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Jennifer Smith

Counting down to a trip puts a skip in my step. What about you? I love collaborating with clients and handling the pesky details to plan trips of all kinds: girls’ wellness getaways, family wilderness adventures, couples’ tropical escapes, custom itineraries throughout Europe, small-ship and river cruises, and the wanderlist goes on. I strive to save you time and add value to your travel dollars by providing stellar service to my clients. I look forward to helping you experience the vacation of your dreams and make priceless memories you'll delight in for years to come.

I've lived in Charleston, South Carolina for over 20 years. As a sea-level girl, I revel in a fresh perspective and have been in the business of making memories for more than a decade. I photographed weddings from Kennebunkport to Cumberland Island, and the year before the pandemic, I reclaimed my weekends to become a travel advisor. My fondness for road trips and exploring new places was solidified while I backpacked through Europe after college with two friends and two Rick Steves books. Now our daughter is studying art history and architecture in Rome, and I'm planning most of my clients' trips to Europe. 2023 has been busy so far with a conference in Iceland, a family vacation in France and Italy and a tour of Greece with our favorite partner there.

It’s an honor to work with families, couples and solo travelers to plan the perfect mix of exploration and relaxation. Whether you're seeking far-away luxury or closer-to-home trips, I'm eager to hear about what inspires you, where you've been and what you're dreaming of.

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Keynote Theatre line-up revealed for major group travel showcase

Data insights, climate change, experience culture and post-pandemic tourism to be examined in British Tourism & Travel Show’s Keynote Theatre

On 22-23 March 2023, the British Tourism & Travel Show at the NEC Birmingham will play host to top experts, authorities and experienced group tour providers in the Keynote Theatre.

Just announced, the line-up gives coach tour operators and group travel organisers inspirational and expert guidance from across the full spectrum of the group travel trade.

Post-pandemic tourism, climate change and exploiting new trends will be among the topics covered by expert speakers on the two days of the UK group tourism industry’s biggest trade show.

The presentations will kick off on 22 March with hard data on the latest travel trends and new opportunities for tourism, as Alexander Göransson from Euromonitor delivers valuable market research to help coach tour operators and GTOs plan their tours for 2023 and beyond.

He’ll be followed by Clare Dwight from Visit Wales who will give a session on how to use trails – heritage trails, music and literature trails, restaurant and distillery trails, and more – to enhance Welsh itineraries, exploring the country’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites and cultural riches using exciting themes.

Andy Headington of Adido, will show tour organisers how to generate more online bookings in the tourism bounce back, with case studies from tourism brands using digital marketing to increase sales and leads.

Next will be a panel session about the ‘group welcome’, featuring consultant Stuart Render, R.B. Coach Travel’s Roger Bull, Acklams Coaches’ Louise Webster, and D.J. Thomas Coach Holidays’ Chris Morgan. This session will examine how staff shortages and other factors following the pandemic have impacted the quality of the welcome given to coaches and groups by attractions and destinations, and what needs to be done.

Wendy Hartley-Scarff, CEO of the Association of Group Travel Operators (AGTO), will get proceedings underway on day 2 (23 March), focusing on how GTOs are influencing climate change – including the environmental friendliness of coach travel, and choosing suppliers based on their green credentials.

Simon Jones from Navigate will then dive into the world of ‘experience culture’, with insight into why the concept has been so popular in tourism, how it’s evolving, and what it will look like over the next few years.

A Coach Tourism Association panel session will follow, focusing on new ideas for tour itineraries and themes.

Valuable learning opportunities

Lloyd Jones, Event Manager, says:

“We’re delighted to have some of the top names in the British group tourism sector speaking in the Keynote Theatre. The programme is a valuable part of the British Tourism & Travel Show, giving coach tour planners and group travel organisers excellent insights into key trends and business practices, which they can use to create compelling itineraries and tours.”

As well as the inspiring Keynote Theatre line-up, the British Tourism & Travel Show promises hundreds of brands, including more than 50 exhibiting for the first time, when it returns to the NEC Birmingham on 22-23 March 2023.

