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ABOUT LUXURY & WELLNESS MEETINGS

Northstar Meetings Group's Luxury & Wellness Meetings event connects North American planners seeking luxury-focused venues for their meetings or incentives.

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HOSTED BUYERS

ALL QUALIFIED BUYERS WILL BE FULLY HOSTED BY NORTHSTAR MEETINGS GROUP, INCLUDING AIRFARE ALLOWANCE, ACCOMMODATION, MEALS, AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES. QUESTIONS ABOUT HOSTED-BUYER EVENTS? CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Those who are selected to attend will participate in:

— Two productive days of pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings with suppliers
— Insightful educational presentations from inspiring speakers
— Great meals, receptions, and numerous networking opportunities with other elite buyers

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SUPPLIER INFO

Exhibitor Package Rates & Premium Sponsorship Opportunities

Showcase your destination, CVB, DMC, hotel, resort, venue or related service or activity for successful meetings and incentive programs. Meet with elite planners and buyers who are currently sourcing national suppliers for their upcoming meetings, conventions and incentives this year and beyond.

Supplier registration includes 1:1 pre-scheduled appointments; all event networking activities and education.

Please contact your business development director for pricing and sponsorship opportunities.

SPEAKERS

Renee Martinez

Founder, WovenSmart

Renee Martinez is the founder of WovenSmart, a creative experience studio and strategy practice, as well as a modern salon for aliveness where brand, leadership, creativity and hospitality converge.

With more than 20 years of experience spanning luxury travel, fine jewelry and executive marketing leadership, Martinez brings a blend of hospitality insight, brand strategy and creativity to the luxury travel and wellness industry. She began her career as marketing director for a luxury Caribbean resort, and she later served as a brand strategy consultant in the fine jewelry industry, specializing in how social media and digital platforms communicate luxury value without diluting it — translating craftsmanship and heritage into brand narratives.

Martinez now advises organizations and executive teams on brand clarity, leadership presence and creative experience strategy while curating corporate retreats, executive immersions and WovenSmart Journeys. She is the author of CreativeIQ: Opening the Door to Creativity That Inspires Sustainable Results, and a university instructor in marketing and strategy.


Melissa Sundermann

Physician, Lifestyle Medicine Leader, "Doctor Outdoors"

Melissa Sundermann is a double board-certified physician in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine with more than 25 years of experience in medical practice. She has advanced training in integrative medicine from the University of Michigan and has completed a professional training program in mind-body medicine through the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. As "Doctor Outdoors," she is a leading expert in nature as medicine and serves as the founding chair of the Nature as Medicine subcommittee for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She is also the chair of the Global Wellness Institute's Lifestyle Medicine Initiative. Currently, Sundermann is the medical director of lifestyle medicine for Corewell Health System, and she also serves as an advisor for Social Prescribing USA, Project Reconnect at UCLA and InCaria — lending her expertise to initiatives at the forefront of community health, integrative healing and innovative well-being solutions. Sundermann is the author of Doctor Outdoors' Guide to Nature and Lifestyle Medicine and a lifelong outdoor enthusiast.

2026 EXHIBITORS
  • 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay
  • AIC Hotel Group
  • Appellation Healdsburg
  • Aruba Tourism Authority
  • Bermuda Tourism Authority
  • Big Cedar Lodge
  • Business Events Victoria
  • CanTrav
  • Century Cruises
  • Disney Aulani
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ethos Event Collective
  • Experience Scottsdale
  • Explore Asheville
  • Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
  • Ikonik Destination Collective
  • Makana Hawai'i Incentives
  • Maui Jim
  • Meadowood Napa Valley
  • Miraval Resorts
  • Montage Healdsburg
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Ocean Edge Resort
  • Piazza Hospitality
  • Pocono Mountains Visitor Bureau
  • Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge and Alyeska Resort
  • Punta Cana Resort
  • Rosewood Baha Mar
  • Showtec
  • St. Augustine Ponte Vedra and The Beaches
  • Stay Healdsburg
  • Sunsplash
  • The Four Seasons Westlake Village
  • The Hermosa Inn
  • The London West Hollywood
  • The Novo at LA Live
  • The Tulip Resort
  • Tourism New Zealand
  • Tourism Santa Fe
  • Tourism Whistler
  • Visit Beverly Hills
  • Visit Dana Point
  • Visit Huntington Beach
  • Visit Jackson Hole
  • Visit Laguna Beach
  • Visit Napa Valley
  • Visit Newport Beach
  • Visit Park City
  • Visit Sacramento
  • Visit Santa Barbara
  • Visit Sarasota
  • Visit West Hollywood
  • Waldorf Astoria Pedregal
AGENDA
Sunday 1 March
Sunday, March 1
All Day
Planner & Supplier Hotel Check-In
3:30pm – 6:00pm
Registration

