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February 2021

ABA Annual Marketplace

February 1 - June 30
Virtual

American Bus Association is the largest Tour & Travel professional trade membership organization in USA. Marketplace provides opportunity for one-on-one  appointments with Tour Operators, educational and networking sessions, to increase group tour business. This year, registered delegates will have opportunities to meet virtually in several appointment and educational sessions throughout several months. Contact Joni Johnson for information and sales lead report after the conference.

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August 2021

VMA/NCMA/MCASC Regional Meeting

August 8 - August 11
Harrisonburg, VA VA

Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina state motorcoach associations join together for their annual conference. Opportunity for registered delegates to do business through one-on-one Tour Operator appointments, educational and networking sessions, to increase group tour business. VTC provides Virginia registered delegates with partnership opportunity. Contact Joni Johnson for partnership information and sales lead report after the conference.

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SYTA Annual Conference

August 13 - August 16
Virtual

Student and Youth Travel Association is the leading student travel professional trade membership organization. Opportunity for one-on-one appointments with student tour operators that plan educational tours and performing (choral, band etc.) group travel. Educational and networking sessions. Contact Joni Johnson for lead report following this conference, also announced on The Travel Post.

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CONNECT Sports Marketplace

August 30 - September 1
Tampa Bay, FL

Connect Sports brings together the most active planners, suppliers and experts across the sports events industry. Safety is our No. 1 priority and we know the game has changed since COVID-19 entered our lives. Attendees gain crucial experience in keeping their own attendees safe, how to advance their careers and business through professional development and events excellence—all while having fun. Contact Danish Saadat for details on partnering.

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September 2021

TEAMS Conference

September 27 - September 30
Atlantic City, NJ

Presented by SportsTravel, TEAMS is the world’s leading conference and expo for the sports-event industry. Launched in 1998, TEAMS attracts more than 1,000 attendees including CEOs, executive directors and event managers from sports organizations as well as representatives from sports commissions and convention bureaus, corporate sponsors, event suppliers and other hospitality industry opinion leaders. For more than 20 years, TEAMS has helped define the sports-event and appointment-based trade show industries. Sports Virginia partners can buy-in to participate at TEAMS for…

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October 2021

Sports ETA Symposium

October 25 - October 29
Birminghaam, AL

The Sports ETA Symposium is the annual meeting of the Sports Events & Tourism Association, the only non-profit 501(c)3 association for the sports events and tourism industry in the United States. Hundreds of sport tourism professionals and industry partners gather to exchange time, resources, strategies, solutions, and more. The Symposium features dozens of education sessions, countless networking opportunities, and business development appointments in the Sports Marketplace, all to help our members produce measurable ROI for their organization, elevate their sports…

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November 2021

National Tour Association Travel Exchange

November 14 - November 18
Cleveland, OH

Travel Exchange is National Tour Association’s annual convention featuring the hottest travel product from every U.S. state, Canadian province and 30+ countries. Opportunity for registered delegates to do business through one-on-one Tour Operator appointments, educational and networking sessions, to increase group tour business. VTC provides Virginia registered delegates with partnership opportunity. Contact Joni Johnson for partnership information and sales lead report after the conference.

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December 2021

US Sports Congress

December 6 - December 8
Frisco, TX

Celebrating more than a decade of service to the sports event industry, The US Sports Congress, attracts top level decision-makers from the world of amateur sport and sports events. The attendees of this unique conference are senior level executives who represent sport Rights Holders and Olympic NGB's, the destinations who desire to host their events as well as many suppliers to this industry. Contact Danish Saadat for more information.

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