Yakima Valley Pre-Conference FAM trip
Saturday April 21-Sunday, April 22, 2018

Explore the taste of Yakima Valley wine country. Travel from Yakima to Prosser for an overnight experience of the Red Mountain, Snipes Mountain and Horse Heaven Hills AVA wines at the Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center. Enjoy a hosted dinner at a local hot spot and end the night sampling more local vino, craft brews and live music.

On our journey back to Yakima, we will venture into the Rattlesnake Hills and Yakima Valley AVA’s to sample the diversity of the region from Prosser to Yakima. It is also the annual Spring Barrel event throughout the region, which is the second largest wine event in Yakima Valley wine country. We will join hundreds of others sipping their way through Yakima Valley wines. Wineries will be offering special deals and entertainment for event goers to enjoy. Along the way, we will explore vineyards, tour production facilities, and meet the makers of Yakima Valley award-winning wines.

Lodging is provided Saturday night. Saturday lunch and dinner are provided. Sunday lunch is provided.

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Welcome to Travel & Words, the premier conference connecting travel writers and bloggers with many of the Northwest’s key destination marketers as well as both regional and national magazine editors.

Travel & Words 2018 will take place in the heart of Central Washington, at the Yakima Convention Center in downtown Yakima. The conference will kick off with a welcome reception at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22 and continue through 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 24.

For special lodging rates, click here. Information on hosted media trips, conference presenters, program highlights, registration, and more will be posted over the next few weeks.

photo courtesy of Visit Yakima

Special conference lodging rates are now available at the Red Lion Hotel Yakima Center and the Hotel Maison, both of which are located within a few blocks of the Yakima Convention Center. For room rates, amenities, and information on how to make a reservation, visit our Lodging page. Deadline for the group rate at both hotels is March 28, 2018.

photo: courtesy of Visit Yakima

To be eligible to attend a Travel & Words familiarization (FAM) trip, you must be registered for the Travel & Words Conference. To apply for one of the FAM trips, send an email to Allen Cox at editor@nwtravelmag.com. The subject line should be: “TWC FAM application.” In the email, please indicate which FAM trips you are interested in attending. Applicants may apply for one pre-conference FAM trip and/or one post -conference FAM trip. Application emails must be received by March 1, 2018. Each applicant will be notified whether they were selected to attend a FAM trip or not.

Many thanks to all the writers, destination marketers, presenters, and editors who attended Travel & Words 2017! We hope to see you in Yakima, WA for the 2018 conference.

photo by Carrie Uffindell