Experts Available for Interview

As part of the 2019 Vacations Showcase presented by AAA Travel, one of Colorado's largest travel expos, we are happy to arrange media interviews or demonstrations with renowned polar conservationist Denise Landau and world-famous packing expert Anne McAlpin over the next three days.

Please contact Skyler McKinley, smckinley@colorado.aaa.com, if you're interested in setting something up! Both are available to appear live or conduct a pre-taped interview. 

Anne McAlpin
Anne's approach to creating a complete travel system has captivated audiences at her personal presentations and on national TV. Her appearances as a guest on Oprah, CNN, The Today Show and PBS have reached hundreds of millions of viewers.

Continuing to travel the world, Anne's speaking engagements are based on her best-selling book Pack It Up! The Essential Guide To Smart Travel. She makes packing fun by demonstrating an invaluable set of travel tips for any type of travel.

She has flown more than 2 million miles, traveled in over 78 countries & cruised through the Panama Canal 98 times. From European river cruises to her most recent journey: a 21-day solo trip around the world – with just a carry-on bag- in under 18 pounds!

Anne has also become an icon of smart, stylish travel. Anne brings her professional traveler's experience to all of her events. From deciding what to pack to how to pack it perfectly, she's the "go-to" expert on everything travel.

"If you want to get away from it all, don't take it all with you!" - Anne McAlpin

Denise Landau
Denise Landau has managed to combine her love of natural history and expedition travel with a focus on environmental protection and education since 1982.  She has been actively involved in building bridges between the cruise tourism industry, governments and environmental groups for the last 30 years.

Previously she held the position as Executive Director of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) – an organization, which has set the highest environmental operating standards within a self regulatory regime anywhere in the world. The organization grew over 425% during her nine years of leadership.  Prior to taking on the lead position, she served IAATO on the Executive Committee for 7 years prior while working for previous expedition travel companies. She has represented IAATO as the head of its delegation and the spokesperson for the Antarctic Tourism industry at the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings for 12 years and at numerous international meetings.

She has been asked to speak at several ecotourism and scientific conferences and has published several papers regarding Antarctic tourism.  She had coordinated the activities through a multitude of techniques including an interactive web based process of over 100 travel companies from 15 countries, compiled environmental assessments and coordinated permits and documentation for ship visits to the Antarctic.

As a result of her many years of work, there is an Antarctic glacier named in her honor – the "Landau Glacier".