International CHRIE continues to be the leader in providing a forum for and facilitating the exchange of knowledge, ideas, research, industry trends, products and services related to education, training and resource development for the hospitality, tourism and culinary arts industry. This exchange is noticeably prevalent through the energetic and thought-provoking dialogue which occurs at ICHRIE conferences and Federation meetings each year.

The business of travel has brought the world within reach, with borders blurring and people converging. GBTA Convention 2013 puts valuable industry insight and market knowledge within reach for business travel professionals around the world. On the expo floor, there is no limit to the connections you’ll make with thousands of business travel buyers as well as industry suppliers showcasing the latest technologies, tools, and trends. In the breakout sessions you’ll discover an endless education – from contract negotiation and financial modeling to safety and sustainability, and more. There’s no better time to break free from the confines of your office, join a global gathering of your business travel peers in San Diego, and remove the boundaries from your business.

On August 14th to 17th, Veracruz, Mexico will host ATMEX, the second edition of this international trade and consumer adventure travel fair featuring Mexico’s top adventure travel tour operators and destinations. Born out of the 2011 Adventure Travel World Summit at which Mexico’s former President Felipe Calderón emphatically supported responsible adventure tourism development for the nation, the inaugural event exceeded the Ministry of Tourism’s expectations and resulted in more than 2,000 meetings, 578 exhibitors and 180 international and national buyers gathering during the 5-day event.

Contact – NTA’s Annual Tour Operator Retreat. Contact is an annual gathering that is exclusive to operators, held in a gorgeous resort setting, focused on in-depth education and designed to foster operator-to-operator conversations and partnerships.

The Big Island of Hawai‘i is the site of next year’s Contact, NTA’s tour operator-exclusive event, slated for August 15-17, 2013. The announcement was made at this year’s Contact by Jim Reddekopp Jr., NTA board chairman and CEO, who lives on Hawai‘i and operates Earth Bound Tours and the Hawaiian Vanilla Co.

Make plans now to join over 450 of the region’s leading business travel professionals as they convene in Singapore for the 2013 Asia Education Conference, 21-22 August. As a participant of the 2013 conference you will explore the latest approaches and innovations in managed travel as well as have the opportunity to learn, network, and be inspired!

The SYTA Annual Conference is the premiere marketplace dedicated to the student/youth travel industry! SYTA brings tour operators and suppliers together to increase student/youth travel business for your company.

CIBTM provides the ultimate platform for world’s leading suppliers to the MICE industry to meet top level buyers with strong purchasing power who are responsible for organising and planning meetings, events and business travel, both in China, Asia and the rest of the world.

The leading event for today’s travel professional focused on luxury and premium niche markets, Luxury Travel Exchange International (LTX) has a proven track-record in delivering qualified luxury and measurable results. Experience a transcending event experience, empowering delegates through content-rich education, engaging networking and of course the powerful Exchange floor featuring hundreds of the world’s leading travel suppliers. Through traditional tradeshow connections, and the intimacy of one-to-one meetings, LTX has everything you need to excel.