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28 eventsNovember 2026

9–11 November 2026In 8 days
International Food Tourism Conference 2026
The first global conference dedicated to culinary and beverage tourism, created by the team behind the International Wine Tourism Conference. Two days of education sessions and…
Buyer/SellerEducationSpecialty
Cambrils, SpainWine Events Worldwide

15–18 November 2026In 14 days
NTA Travel Exchange 2026
The National Tour Association's annual show for packaged-travel professionals across North America and overseas. Built around one-to-one business appointments between buyers and…
Buyer/SellerEducation
Tulsa, United StatesNTA

15–19 November 2026In 14 days
TripCon Louisville 2026
TripSchool's flagship hiring and community conference for tour directors and guides, billed as the world's largest tour director and guide hiring conference. Education sessions…
EducationBuyer/SellerSpecialty
Louisville, United StatesTripSchool
17–21 November 2026In 16 days
IGLTA Global Convention 2026
The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association's annual convention and the leading global educational and networking event for LGBTQ+ tourism, drawing travel advisors, suppliers…
EducationSpecialty
IGLTA

17–18 November 2026In 16 days
TP CONNECT 2026
EducationSpecialty
Louisville, United StatesTourpreneur
17–19 November 2026In 16 days
The Phocuswright Conference 2026
Phocuswright's flagship annual conference for senior leaders across travel, tourism and travel technology. Built around research-driven sessions, one-to-one networking and a…
EducationSpecialty
Fort Lauderdale, United StatesPhocuswright

30 November – 4 December 2026In 29 days
USTOA Annual Conference & Marketplace 2026
USTOA's annual conference and marketplace, bringing leading North American tour operators together with tourism suppliers and destinations for one-to-one appointments, symposiums…
Buyer/SellerEducation
San Francisco, United StatesUSTOA
January 2027

17–21 January 2027
Day Tours Business Strategy Huddle 2027
The Day Tours Business Strategy Huddle brings day tour operators together in New Orleans from January 17 to 21, 2027. It runs as two tracks, Culinary and Niche, so you work…
RetreatEducation
New Orleans, United StatesTourpreneur

24–28 January 2027
Multiday Sales and Marketing Huddle 2027
The Multiday Sales and Marketing Huddle brings multiday tour operators, inbound and outbound, together in Mexico City from January 24 to 28, 2027. It runs as two tracks of eight…
RetreatEducation
Mexico City, MexicoTourpreneur
February 2027
6–9 February 2027
ABA Marketplace 2027
The American Bus Association's annual marketplace for the motorcoach and group travel industry. Four days of vetted one-to-one business appointments between group tour operators…
Buyer/SellerTrade ShowEducation
Calgary, CanadaABA

21–25 February 2027
Educational Travel Conference 2027
Conference bringing institutional travel planners together with destinations, tour operators and suppliers. Educational programming, structured networking and curated one-to-one…
EducationBuyer/Seller
Richmond, Virginia, United StatesEducational Travel Consortium
April 2027
13–15 April 2027
Arival 360 | Bilbao 2027
Arival's European edition, for in-destination experience creators and sellers. Education sessions, peer networking and buyer-seller meetings across three days.
EducationBuyer/Seller
Bilbao, SpainArival

20–22 April 2027
AdventureELEVATE North America 2027
Regional ATTA event for adventure travel professionals in Bentonville, Arkansas. Three days of agenda from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 April.
EducationBuyer/Seller
Bentonville, Arkansas, United StatesATTA

26–29 April 2027
Izmir Good Travel Summit 2027
Summit on positive-impact tourism connecting destinations with tour operators and online travel agencies. Opening ceremony and panels, matchmaking workshops, and experiential…
EducationBuyer/SellerSpecialty
Izmir, TurkeyGreen Destinations
May 2027

18–20 May 2027
AdventureELEVATE Latin America 2027
Regional ATTA gathering for adventure travel professionals in Latin America and beyond. Keynotes, educational workshops, pre-scheduled marketplace meetings, networking lunches and…
EducationBuyer/Seller
Chiapas, MexicoATTA

19–22 May 2027
NTA Contact 2027
NTA's smaller buyer retreat, running education sessions and appointments in a more intimate format than Travel Exchange.
Buyer/SellerEducation
Branson, United StatesNTA
August 2027

7–13 August 2027
Virtuoso Travel Week 2027
Virtuoso's annual gathering for its luxury travel network, built around one-to-one appointments between advisors and product partners, professional development sessions and…
Buyer/SellerEducationSpecialty
Las Vegas, United StatesVirtuoso

13–16 August 2027
SYTA Annual Conference 2027
The student and youth travel industry's annual North American conference, bringing together tour operators, group travel planners, travel agents and suppliers for pre-scheduled…
Buyer/SellerEducation
Ottawa, CanadaSYTA
September 2027

21–23 September 2027
Skift Global Forum 2027
Three-day gathering of travel industry leaders with keynotes, debates and roundtables alongside networking. Held at the Javits Center in New York City.
Education
New York City, United StatesSkift

26–30 September 2027
Buying & Selling A Tour Business Huddle 2027
The Buying & Selling A Tour Business Huddle brings ten tour operators together in Dunning, a village in Perthshire, Scotland, from September 26 to 30, 2027. It is for operators…
RetreatEducation
Dunning, United KingdomTourpreneur
27–30 September 2027
IGLTA Global Convention 2027
The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association's annual convention and the leading global educational and networking event for LGBTQ+ tourism, drawing travel advisors, suppliers…
EducationSpecialty
Miami Beach, United StatesIGLTA
29 September – 1 October 2027
EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference 2027
The European Cyclists' Federation's conference on cycling tourism and cycle route networks, built around the EuroVelo network. Three days of sessions and networking for…
EducationSpecialty
Trieste, ItalyECF
November 2027

14–17 November 2027
NTA Travel Exchange 2027
The National Tour Association's annual show for packaged-travel professionals across North America and overseas. Built around one-to-one business appointments between buyers and…
Buyer/SellerEducation
Madison, United StatesNTA

29 November – 3 December 2027
Tourpreneur Work Week 2027
Tourpreneur Work Week brings the Tourpreneur community together in Marrakesh from November 29 to December 3, 2027. It is our alternative to a conference: five days to check in…
EducationSpecialty
Marrakesh, MoroccoTourpreneur