Hotels, visitor attractions, venues, top-rated tours, and destinations will showcase the best of Britain and Ireland for the groups market. Major new exhibitors include Aberglasney Gardens, Celtic Royal Hotel, Chorley Borough Council, Discover Melton, Visit Harborough, King Richard III Visitor Centre, Visit Leicester & Leicestershire, Visit Oswestry, Saundersfoot Harbour, Visit Shropshire, South Scotland Destination Alliance, and Wakefield Council.

British Tourism & Travel Show – free trade registration

British Tourism & Travel Show is taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 22-23 March 2023. For more information and to register for a free ticket, please visit www.tourismshow.co.uk .

Media Enquiries and Press Pass requests:

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Jacqui Trayford, Marketing Manager t: +44 (0)1733 405749 e: [email protected] Website: www.tourismshow.co.uk Twitter: www.twitter.com/tourism_show Facebook: www.facebook.com/TourismTravelShow Instagram: www.instagram.com/btts_tourismshow

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Lloyd Jones, Event Manager t: +44 (0)1733 889 684 e: [email protected] Website: www.tourismshow.co.uk Twitter: www.twitter.com/tourism_show Facebook: www.facebook.com/TourismTravelShow Instagram: www.instagram.com/btts_tourismshow

Helen Conway, Group Event Director e: [email protected]

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About the Organiser:

Diversified Communications UK (Diversified UK) is a fast-growing trade event organiser and publisher based in Brighton, UK. Diversified UK’s portfolio includes: British Tourism & Travel Show; Coach & Bus UK; Euro Bus Expo; routeone magazine; routeone Awards; Accountex; lunch!; Casual Dining; Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards; Commercial Kitchen; Natural & Organic Products Europe; Natural and Organic Awards; Nordic Organic Food Fair & Natural Products Scandinavia in Malmö, Sweden; SITS – The Service Desk & IT Support Show; GEO Business; Ocean Business; and MARELEC Marine Electromagnetics conference. For more information, visit: www.divcom.co.uk .

Diversified UK is part of Diversified Communications, a leading international media company with a portfolio of face-to-face exhibitions and conferences, online communities and digital and print publications. As producers of these market-leading products Diversified Communications connects, educates and strengthens business communities in over 15 industries including: food and beverage, healthcare, natural and organic, business management and technology. Established in 1949 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, USA with divisions and offices around the world, Diversified Communications remains a privately held, third-generation, family-owned business. For more information, visit www.divcom.com .

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I’m so excited to share with you all the trailer and poster for Love at First Sight, which is based on my novel, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, and will be out September 15th on Netflix. I know readers have waited a very long time for this, and I can’t wait for you all to see it. I hope you love it as much as I do!

The paperback for The Unsinkable Greta James will be out on May 9th! I continue to be incredibly grateful for all the love this book has received, and I can’t wait for this edition to be out soon too!

In anticipation of the Love at First Sight movie, I’m excited to share a brand new cover for the book — the first since it came out over a decade ago! It’s available now, so there’s plenty of time to read it again — or for the first time — before the film comes out on Netflix in September.

I know many of you have been waiting patiently for a release date for the Statistical Probability movie, so I’m very happy to report it will be out on Netflix in September! As you can see, they’ve shortened the title, but it’s still the same story you’ve loved all these years, and I hope you’ll love the film version just as much.

This is something you definitely don’t expect when you make up stories for a living! Thank you so much to @amazonbooks for choosing The Unsinkable Greta James for their Editor’s Spotlight and putting it up on a giant billboard in New York City. This is completely surreal (if you can’t tell by my face!) and truly a career highlight. I’m very, very grateful!!

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If you're as excited as I am that Mae Whitman is narrating the audiobook for The Unsinkable Greta James, you can get a sneak peek here!

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It’s been so much fun to see the new displays for The Creature of Habit go up at Barnes & Noble this week. For the next couple months, you can buy it there for only $9.99 with the purchase of any other kids’ book!

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The Creature of Habit will now be out November 9th, and you can pre-order a signed copy from Once Upon a Time at the link below, where you can also sign up for my virtual launch event with the brilliant illustrator, Leo Espinosa, at 11am on 11/9. We can’t wait for you to meet these two creatures!

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The Creature of Habit will be out October 26th and is available for preorder now:

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