The Second Annual New York Times Travel Show at the Javits Center This Weekend, March 5-6 Offers Travel Discounts, On-Site Booking Opportunities and Live Entertainment from Broadway and around the World

Business Wire, March 3, 2005

Other sponsors include Amtrak, Carnival Cruise Lines and The Islands Of The Bahamas. Sandals and Beaches Resorts and Washington, D.C. Convention and Tourism Corporation are contributing sponsors of the show and Outside Magazine is the print media sponsor. Travel Agent Magazine and Business Talk Radio "Travel with Stephanie Abrams" are industry partners for the show.

Admission to the show is $15, with a $5 discount if tickets are purchased with an American Express card. Children under 18 are admitted free. Show hours are Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For advance purchase of tickets to the show, a list of exhibitors and locations for discounted restaurants and parking, please visit our Web site at www.nytimes.com/travelshow. Also, complete details will be inserted in The New York Times Magazine on March 6.

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