions? Contact TGA’s Kim Wong, kim@travel-goods.org.

In Travel Problem-Solvers, we asked travel goods professionals what unique problem-solving product they can’t travel without. And they delivered, with convertible bags (at every price point!), clothing packing solutions, and accessories that keep all your necessities accessible as you dash through the airport, line up for a cruise ship, or trek through a theme park. In the latest Industry Buzz you’ll find products to help you connect in many ways. Plus, many new pieces of ingenious travel gear you’ll want to know about.