2009 Calendar of Travel & Tourism Events


The following is a list of major travel and tourism events, conferences, meetings and trade shows. If you have a major travel industry event that you would like listed, please e-mail your information to Kerry Medina at kmedina@pmgemail.com

 

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JANUARY

Jan. 4-8: Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality (SATH), SATH 13th World Congress. Walt Disney World Resort, Florida. Call 800-513-1126 or 561-361-0017, or visit www.sath.org.

Jan. 24-25: Bay Area Travel Show, Santa Clara, Calif. Call 925-701-0225 or visit www.bayareatravelshow.com

Jan. 23-25: Atlanta Travel Expo, Atlanta, Ga. Call 877-604-2867 or visit www.atlantatravelexpo.com.

Jan. 26-Jan 28: American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Americas Lodging Investment Summit, San Diego, Calif. Call 202-289-3100 or visit www.ahla.com

Jan. 27: Student & Youth Travel Association of North America (SYTA) 2009 Annual Student & Youth Travel Summit, Colorado Springs, Colo. Call 231-947-8868 or visit www.syta.org.

Jan. 27-29: Explore Minnesota Tourism’s Minnesota Conference on Tourism, St. Paul, Minn. Call 651-296-5205 or visit www.exploreminnesota.com

 

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FEBRUARY

Feb. 1-3: Florida Huddle, Huddle International Inc., Orlando, Fla. Call 954-268-1354 or visit www.floridahuddle.com.

Feb. 6-8: New York Times Travel Show, New York, N.Y. Call 800-322-9332 or visit www.nytimes.com/travelshow.

Feb. 7-10: Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Professional Education Conference-North America, Atlanta, Ga., Call 972-702-3000 or visit www.mpiweb.org

Feb. 10-11: Receptive Services Association of America RSAA Summit Conference, New York, N.Y. Call 866-939-0934 or visit www.rsana.com

Feb. 11-12: Virtual Luxury Expo, Performance Media Group LLC. Call Todd Gillman at 856-505-1422 or visit www.virtualluxuryexpo.com

Feb. 17-19: South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Governor's Conference on Tourism and Travel, Hilton Head Island, S.C. Call 803-734-0450 or visit www.scprt.com

Feb 20-22: India Travel Mart, Chandigarh, Punjab, India. Call 011-91-11-2589-7594 or visit www.indiatravelmart.com

Feb 20-22: Boston Globe Travel Show, MSE Management, Inc., Boston, Mass. Call 877-604-2867 or visit www.bostonglobetravelshow.com

Feb. 21-22: Arizona Travel Show, Glendale, Ariz. Call 925-701-0225 or visit www.aztravelshow.com

 

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MARCH

March 1-3: North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development Governor's Conference on Tourism, Raleigh, N.C. Call 919-733-4171 or visit www.visitnc.com

March 4-6: Illinois Governor's Conference on Tourism, Illinois Bureau of Tourism, Chicago, Ill. Call 312-814-3155 or visit www.illinoistourism.org

March 8-12: ASTA International Destination Expo, Sun City, South Africa. Call 703-739-6876 or visit www.asta.org.

March 10-12: Home Based Travel Agent Show & Conference, Hyatt Regency Chicago on River Walk, Chicago, Ill. Call 925-701-0225 or visit www.homebasedagentshow.com

March 11-15: ITB Berlin, Berlin Germany. Call 011-49-(0)30-3038-2113 or visit www.itb-berlin.com

March 15-17: Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Wisconsin Department of Tourism, LaCrosse, Wis. Call 608-266-3978 or visit www.travelwisconsin.com

March 15-17: Arkansas Governor's Conference on Tourism, Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism, Fort Smith, Ark. Call 501-682-1120 or visit www.arkansas.com

March 16-19: Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention, Miami Beach, Fla. Call 609-759-4700 or visit www.cruiseshipping.net

March 16-17: AH&LA Legislative Action Summit, Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C. Call 202-289-3100 or visit www.ahla.com

March 18-19: Hoosier Hospitality Conference, Indiana Office of Tourism Development, Indianapolis, Ind. Call 317-233-3261 or visit www.tourindiana.org

March 23-25: Southeast Tourism Society Spring and SETTRA Symposium Meeting, Montgomery, Ala. Call 404-364-9847 or visit www.southeasttourism.org

March 30: National Business Travel Association (NBTA) Foundation NBTA & Business Travel Financial Forum Foundation 12th Annual Gala Dinner, New York, N.Y. Call 703-739-3410 or visit www.nbta.org

