On Monday, Sept. 6^th, Travel Channel will feature an all-day programming event celebrating the 100^th episode of ANTHONY BOURDAIN NO RESERVATIONS.   The event features a full-day of the series’ most popular episodes, and culminates at 9PM ET with a one-hour “What Were We Thinking?” special. The special is followed by the 10PM ET premiere episode of NO RESERVATIONS from Paris, where the series began in July 2005. 

In a move that further signifies her desire to strengthen and contemporize the network’s brand, Travel Channel president Laureen Ong has named Patalia Tate as Travel Channel’s senior vice president of marketing, creative and brand strategy.

With her sights set on a sharper focus on the travel category, Travel Channel president Laureen Ong announced the addition of television veteran Fred Graver as the network’s senior vice president of programming, effective July 1, 2010. 

Two new series premieres (Samantha Brown's Asia, World's Wackiest Game Shows), the season premiere of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservatios VI; new episodes of Bert the Conqueror and Travel Channel's Man v. Food highlight hot July on Travel Channel

Citing growth in high-definition distribution as a top priority, Scripps Networks will formally take over affiliate sales and marketing duties for Travel Channel on May 31, closing the loop that fully integrates Travel Channel with Scripps Networks’ powerful lifestyle brands.

The 2010-2011 Upfront Season marks a first for Travel Channel as part of the Scripps Networks family, the recognized leader in lifestyle media. Travel Channel enters the 2010-2011 Upfront Season with its sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year Prime demo and delivery growth. In Total Day, 1^st Quarter 2010 was Travel Channel’s best quarter ever for both ratings among P25-54, and in HH delivery. In Prime, the 1^st Quarter of 2010 was the network’s best quarter ever in delivery for both P25-54 and HH.