WHILE YOU’RE THERE
ST. LOUIS
The 411 on your business appointments
The business appointments at Travel Exchange allow you to meet one-on-one with other members to do
some information sharing and itinerary building. The Destination Pavilion meetings will take place Monday
and Tuesday, and the Supplier Exchange appointments will be held Wednesday and Thursday.
Destination Pavilion
Tour operators and destination representatives come
together for 10-minute meetings during the three
Destination Pavilion appointment sessions. DMOs are seated
and tour operators come to their booths, which are grouped
into 10 geographic regions. New this year: DMOs, you aren’t
restricted on the type or number of displays you can bring to
decorate your booth, as long as the display fits inside an 8-foot by
8-foot space.
Destination Pavilion appointment schedule
Session 1: Monday, 2–5 p.m.
Session 2: Tuesda y, 8:15 a.m.–Noon
Session 3: Tuesday, 1:30–5:30 p.m.
Supplier Exchange
During the Supplier Exchange, tour operators will be seated for
their seven-minute appointments with sellers. The Supplier
Exchange will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, and
scheduling depends on the member category of the tour suppliers (see box with category/day listings below).
Tour Supplier
appointment groupings
Suppliers who had appointments on Wednesday
at Travel Exchange ’16 will have them on Thursday
in St. Louis, and vice versa. This change was made
based on member feedback, and it doesn’t impact the
number of prescheduled appointments you’ll receive.
Wednesday
Thursday
Attractions
Hotels
DMCs
Casinos
Sightseeing
Companies
Passenger Vessels
Tour Operators who
register as sellers
Restaurants
Motorcoaches
Railroads
Multiple Services
Airlines
Corporate Partners
Supplier Exchange appointment schedule
1: Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.–Noon
2: Wednesday, 1:50–5:30 p.m.
3: Thursday, 8:15–11:45 a.m.
4: Thursday, 1:45–5 p.m.
Suppliers can schedule additional appointments
through NTA’s Direct Request system for either day,
regardless of their membership category.
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