{"id":7516,"date":"2026-05-27T14:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelpresslive.com\/?p=7516"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:56:30","slug":"ttand-joins-travelpress-live-as-an-industry-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelpresslive.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/ttand-joins-travelpress-live-as-an-industry-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"TTAND joins TravelPress Live! as an Industry Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7516\" class=\"elementor elementor-7516\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210e2ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"210e2ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e3cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7e3cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Travel Agent Next Door is joining TravelPress Live! \u2013 the new two-day, immersive travel industry festival taking place on June 16 + 17 at the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto \u2013 as an Industry Partner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI believe that continued education for a travel professional is very important to help them continue to succeed and stay ahead of the pack,\u201d shared Flemming Friisdahl, president and founder at The Travel Agent Next Door. \u201cThere are many things to learn, from AI, from destinations to attending the sessions&#8230; Being the first of its kind, I would love to help make it a success.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the experience, which is billed as a curated festival of ideas and connections, bringing together travel advisors, suppliers and industry leaders for learning and collaboration through TED-style talks and interactive activations, Friisdahl hopes TTAND members earn useful takeaways from various sessions as well as connections made with supplier partners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92dba43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92dba43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bcb37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88bcb37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travelpresslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7519\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelpresslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelpresslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelpresslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelpresslive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13-2-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc75441 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc75441\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46852c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46852c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe key is that they walk away knowing at the very least one more thing that will resonate with them and make them better at what they love to do,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, Baxter Media publisher Mitchell McClung said TravelPress Live! represents a new chapter for Canada\u2019s travel industry.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTravelPress Live! is a festival-style experience beyond the traditional trade show. 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