
Save the date and join the World Affairs Council of Connecticut to welcome Rick Steves – America’s favorite travel guide – to Hartford for one night only.
Hear from America’s most trusted travel expert and the beloved host of Rick Steves’ Europe – public television’s longest-running and most-watched travel series. This is your chance to meet Rick, trade stories, and get fresh insight on what it means to be a global citizen.
Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to meet Rick Steves live at the Council in 2026!
Thursday, March 19 | Hartford, CT | Save the Date
Registration opens soon
About Rick
Rick Steves is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author, and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel. He is the founder and owner of Rick Steves’ Europe, a travel business with a small-group tour program that brings more than 30,000 people to Europe annually. Rick lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington, where his office window overlooks his old junior high school.
Learn more about Rick and explore all his works at ricksteves.com.
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