ARTHUR FROMMER
Saturday, January 14th
11:30AM - 12:30PM  AND 3:00-4:00PM 

Travel writer, publisher and consumer advocate, and the founder of the Frommer's series of travel guides and Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine. He has published many books for budget-conscious travelers and has been one of America's foremost budget travel authorities since the 1950s. Frommer's seminal book, Europe on 5 Dollars a Day, changed the way Americans traveled, and foreshadowed such later budget-conscious guidebooks as Lonely Planet and Rick Steves.

CHRISTOPHER ELLIOT
Saturday, January 14th
12:30 - 1:30PM

Sunday, January 15th
11:30AM - 12:30PM

Christopher Elliott is a journalist and consumer advocate.
His articles, columns and essays offer advice for people who want to become more informed customers.
Elliott is National Geographic Traveler’s reader advocate and a nationally syndicated columnist through Tribune Media Services, which distributes his columns to publications from the San Francisco Chronicle to the Chicago Tribune.
He writes a column for The Washington Post’s travel section and is a personal finance columnist for Mint.com.
He’s the author of the 2011 book Scammed: How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles, and Shady Deals (Wiley).

ANDREW McCARTHY
Saturday, January 14th
1:00 - 2:30PM

Andrew McCarthy received travel writing’s highest honor in the fall of 2010— the Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalist of the Year. He’s a Contributing Editor at National Geographic Traveler, writes regularly to Travel + Leisure, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal and has written for Slate, Bon Appetit, Men’s Journal, The Huffington Post, and Afar, to name a few. He is the co-editor of the anthology, “Lights, Camera…Travel” published by Lonely Planet in October 2011 and his travel memoir, “The Longest Way Home,” will be published by Free Press in the fall of 2012.
Despite all this, he is probably better known as an actor, having appeared in more than two-dozen films, including The Joy Luck Club, Mulholland Falls, and The Spiderwick Chronicles, as well as such iconic movies as Pretty in Pink, St, Elmo’s Fire, Less than Zero, and cult favorites, Weekend at Bernie’s and Mannequin.
He’s starred on Broadway and appeared on numerous television shows, including Lipstick Jungle, Royal Pains, and Law & Order. He also directs for television -- Gossip Girl and White Collar, among others. He lives in New York with his wife and two children.

DANYELLE FREEMAN
Saturday, January 14th
1:30 - 2:00PM and 3:30 - 4:00PM

Danyelle Freeman is founder and editor of Restaurantgirl.com, a hip and popular website that's received critical attention for her reviews of New York's best new restaurants and chefs. Her blog is an accessible guide to the hottest menus, chefs, and culinary trends across the country. Soon after the launch of her site, Danyelle was spotlighted in a New York Times Style section article.

Danyelle served as Chief Restaurant Critic for the New York Daily News for over two years. She has appeared as guest judge on "Iron Chef America" and NBC's "The Chopping Block," as well as the Food Network's "Heavyweights," "Alex's Day Off," "Unique Eats" and "Throwdown with Bobby Flay."

She has been featured in various print and online publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Post and New York Observer, Real Simple, Lucky, Oprah.com, Everyday with Rachael Ray and Where to Dine. She is also a regular contributor to People Style Watch's "In/Out Section." A graduate of Harvard College, she lives in New York City.

CHEF JOSEPH POON
Saturday, January 14th
1:30 - 2:00PM

Sunday, January 15th
12:30 - 1:00PM

Master Chef Joseph Poon is known for his Asian Fusion Cuisine. He prepares fresh meals with simple elegance — and a dash of adventure. From his contemporary and quirky venue in Philadelphia Chinatown, hosts private events, conducts Wok ‘N Walk Tours of Philadelphia Chinatown and teaches cooking classes. In addition, he leads trips to China and participates in dozens of philanthropic events each year. He recently published the inspirational, autobiographical cookbook, Life is Short…Cooking is Fun.

MAX GRINNELL
Saturday, January 14th
2:00 - 3:00PM

Sunday, January 15th
2:30 - 3:15PM

Writer, traveler, public speaker, professor, and explorer. Currently working on two new books and I cover ground from Boston to SF and everything in-between!

ANDREW EVANS
Saturday, January 14th
2:30 - 3:30PM

Sunday, January 15th
2:00 - 3:00PM

Andrew Evans is National Geographic's digital nomad--always traveling and always wired. Share in the adventure as he explores great destinations around the globe. Interact online in the comments and on Twitter: @WheresAndrew.

THE GRANNIES ON SAFARI
Saturday, January 14th
3:30 - 4:00PM

Sunday, January 15th
1:30 - 2:30PM

Two best friends - one a marketing executive retiring from a 31-year career with an international airline, the other an arts executive who worked with organizations and artists across the globe - combined their passion for travel, culture and connecting with people in distant lands to create Grannies on Safari®, an Emmy® award winning TV series. The Grannies on Safari series became a reality when Regina and Pat funded the project to launch GOS' first six-part series in 2006 and the second seven- part series in 2008. Currently, GOS is shown on most public television stations throughout the United States and it is syndicated on UK Travel Channel airing in 117 countries.

REID BRAMBLETT
Saturday, January 14th
4:00 - 5:00PM

Sunday, January 15th
1:00 - 2:00PM

Reid has worked as a travel editor at a major guidebook publisher (Frommer's), magazine (Budget Travel), and website (MSNBC.com), and continues to contribute freelance travel articles to many publications.

Reid has authored or contributed to more than 30 guidebooks, and collectively updated them over more than two dozen editions—including Frommer's Italy from $90 A day, Europe for Dummies, DK's Eyewitness Top 10 Milan & The Lakes, and Frommer's Memorable Walks in New York—and has contributed to more than two dozen others, most recently to Pauline Frommer's Italy.