the speaker: Doug Dyment
“The Go-Light Guru”
Dr. Dyment is recognized internationally as the leading authority on “The Art and Science of Travelling Light”. 
His popular OneBag.com Web site offers a compendium of practical information for those wondering if the joy of the journey can be freed from the labour of the luggage. And it resonates with business and leisure travellers everywhere, currently welcoming some three thousand visitors daily. Consequently, Doug is in frequent demand as a travel speaker, regularly interviewed — and lauded — by media worldwide.
The subject’s widespread — indeed, almost universal — appeal has led to an ongoing demand for opportunities to experience the material live and in person. Thus ...
the topic: “Tackling Today’s Travel: On The Road Without The Load”
Doug offers meeting planners that true rarity in the field of keynote addresses: a presentation that is simultaneously topical, entertaining, and truly useful to its audiences (many of whose unnecessarily stressful travels to the event will be all too fresh in their memories)!
Two thousand years of travel experts have repeated the wisdom that “He who would travel happily must travel light” (Antoine de Saint Exupéry), but a quick inspection of today’s airports reveals just how few manage to make their travels efficient, effective, and effortless. Beginning with an overview of the principal benefits of travelling lightly (security, economy, mobility, serenity, ecology), Doug then reveals the primary “secret” of the successful traveller, and goes on to discuss such issues as minimizing the amount of stuff one needs to haul around; understanding how to choose functional & reliable luggage; and making a little clothing work like a lot, without getting wrinkled in the process.
Those imagining that the topic of travel skills might prove less than engaging will discover otherwise as they meet the concert solo violinist who travels with a single tiny suitcase; learn the secret that travel stores hide from their customers; see popular travel products debunked; discover the hidden delights of braided latex, rubber door stops, & dental floss; and find out how to dissuade a waiter who thinks you haven’t left a large enough tip!
This “trove of packing-light wisdom” (says the San Francisco Chronicle) is “advocated with zest and humor” (says U.S.News), and filled with enough memorable moments and eye-opening examples to keep your audience members talking for a long time afterward. Small wonder that Neal Conan (of NPR’s Talk of the Nation) quipped, “Doug Dyment, we worship at your shrine!”
Although last-minute openings do occur, it’s always wise to contact Doug well in advance to hold your preferred dates.
the buzz: Doug has been featured in ...
“Carry-On Maven”
The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, The Globe and Mail, Time Magazine, U.S.News, Chicago Tribune, CNN, NPR’s “All Things Considered” & “Talk of the Nation”, Wired Magazine, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Newsday, Kiplinger’s, Money Magazine, The Sunday Times, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, Cincinnati Post, The Gazette (Montréal), Ottawa Citizen, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, Daily Express, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Vancouver Sun, The Sacramento Bee, The Oregonian, The Kansas City Star, The Roanoke Times, Indianapolis Star, The Hartford Courant, The Wichita Eagle, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Georgia Straight, The Jewish Week, The Hindu, O Estado de São Paulo, Mumbai Mirror, Internazionale (Italy), Aftenposten (Norway), HLN (Belgium), HUMO (Belgium), De Tijd (Belgium), Britannica, Expedia, AOL, TripSpot, The Good Web Guide, unclutterer.com, Lifehacker.com, 50plus.com, FPN (Denmark), Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, Delta Sky, onAir (Air Canada), The Lobby (Starwood Hotels), Westways (AAA), AARP, Elsevier (Netherlands), Chatelaine Magazine, President’s Choice, Men’s Fitness, Real Simple, Frommer’s (Editor’s Choice), Successful Meetings, Meetings & Conventions, Great Speaking, The Brancatelli File, Meetings & Conventions, CJAD/CFRB Radio, WABC-TV, KLRT-TV,
... and uncounted additional media
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