• Pre-Fam (open to tour operators and travel agents only)
  Sponsored by Travel Nevada and Visit Salt Lake

10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

• Shuttle service from airport (RNO) to Travel Exchange hotel (Every 30 minutes)
  Sponsored by Reno Tahoe

10:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

• NTA Board of Directors Meeting & Working Lunch
  Lunch sponsored by Women Traveling Together

6 – 8 p.m.

• NTA Past Presidents/Chair & Board of Directors Reception & Dinner
  Sponsored by Sports Leisure Vacations and Sweet Home Alabama 

7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• Registration
• Media Office

8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• NTA Exhibitor Move-In

8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

• Sightseeing Tours
  Sponsored by Reno Tahoe

10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

• Shuttle service from airport (RNO) to Travel Exchange hotel (every 30 minutes)
  Sponsored by Reno Tahoe

2 – 3:30 p.m.

• International Destination Best Pitch Sessions

3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

• How to TREX: Expand Your Network (While You Laugh)
  Speaker: Brad Montgomery
  Sponsored by Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority

4:45 – 6 p.m.

• All Attendee Reception
  Sponsored by Visit Montgomery and The Cody Cattle Company

5 – 6 p.m.

• ITMI Reception
  Hosted by ITMI
• First-timers Reception

6:45 p.m.

• Continuous shuttle service to Icebreaker

7 – 10 p.m.

• Icebreaker at the National Automobile Museum
  Sponsored by Reno Tahoe and Travel Nevada

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

• Buyer Breakfast
  Tour operators and travel agents only
  Sponsored by Visit Clarksville

7:30 a.m. –  8:30 a.m.

• Continental Breakfast on the Floor
  All Attendees

8 a.m. –  5:15 p.m.

• Registration
• Media Office

8:45 – 9:45 a.m.

• Embrace Your Awesomeness: It’s All About the People
  Speaker: Brad Montgomery

10 a.m. – Noon

• North American Sales Missions

12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

• Luncheon
  Sponsored by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

• DMO Appointment Session
• Tour Director Interviews Group

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

• Selling from a Position of POWER
  Speaker: Larry Mersereau
  
• Legal Topics for Tour Directors
  Speaker: Jeff Ment, The Ment Law Group

2 – 3 p.m.

• Media Conference

3 – 4 p.m.

• Markets Roundtable
• Ask the CPAs for Tour Directors & Guides
  Speakers: Bill Caldwell and Lisa Curtin, Caldwell CPAs

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

• Suppliers, You Know Tour Operators Can’t Live Without You!
  Speaker: Jeff Ment, The Ment Law Group
• STAND OUT Personal Branding
  Speaker: Larry Mersereau
  Sponsored by Making Memories Tours

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

• Happy Hour
  Sponsored by Visit Anchorage
• International Meet-up
• FTA Meet-up
  Sponsored by Ed-Ventures

Evening

• Dine Around

8:30 – 10:30 p.m.

• AfterGlow
  Sponsored by Aon

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

• FTA Member Breakfast & Networking (FTA members or invitation only)
  Keynote Presenter: Rajan Zed
  Sponsored by Ed-Ventures

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

• Continental Breakfast on the Floor
  All Attendees

8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Registration
• Media Office

8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

• TREX Floor

8:45 – 12:15 p.m.

• DMO Exchange Session
• Tour Director Interviews Group

8:45 – 9:45 a.m.

• Ask the Operator for Tour Suppliers
• STAND OUT Personal Branding
  Speaker: Larry Mersereau
  Sponsored by Making Memories Tours

10 – 11 a.m.

• Build a Powerful Cross-promotion ‘Marketing Layer Cake’
  Speaker: Sheila Scarborough, Tourism Currents
• Ask Jeff for Tour Directors & Tour Guides
  Speaker: Jeff Ment, The Ment Law Group

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

• Tour Supplier Network Forum (for NTA tour supplier members only)
  Moderator: Holly Williamson, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
• Ask the CPAs for Tour Directors & Guides
  Speakers: Bill Caldwell and Lisa Curtin, Caldwell CPAs

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

• Luncheon
  Sponsored by Golden Corral and Norwegian Cruise Line

1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

• Oopsism: Communicating Effectively Across Cultures in the 21st Century
  Speaker: Dr. Terry Nelson, University of Alaska-Anchorage
• New Perspectives on Wellness Tourism
  Speaker: Laura Powell, The Daily Suitcase

3 – 5:30 p.m.

• Supplier Exchange Session

3 – 4 p.m.

• Tell Your Story Your Way: How to Run a Successful CVB or DMO Blog
  Speaker: Sheila Scarborough, Tourism Currents
• Ask the Operator for Tour Directors/Guides

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

• DMO Network Forum (for NTA DMO members only)
  Moderator: Frances Manzitto, Visit Clarksville
• What Would You Do? How to Handle the Unexpected on the Road
  Moderator: Mikall Buetler

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

•  Fiesta de TREX!
  Sponsored by A Closer Look Tours

Evening

• Dine Around

7:15 – 8:15 a.m.

• Buyer Network Forum with Continental Breakfast
  (Tour operators & travel agents only)
  Sponsored by Mayflower Cruises & Tours

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

• Continental Breakfast on the Floor
  All Attendees

8 a.m. – Noon

• Registration

8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• TREX Floor
• Media Office

8:30 a.m. – Noon

• Supplier Exchange Session

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

• Strategies for Extending Your Season
  Speaker: Laura Powell, The Daily Suitcase
• Help Me Get More Out of LinkedIn
  Speaker: Sheila Scarborough, Tourism Currents

9:45 – 10:45 a.m.

• Horseshoes, Hiking, and Hi-Tech: Marketing a Diverse Region
  Speaker: Kate Cox, CTP, Explore Cochise County
• Culinary Destination Marketing in Uncertain Times
  Speaker: Erik Wolf, World Food Travel Association

11 a.m. – Noon

• How to Get Serious About Your Integrity
  Speaker: Bret Simmons, Ph.D, University of Nevada, Reno

12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

• Luncheon
  Sponsored by Visit Cheyenne

1:30 – 5:15 p.m.

• Supplier Exchange Session

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

• Ask the Operators for DMOs
• Adding Technology to Your Tours
  Speaker: Carol Kendrick

3 – 4 p.m.

• Meaningful Travel and the Tourism Cares Meaningful Travel Map
  Speaker: John Sutherland, Tourism Cares

5:15 – 6 p.m.

• Exhibitor Tear Down

7 – 10 p.m.

• Final Night Party at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
  Sponsored by Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau and Louisiana Office of Tourism

4 – 11 a.m.

• Shuttle service from Travel Exchange hotel to airport (RNO) (Every 30 minutes)
  Sponsored by Reno Tahoe