March 30-31: Montana Governor’s Conference on Tourism & Recreation, Montana Promotion Division, Helena, Mont. Call 406-841-2870 or visit www.travelmontana.com

March 30-April 2: World Tourism Organization (WTO) 5th Annual UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics, Bali, Indonesia. Call 011-34-91-567-81-00 or visit www.unwto.org

March 31-April 2: Travel Industry Association’s TravelCom, Atlanta, Ga. Call 202-408-8422 or visit www.tia.org

 

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APRIL

April 1-2: Hospitality Sales & Marketing Assn. International’s HSMAI Affordable Meetings Mid-America, Chicago, Ill. Call 703-506-3280 or visit www.hsmai.org

April 2-5: Cruise Lines International Association’s CLIA cruise3sixty Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Call 949-457-1545, ext. 112, or visit www.cruise3sixty.com

April 2-23: Texas Travel Industry Association’s Texas Travel Fair, San Angelo, Texas. Call 512-476-4472 or visit www.ttia.org

April 4-8: Travel South USA, Travel South Showcase, Kissimmee, Fla. Call 404-231-1790 or visit www.travelsouthusa.org

April 5-7: Association of Corporate Travel Executives’s ACTE Global Education Conference, Washington, D.C. Call 703-683-5322 or visit www.acte.org

April 12-14: National Business Travel Association, NBTA’s 3rd Annual Corporate Travel & Technology World (CT&TWIII), Shanghai, China. Call 703-684-0836 or visit www.nbta.org

April 17-21: PATA Annual Meetings 2009, MGM Grand, Macau. Call 707 232-2102 or visit www.pata.org

April 19-21: North Dakota Tourism Conference, Grand Forks, N.D. Call 701-328-2525 or visit www.ndtourism.com

April 19-21: Oregon Tourism Commission Governor's Conference on Tourism, Portland, Ore. Call 503-378-8850 or visit http://industry.traveloregon.com

April 21-22: Wyoming State Office of Travel & Tourism Governor's Conference on Hospitality & Tourism, Casper, Wyo. Call 307-777-2856 or visit www.wyomingtourism.org

April 21-23: West Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association Governor's Conference on Tourism, Snowshoe, W.V. Call 304-558-2200 or visit www.wvhta.com

April 21-23: African American Travel Conference, Milwaukee, Wis. Call 330-337-1116 or visit www.aatconline.com

April 25 – 26: For Consumers: Performance Media Group brings to you The Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Expo “Live” from 11am-4pm EDT. Also brought to you by Ourweddingday.com. On-demand till July 25th. Please visit: www.WeddingandHoneymoonexpo.com to tell your clients to register and gain access to this “FREE” event.

 

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 MAY

May 6-8: Tourism Association of New Mexico & New Mexico Tourism Development Governor's Conference on Tourism, Farmington, N.M. Call 505-345-5553 or visit www.tanm.org

May 7-10: International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada. Call 954-630-1637 or visit www.iglta.org

May 13: Performance Media Group brings to you The Virtual Mexico Expo “Live” from 1-4pm. On-demand till July 17th. Sponsorships include Funjet Vacations, Mexico Tourism Board and Acapulco Destination Marketing Office. Please visit www.VirtualMexicoExpo.com to register and gain access to this “FREE” event.

May 15-16: World Travel & Tourism Council Global Travel & Tourism Summit, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Call 011-44-20-7481-8007 or visit www.wttc.org

May 16-18: Tourism Cares for Gettysburg, Pa. Call 781-821-5990 or visit www.tourismcares.org

May 16-20: Travel Industry Association’s International Pow Wow, Miami, Fla. Call 202-408-8422 or visit www.tia.org

May 20- 21: Kentucky Tourism Council’s Kentucky Tourism Development Symposium, Shepherdsville, Ky. Call 502-223-8687 or visit www.tourky.com

 

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JUNE

June 4-6: National Tour Association’s Tour Operator Spring Meet, Monterey, Calif. Call 800-682-8886 or visit www.ntaonline.com.

June 7-9: International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Call 514-874-0202 or visit www.iata.org

June 10-11: Hospitality Sales & Marketing Assn. International (HSMAI) Affordable Meetings West, San Jose, Calif. Call 703-506-3280 or visit www.hsmai.org

June 10: Performance Media Group brings to you The Virtual Mexico Expo “Live” from 1-4pm. On-demand till July 17th. Sponsorships include Funjet Vacations, Mexico Tourism Board and Acapulco Destination Marketing Office. Please visit www.VirtualMexicoExpo.com to register and gain access to this “FREE” event.

