New Connected Traveler Technology Showcase to Demonstrate Technologies That Touch Travelers’ Lives

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Connected Traveler Technology Showcase, a media-only showcase of the latest travel tech products, apps and services will take place in San Francisco today. This independently produced event features demonstrations by developers of tech-savvy apps, gadgets, and technologies. Open to international travel reporters and San Francisco and Silicon Valley’s technology, feature, business and broadcast media, The Connected Traveler Technology Showcase takes place during the week of Pow Wow, the travel industry’s premier international conference in North America.

“We realized that there are plenty of technology trade shows that cater to tech media, but none bring the wealth of products and innovative technologies to travel press”

“We realized that there are plenty of technology trade shows that cater to tech media, but none bring the wealth of products and innovative technologies to travel press,” said Pat Meier-Johnson, of Pat Meier Associates Public Relations, co-producer of The Connected Traveler Technology Showcase. “The travel press includes a large audience of reporters who don’t go to tech trade shows but who are always in search of information that can improve their readers’ travel experience,” she added.

Notebooks, tablets, apps, GPS devices, cameras, mobile storage, and cloud-based solutions are becoming an integral part of most road warriors’ lives. “In addition to the necessities, there are many products that make traveling safer, more enjoyable and create smarter travelers,” said Russell Johnson, photographer, broadcaster, filmmaker and editor of the award-winning site, www.connectedtraveler.com and co-producer of the event.

Sponsors include: GE Digital Cameras, Gogobot, GoSmart, HP, INRIX Traffic, Ken Kobré Photography-The Lightscoop, Line2, Liquid Image, Mobile Monitor Technologies, Plantronics, Proposal Software, Schedulicity, SpotWorld, SugarSync, TeleNav, Traxxit Technologies, Verizon Wireless, Visual Travel Tours, VIA, and Western Digital.

The Connected Traveler Technology Showcase is a tabletop demo event based on 20+ years of similar successful media events and product showcases, during Siggraph, and E3 and Lunch at Piero’s during COMDEX and CES.

The Connected Traveler Technology Showcase is open only for working travel and technology writers. Video will be featured at www.patmeier.com and www.connectedtraveler.com after the show. For more information, please visit: www.patmeier.com/connectedtravelershow.html or call +1415.389.1700.

Future Connected Traveler events will be scheduled for Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York.

The Connected Traveler Technology Showcase is independently produced and is not affiliated with any trade show.

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