Overview of the Global Travel Marketplace Tradeshow

The Global Travel Marketplace is a tradeshow that is self-described as a pioneering gathering for the travel and tour industry. The tradeshow provides a platform designed to strengthen supplier partnerships as well as to build new ones, to learn from peer successes, and to enhance supplier partnerships and build new ones.

The Global Travel Marketplace 2018 was held from July 12 to July 15 in Hollywood, Florida.

The Mission of the Global Travel Marketplace

The Mission of the Global Travel Marketplace is provide enhanced support for the manner in which travel advisors and suppliers do business. The event is formulated to provide effective and efficient ways to build mutually beneficial relationship. The end result is to increase prosperity and provide useful new directions for all involved in the tradeshow.

The Pillars of the Global Travel Marketplace Tradeshow

At their heart, the pillars of the Global Travel Marketplace tradeshow are to support and serve the travel industry community in a comprehensive manner. The Pillars of the Global Travel Marketplace Tradeshow include:

Experience: The Global Travel Marketplace is a well choreographed tradeshow that always has the travel advisor in the center. The tradeshow is closely, carefully curated to ensure a truly exceptional experience for all participants.

Passion: The Global Travel Marketplace is designed to provide travel advisors as well as suppliers with a renewed sense of passion and purpose. Each attended is reminded of the critical role they each play in the industry.

Format: The Global Travel Marketplace presents an intimate format. This results in valuable one-to-one interactions. At the tradeshow, schedules are personalized. There are opportunities for individualized learning. The net effect is to create meaningful professional and business partnerships between all participants.

Quality: Global Travel Marketplace tradeshow takes pride in the quality of its attendees. Attendees are also a highly diverse crowd as well. Those in attendance represents the country’s top producers. In addition, the world’s leading suppliers are also participants in the Global Travel Marketplace tradeshow.

Recognition: Finally, the Global Travel Marketplace is wholly committed to making sure the best in the travel industry are recognized for their work and successes in the field.

Location of Global Travel Marketplace

The Global Travel Marketplace is held in Hollywood, Florida, part of the Greater Fort Lauderdale area. The 2018 trade show will be held at:

The Diplomat Beach Resort

3555 South Ocean Drive

Hollywood, Florida

33019

The Diplomat Beach Resort is an idyllic location for a travel industry tradeshow and confab. The Diplomat Beach Resort is a pitch perfect property, a resort that hearkens back to the glamour and hospitality of the Gold Coast of Florida in days gone by.

Global Travel Marketplace Tradeshow Agenda

The agenda for the Global Travel Marketplace confab is packed with educational sessions, appointment time with exhibitors, and plenty of time to socialize and get to know industry leaders in a casual setting.

Examples of agenda items at the Global Travel Marketplace include:

• Supplier Meet & Greet
• Welcome Reception, sponsored by Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Karaoke After-Party, sponsored by Playa Hotels & Resorts
• Breakfast, sponsored by Tourism New Zealand and American Airlines
• Lunch, sponsored by Tourism Ireland
• Dinner Reception, sponsored by Royal Caribbean International
• Lunch, sponsored by Israel Ministry of Tourism
• Closing Reception, sponsored by an Adventure Company
• Hawaiian Island Aloha Breakfast (open to accepted travel advisors only)
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Attire for the Confab

Business casual is the attire of the day when it comes to appointments with suppliers during the tradeshow and for Boardroom presentation. Resort casual is perfectly acceptable for all evening functions, including dinners. An attendee needs to keep in mind that a good deal of walking is involved with this tradeshow. Thus, comfortable shoes are a must.

Boardroom Sessions

The Global Travel Marketplace takes a different approach to the traditional conference and tradeshow. This is an intimate gathering. A Boardroom session is a 30-minute presentation given by suppliers or vendors to a small group of travel professionals. An attendee is able to attended a dozen Boardroom sessions throughout the confab, hearing from 12 different suppliers of his or her choosing. The Boardroom sessions are held on site at the conference hotel.

More Information About the Global Travel Marketplace

More information on the confab can be obtained as follows:

General Inquiries:

(201) 902-2026

Supplier Inquiries:

(201) 902.1951

Travel Professional Inquiries:

(201) 902-2074

There is a screening process for travel professionals who apply to attend the Global Travel Marketplace. Information on that process is available via the General Inquiries telephone line.