San Francisco Travel Association
Travel Schedule 2015-16
India Media Mission
April 28-30, 2015
New Delhi, Mumbai
San Francisco Travel and Sartha Marketing, San Francisco Travel’s representation office in India, will be conducting media events and one-on-one interviews with key travel trade and consumer media in both Delhi and Mumbai.
Arabian Travel Market 2015
May 4-7, 2015
Dubai, United Emirates
www.arabiantravelmarket.com
Arabian Travel Market is the travel and tourism event unlocking business potential within the Middle East for inbound and outbound tourism professionals.
2015 IPW /San Francisco Travel Client Event
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Venue: Hilton Orlando Convention Center
Contact: Susan Wilson for Client Event Sponsorship Opportunities,
Annual event to mix and mingle with tour operators and media.
Agent Kai Luncheon
July 14, 2015
Location: Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco Travel hosts Agent Kai to an annual luncheon meeting and educational update for LA-based Japanese operators and partners.
Brand USA - India Sales Mission
September 4-11, 2015
Goa, Chennai, Mumbai & New Delhi
Contact: Karishma Sen, Sartha Global Marketing,
San Francisco Travel will participate in this annual mission to India. Program itinerary includes table top trade shows and network dinners in Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi. An added MICE event is planned prior to the mission on Sept 4-6 in Goa.
La Cita de last America 2015
September 2-4, 2015
Boca Raton, Florida
Contact: www.lacitaamericas.com
La Cita Americas premiered in 2013 as a new appointments-based marketplace between U.S. buyers from across Latin America. Attendance in the show has grown since, and the 2015 edition will see 119 buyers and 200 suppliers.
Toronto Sales Mission
October 6, 2015
Contact: Peggy Lau, San Francisco Travel / el
Toronto, Canada
Hosted events to connect with product managers from key tour operators and retail travel agencies in the Toronto areas.
New York City Receptive Operator, Meeting Planner & Media Event
October 8, 2015
Location: The Rock Center Café
Contact: Susan Wilson,
Reception will be held for New York based receptive operators, meeting planners and media to maintain relationships and update them on current attractions and facilities.
East West Marketing China Mission
October 12-20, 2015
Taipei, Taiwan; Shanghai, Xian, Chengdu, China
Contact: Alicia Chuan, East West Marketing,
San Francisco Travel will join East West Marketing’s annual sales mission to China including Taiwan, a Visa Waiver Program designated country. Each stop includes B2B, training sessions and hosted functions for airlines, trade and media.
ITB Asia
October 21-23, 2015
Singapore
www.itb-asia.com
In its fifth year, this annual three-day B2B trade show and convention features international exhibitors of all sectors of the travel-value chain. Asia Pacific’s leading travel companies and emerging small and medium-sized enterprises will meet with top international buyers from the MICE, leisure, and corporate travel markets.
WTM (World Travel Market)
November 2-5, 2015
London, UK
Contact: Lilly Kimmelshue, Visit California /
WTM is the world’s largest English-speaking global travel trade exhibition and is recognized as the primary opportunity to reach UK travel trade (San Francisco's #1 European market). Exhibit with Visit California in the California-branded stand.
Los Angeles Receptive Tour Operator Reception
December, 2015
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Susan Wilson,
Reception will be held for Los Angeles based receptive operators and media to maintain relationships and update them on current attractions and facilities.
Chinese Receptive Event
December,2015
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Susan Wilson,
Dovetailing with our Los Angeles Receptive Tour Operator Reception in December, attendees at this event will have an opportunity to meet and network with LA-based Chinese receptive operators. The event will only be open to those attendees who register for the Los Angeles Receptive Tour Operator Reception.
ABA Marketplace (American Bus Association)
January 9-12, 2016
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
www.buses.org
The Marketplace offers pre-scheduled appointments with motorcoach and tour operators, educational seminars covering various industry issues and networking functions.
NTA Annual Convention
January 31 – February 4, 2016
Atlanta
www.ntaonline.com
The NTA Annual Convention offers delegates the opportunity to network, build relationships, and conduct one-on-one pre-scheduled appointments with the packaged travel industry. This program requires membership in NTA.
Discover America Expo – Australia & New Zealand
February, 2016
Australia & New Zealand
The Discover America Expo is an annual event with B2B meetings, networking events and presentations to wholesale product managers, travel agents and travel media in the major cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland. The expo provides an opportunity to meet and update over 1,500 trade and 70 media representatives during the weeklong event.
Go West
February 22-25 2016
Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.gowestsummit.com
Go West Summit introduces the world's top international tour operators to specialty suppliers offering tourism-related products or services in the Western United States and Canada.
Discover USA - Scandinavia
February/March, 2016
Copenhagen, Denmark
Scandinavia’s largest annual USA event and workshop that is attended by 300+ travel agents, product managers and members of the press from the Nordic Region.
ITB Berlin
March 9-16, 2016
Berlin, Germany
Contact: Contact: Alex Vigil, Visit California /
ITB Berlin is the B2B platform primarily for trade visitors. This event is a great opportunity to meet business partners and to do business. For others, this event is a great experience to learn information about the world in the matter of a few hours
Active America China
March, 2016
Location – Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Contact: North American Journeys /
Now in its sixth year, it is the only show in North America dedicated to building inbound Chinese tourism. Tour operators who attended Active America China in the past years were from companies that were responsible for over 40% of all tourism to North America in 2010.
Showcase USA - Italy
March, 2016
TBD, Italy
Visit USA Association, Italy
Organized by the Visit USA Association in Italy, Showcase USA is the premier forum to connect exclusively with the Italian trade and media. The program includes market briefing, pre-scheduled one-on-one appointments, and a gala dinner.
Canada Sales Mission
May 2016
Location: Calgary & Vancouver
Contact: Peggy Lau
Host SF dedicated client event for key travel trade in Vancouver and Calgary.
Cruise 360
June 2016
Vancouver
www.cruise360.com
The only official cruise conference of the cruise line industry organized by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). The two-day trade will provide one-on-one appointments with CLIA member travel agents.
WTM (World Travel Market) Latin America
April, 2016
São Paulo
Contact: Alex Vigil, Visit California /
WTM Latin America is the leading global B2B event for the Latin American travel industry. The three-day program offers suppliers opportunities to connect with key trade and media from across Latin America. Exhibit in the Visit California booth connects suppliers with s (B2B) event which brings the world to Latin America and promotes Latin America to the world by creating personal and business opportunities that provide our customers with quality contacts, content and communities.
2016 IPW /San Francisco Travel Client Event
June 21, 2016
New Orleans
Location TBD
Contact: Susan Wilson for Client Event Sponsorship Opportunities,
Annual event to mix and mingle with tour operators and media.
Mexico Sales Mission
May, 2016
Location – TBD
Visit California invites its partners to participate in a Mexico Sales Mission planned for May 2016. The mission’s goal is to showcase California to the country’s leading travel professionals while increasing enthusiasm, new distribution points, and sales for buyers and sellers.
ITB Asia
October 19-21, 2016
Singapore
www.itb-asia.com
In its sixth year, this annual three-day B2B trade show and convention features international exhibitors of all sectors of the travel-value chain. Asia Pacific’s leading travel companies and emerging small and medium-sized enterprises will meet with top international buyers from the MICE, leisure, and corporate travel markets