June 21-24: Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) Annual Conference: “Catch the Wave: Tourism Research,” New Orleans, La. Call 208-429-9511 or visit www.ttra.com

June 22-24: California Travel Industry Association CalTIA Conference on Tourism, Newport Beach, Calif. Call 916-932-2580 or visit www.caltia.com

June 23-24: American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Summer Summit, Chicago, Ill. Call 202-289-3100 or visit www.ahla.com

 

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JULY

July 11-14: Meeting Professionals International (MPI) World Education Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah. Call 972-702-3000 or visit www.mpiweb.org.   

 

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AUGUST

Aug. 11-14: Texas Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus Annual Conference Waco, Texas. Call 361-749-0467 or visit www.tacvb.org

Aug. 12-13: Association of Corporate Travel Executives ACTE Global Education Conference, Singapore. Call 703-683-5322 or visit www.acte.org

Aug. 17-18: Missouri Travel Council’s Missouri Showcase Fam and Marketplace, Columbia, Mo. Call 573-636-2814 or visit www.missouritravel.com

Aug. 23-26: National Business Travel Association 2009 Annual Convention & Expo, San Diego, Calif. Call 703-684-0836 or visit www.nbta.org

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SEPTEMBER

Sept. 9-10: Hospitality Sales & Marketing Assn. International (HSMAI) Affordable Meetings National, Washington, D.C. Call 703-506-3280 or visit www.hsmai.org.
 
Sept. 13-15: THETRADESHOW, Las Vegas, Nev. Call 866-870-9333 or visit www.thetradeshow.org.

Sept. 15-16: Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) Travel Leadership Summit, Washington, D.C. Call 202-408-8422 or visit www.tia.org.

Sept. 22-25: Pacific Asia Travel Association’s PATA Travel Mart, Hangzhou, China. Call 707-232-2102 or visit www.pata.org

Sept. 27: World Tourism Organization (WTO) World Tourism Day. Call 011-34-91-567-81-00 or visit www.unwto.org.

Sept. 28-30: Missouri Division of Tourism’s Missouri Governor's Conference on Tourism, Branson, Mo. Call 573-526-8027 or visit www.visitmo.com.

Sept 29-Oct. 1: Incentive Travel Meetings Executives’ ITME Conference, Chicago, Ill. Call 630-434-7779 or visit www.site-intl.org

Sept. 29-Oct. 1: Hall-Erickson, Inc./Incentive Travel & Meeting Executives Show, The Motivation Show, Chicago, Ill. Call 630-434-7779 or visit www.motivationshow.com

Sept. 30-Oct. 1: Florida Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus Annual Meeting Punta Gorda, Fla. Call 850-222-6000 or visit www.facvb.org.

September 30 - Oct. 1: Performance Media Group brings you the Virtual Vacation Expo. This event launches LIVE September 30th and October 1st. www.virtualvacationexpo.com
 

 

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OCTOBER

Oct. 18-20: Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Dept./Oklahoma Travel Industry Association Governor's Conference on Tourism, Tulsa, Okla. Call 405-942-8181 or visit www.otia.info

Oct. 25-27: Association of Corporate Travel Executives ACTE Global Education Conference, Prague. Call 703-683-5322 or visit www.acte.org

Oct. 26-28: Tourism Industry Association of Canada, Canada’s Tourism Leadership Summit, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Call 613-238-9487 or visit www.tiac-aitc.ca

Oct. 26-28: Kentucky Tourism Council’s Kentucky Tourism Industry Association Conference, Louisville, Ky. Call 502-223-8687 or visit www.kytourism.com

Oct. 26- 29: Travel Industry Association’s Marketing Outlook Forum, Little Rock, Ark. Call 202-408-8422 or visit www.tia.org

 

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NOVEMBER

Nov. 1-3: The International Ecotourism Society’s Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference, Portland, Ore. Call 202-347-9203 or visit www.ecotourism.org

Nov. 6-10: American Hotel & Lodging Association Fall Conference, New York, N.Y. Call 202-289-3100 or visit www.ahla.com

Nov. 9-12: World Travel Market, London, United Kingdom. Visit www.wtmlondon.com

Nov. 14-18: National Tour Association’s Annual Convention, Reno, Nev. Call 800-682-8886 or visit www.ntaonline.com.

 

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DECEMBER

Dec. 8-10: United States Tour Operators Association USTOA Annual Conference & Marketplace, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Call 212-599-6599 or visit www.ustoa.com

 

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