10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
- NTA Board of Directors Meeting & Working Lunch
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Shuttle service to/from airport (TUL) and Travel Exchange hotels (every 30 minutes)
Sponsored by Motor Coach Family of Brands
2–7 p.m.
- Exhibitor set-up
5–6 p.m.
- First-timer Mingle (More information will be emailed to first-time registrants)
6–8 p.m.
- NTA Past Presidents/Chair & Board of Directors Reception & Dinner
Sponsored by Alabama Travel Council, Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, Huntsville/Madison County, AL CVB, and Sports Leisure Vacations
7:15 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Registration/TREX Central open
- Quiet Room open
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Exhibitor set-up
8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Sightseeing Tours
Sponsored by Visit Tulsa; transportation sponsored by Motor Coach Family of Brands
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Shuttle service to/from airport (TUL) and Travel Exchange hotels (every 30 minutes)
Sponsored by Motor Coach Family of Brands
12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.
- Sightseeing Tours Boxed Lunch Pickup or lunch available for purchase
Boxed lunches for sightseeing tours provided by Visit Tulsa
12:30 – 5 p.m.
- Kick off to TREX! Exhibit Floor Open
Booth activations, specialty bars, refreshment booths, and local craft market open
Bar sponsored by: Visit Detroit - Specialty Coffee & Tea on the TREX Floor
Sponsored by Ottawa Tourism
1:30 p.m.
- First-timer floor tour
Led by Clayton Whitehead, CTP
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage - Marketing to Multilingual Travelers: Strategies for Global Reach on a Local Budget
Speaker: Wendy MacKenzie Pease
GroupCollect Learning Lab
3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage - International Destination Best Pitch Presentations
Moderator: Monique van Dijk-Seppola
GroupCollect Learning Lab
5 – 6 p.m.
- Opening General Session: Trailer Park University
Speaker: Tracy Spears
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
6 – 6:45 p.m.
- All-attendee Reception
6:45 – 7:30 p.m.
- Continuous shuttles from convention center to Icebreaker
Sponsored by Motor Coach Family of Brands
7 – 10 p.m.
- Icebreaker at the Cain’s Ballroom
Sponsored by Visit Tulsa
8:30 – 10:15 p.m.
- Continuous shuttles from the Icebreaker to TREX hotels
Sponsored by Motor Coach Family of Brands
7:30 a.m.
- Tour Operator Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
- Continental Breakfast on the Floor
All attendees
8 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
- Registration/TREX Central/TREX Floor open
- Quiet Room open
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Specialty Coffee & Tea on the TREX Floor
Sponsored by Ottawa Tourism
10 – 10:50 a.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
10 a.m. – noon
- North American Sales Missions
11 – 11:50 a.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
12:15 p.m.
- Luncheon
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
- DMO Exchange Session
2–4 p.m.
- Sweet Suite open
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
4 – 5 p.m.
- Tour Supplier Network Forum
Moderator: Ashley Jenkins, Biltmore Estate
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
5:30 – 6:15 p.m.
- Happy Hour
Evening
6:45 p.m.
- Dinner with Friends
Dinner is self-pay and sign-up is required. Space is limited.
8 – 10 p.m.
- NightCap
9 – 10:15 p.m.
- Transportation from NightCap to convention hotels
Sponsored by Motor Coach Family of Brands
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
- All-attendee Networking Breakfast
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Registration/TREX Central/TREX Floor open
- Quiet Room open
8 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.
- Specialty Coffee & Tea on the TREX Floor
Sponsored by Ottawa Tourism
8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
- “From Inquiry to Arrival: Building a Seamless Group Sales Process”
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
8:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
- DMO Exchange Session
10 – 10:45 a.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
- What Tour Operators Wish Tour Suppliers Knew
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
12:30 p.m.
- Luncheon
Sponsored by New York State Division of Tourism – I Love NY
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
- Supplier Speed Stage
Moderator: Todd Probus
Sponsored by Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
- Education Session
GroupCollect Learning Lab
2 – 4 p.m.
- Sweet Suite open
3 – 4 p.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
3 – 5:30 p.m.
- Supplier Exchange Session
4:15 – 5:15 p.m.
- DMO Network Forum
Moderator: Wendy Dobrzynski, Circle Wisconsin
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
5:30 – 6:15 p.m.
- Fiesta de TREX!
Sponsored by A Closer Look Tours
Evening
- Dine around
7 – 9 p.m.
- International Attendee Dinner
Advance sign up required - First-timer Dinner
Dinner is self-pay and advance sign up is required
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
- Continental Breakfast on the Floor
All attendees
7:15 – 8:15 a.m.
- Tour Operator Network Forum with continental breakfast
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
8 a.m. – noon
- Registration/TREX Central open
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- TREX Floor open
- Quiet Room open
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Specialty Coffee & Tea on the TREX Floor
Sponsored by Ottawa Tourism
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
8:30 – noon
- Supplier Exchange Session
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
11 a.m. – noon
- Education Session
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
- Luncheon
Sponsored by Destination Madison & Explore Branson
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
- What Tour Operators Wish DMOs Knew
Las Vegas/Reno Tahoe/Travel Nevada Education Stage
1:30 – 5 p.m.
- Supplier Exchange Session
2 – 4 p.m.
- Sweet Suite open
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
- Power Hour Session
Moderators: NTA President Catherine Prather and NTA Chair Michelle Pino, Northeast Unlimited Tours
5:15 – 7 p.m.
- Exhibitor tear-down
6:45 – 10:15 p.m.
- Continuous shuttle service to/from Final Night Party
Sponsored by Motor Coach Family of Brands
7 – 10 p.m.
- Denim & Diamonds Closing Event at Philbrook Museum of Art
4 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Shuttle service to/from Travel Exchange hotels and airport (TUL) (every 30 minutes)
Sponsored by Motor Coach Family of Brands
- Post-TREX Fam departs (open to tour operators and travel advisors only)
Sponsored by Travel Oklahoma