Lee Abbamonte, Youngest American to Visit Every Country in the World, Comes to NY Trav Fest

NEW YORK - April 12, 2014 - PRLog -- New York, N.Y. – The 2014 New York Travel Festival is proud to welcome Lee Abbamonte - the youngest American to visit every country in the world – as the Sunday Afternoon Keynote Speaker on Sunday, April 27, from noon to 1 p.m. at Hostelling International – New York, 891 Amsterdam Ave., in New York City.

Abbamonte will also participate in “Stump Lee,” a game show segment quizzing him on travel trivia. A Q & A session will also take place.

One of the world’s most-traveled people, Abbamonte has visited a total of 312 countries. He is a travel writer, travel expert, travel television personality and global adventurer.

He appears regularly on Fox News, HLN, Travel Channel, NBC, CBS, CNN, BBC, AJAM, ESPN and many others. He has also been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Conde Nast Traveler, Huffington Post, Bloomberg, Discovery, Today, Travelzoo, Smart Money, Slate, OK! Magazine, Frommers, and Peter Greenberg radio, as well as in many other outlets.

Abbamonte is also attempting to become the youngest person to visit all 324 countries and unique destinations in the world, as per the Travelers Century Club list. He is an active member of the Travelers Century Club, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and a member of the Circumnavigators Club.

The 2014 New York Travel Festival is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, at Bohemian National Hall, 321 E 73rd Street, and Sunday, April 27, at Hostelling International. Through April 15, tickets are at Consumer, $35; Industry, $100; and Sunday only (with lunch), $12. Prices will increase after this date. For tickets and a complete schedule, visit http://nytravfest.com/.

About New York Travel Festival:
Produced by RW Social, the New York Travel Festival reinvents the concept of the consumer travel show. Designed for tech-savvy, immersive travelers, NY Trav Fest 2014 will have two days of content: Saturday, April 26 at Bohemian National Hall and Sunday, April 27th at Hostelling International-New York City. Visit http://nytravfest.com/.

Contact: (917) 719-1083, e-mail at mailto:contact@nytravfest.com, or on Twitter at @NYtravfest.