Samantha Brown to Host Travel Channel's TRIP OF A LIFETIME, Premiering 1/30

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Travel Channel has greenlit production of a new one-hour special, TRIP OF A LIFETIME, premiering on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by travel expert Samantha Brown, "Trip of a Lifetime," features a core group of Travel Channel stars, including Bert Kreischer, Anthony Melchiorri and Adam Richman who will reveal the most incredible and undiscovered food, fun and hotels throughout this over-the-top vacation.

"This special showcases an extraordinary part of the world through our Travel Channel hosts. Whether it's hotels, restaurants or over-the-top adventures, viewers will get a chance to see a unique and unforgettable part of the world," says Andy Singer, General Manager, Travel Channel.

The special will feature some of the most unexpected, exclusive and outside the guidebook experiences imaginable - all in one of the most beautiful and exciting places in the world. This dream trip will be based in a region that Travel Channel has deemed the most buzz-worthy, up and coming destination in the world today -- the Adriatic Sea and the historic and stunning coasts of Italy and Croatia.

"Trip of a Lifetime" is produced by High Noon Entertainment with Patrick Jager as Executive Producer. Bill Howard serves as executive producer for Travel Channel.

TRAVEL CHANNEL is a multiplatform travel lifestyle brand with the core mission of providing inspiring and compelling programming that takes viewers beyond their everyday destinations, making the unfamiliar familiar, whether it's around the world or around the block. A dual feed network that is also available in HD, Travel Channel is the world's leading travel media brand, and is available in over 94 million U.S. cable homes. Owned and operated by Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), Travel Channel has offices in Chevy Chase, MD, and New York, NY. Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) also owns and operates HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel and Great American Country.

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