Gifting sponsored by Maui Jim
Wellness Activations Sponsored by REBUILDU
CSR - TBD

3:30pm – 6:00pm
Supplier tabletop set-up (optional)
5:45pm – 6:30pm
Planners: Site Inspection of Appellation Healdsburg
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Welcome Reception

Sponsored by Appellation Healdsburg

Monday, March 2
6:30am – 7:00am
Wellness Activity - Walking Trail
7:00am – 8:30am
Supplier Set-Up
7:00am – 8:00am
Breakfast at Leisure

Sponsored by Appellation Healdsburg

8:00am – 9:00am
Opening Remarks & Education Session: Nature Is Nurture: Harnessing the Therapeutic Benefits of the Great Outdoors

Presented by Melissa Sundermann

More Detail

Have you ever felt calmer after a walk in the woods or simply happier after spending time in the sun? That’s not just a feeling — it’s your biology responding.

In this uplifting and evidence-based session, Melissa Sundermann, a lifestyle-medicine physician and founder of Doctor Outdoors, explores how nature truly nurtures us — body, mind and spirit. Blending storytelling with the science of lifestyle medicine, neuroscience and human physiology, this session highlights how even small, intentional doses of nature can deliver meaningful health benefits to you and your attendees. As part of the session, participants will have the opportunity to feel the physiological and emotional effects of nature in real time.

What You’ll Take Away

  • Mental well-being: Understand how time in nature reduces stress, while supporting emotional regulation and resilience.
  • Physical health: Learn how outdoor exposure can lower blood pressure, improve sleep quality and more.
  • Brain health: Discover how nature improves focus, creativity and cognitive performance.
  • Connection: Experience how intentional time outdoors fosters social connection and a deeper sense of meaning.
  • Practical application: Gain simple, realistic tools to bring nature into everyday routines.
9:15am – 12:15pm
One-on-One Meetings (10 with break at 10:30am)
12:30pm
Gather for Lunch Departure
12:45pm – 2:00pm
Lunch and Site Tour of Montage Healdsburg

Sponsored by Stay Healdsburg and Montage Healdsburg

2:00pm
Gather for Departure to Activities
2:30pm – 5:00pm
Wellness Activities/Free Time

Sponsored by Stay Healdsburg

  • Wine tasting at Van Z Vineyard
  • Wine tasting at BACA Vineyard
  • E-bike tour
  • Healdsburg Plaza shopping experience
  • Crafted activity at Appellation
6:00pm
Gather for Departure to Dinner
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Reception and Wine Tasting at Dry Creek Kitchen/Hotel Healdsburg

Sponsored by Stay Healdsburg, Hotel Healdsburg and Dry Creek Kitchen

7:30pm - 9:30pm
Dinner at Spoon Bar

Sponsored by Stay Healdsburg, H2 Hotel Healdsburg and Spoon Bar

Tuesday, March 3
6:30am – 7:00am
Wellness Activity - Walking Trail
7:00am – 8:00am
Breakfast at Leisure

Sponsored by Appellation Healdsburg

8:00am – 9:00am
Education Session: From Transaction to Transformation: Luxury as Experience, Creativity and Brand Expression

Presented by Renee Martinez

More Detail

Luxury is not about what you buy. It’s about how people feel — before, during and after an interaction. It’s about presence, consistency and the details no one has to ask for. In this thoughtful, interactive session, we’ll explore how experience design, creativity and thoughtful brand expression turn everyday interactions into moments that feel considered and memorable. We’ll focus on small, intentional shifts, and examine how attention, reliability and emotional tone quietly convey quality and respect, building trust and creating loyalty without increasing spend.

Among participant takeaways:

  • A practical framework and immediately usable insights they can apply to client interactions, partner relationships and internal culture
  • Language for articulating value to partners or attendees without a hard sell
  • A deeper understanding of the connection between presence and loyalty

9:15am – 12:45pm
One-on-One Meetings (12 with break at 10:45am)
12:45pm – 1:45pm
Lunch
After 2pm
Departures
CONTACT
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE OR:
Event Manager

Samantha Hammer

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Sales Contact

Shalise DeMott

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Buyer Contact

Cindy Binder

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