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ABOUT SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL

Attendees will learn from industry experts, make invaluable business connections, and experience unforgettable activities at New York City's iconic landmarks. This unique event is hosted by Northstar Meetings Group's leading brands - Successful Meetings, Meetings & Conventions, and Incentive Magazine. Read more about the event.

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Learn
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Learn from, and be inspired by, our guest speakers who will provide targeted education specific to your needs as a meeting and incentive planner.
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Connect with premier international suppliers during pre-scheduled one-on-one business appointments and unique experiential activities.
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All qualified buyers will be fully hosted by Northstar Meetings Group, including airfare and planned activities.
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SPEAKERS

To be announced

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 meetings with key international suppliers
• Insightful educational presentations from inspiring speakers
• Opening reception, great meals, and numerous networking opportunities with other elite buyer

To learn more, please contact Cindy Binder at [email protected].

Sunday, March 7
All Day
Planner & Supplier Hotel Check-In
2:00pm – 5:30pm
Registration
3:00pm – 5:45pm
Supplier tabletop set-up (optional)
2:00pm – 5:30pm
Exhibitor Set-Up (optional)
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Planners: Site Inspection of Host Hotel
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Welcome Reception
Monday, March 8
7:30am – 8:00am
Breakfast
8:00am – 9:15am
Opening Remarks & General Session
9:30am – 12:15pm
One-on-One Meetings
12:45pm
Gather for Lunch Departure
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Lunch & Site Tour
3:00pm – 4:00pm
One-on-One Meetings
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Free Time/Activities
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Dinner
Tuesday, March 9
7:30am – 8:00am
Breakfast
8:00am – 9:15am
Educational Session
9:30am – 12:00pm
One-on One Meetings
12:15pm
Departure for Lunch
12:45pm – 2:00pm
Lunch
After 2pm
Departures
HOTEL

Buyers

We will make your reservations for you.

Suppliers

You will receive information as the event approaches to book your accommodations.

Advisory Notice Regarding Outside Solicitations

Please be advised that numerous companies have been emailing and calling our attendees attempting to book them into hotels for Northstar events.

Here are the companies and their representatives that we have been made aware of:

• ExpoSite
• CBS International
• Corporate Booking Services
• EHRS
• Exhibition Housing Services
• Global Housing Corporation
• World Wide Travel
• Harlow Sherman, Eventzly

Be advised that these companies and individuals have no relationship with our events. Our attendees are encouraged to disregard any communication received from these companies or any others that are not affiliated with Northstar Meetings Group.

SPONSOR INFO

For premium sponsorship opportunities, please contact your business development director or Shalise DeMott.

2026 EXHIBITORS
  • Abreu DMC
  • AIC Hotel Group
  • Air New Zealand
  • ALO DMC
  • All Spain Travel
  • Altis
  • Amsterdam Conference Centre Beurs van Berlage
  • Anchor Collection
  • Aqua Hotel Group
  • Arabian Adventures
  • Arawak
  • Aries Group
  • Atlantis
  • Bako Tours
  • Barcelona Convention Bureau
  • Beau Rivage
  • Bellagroup
  • Berlin Marriott Hotel
  • Bermuda Tourism Authority
  • Birmingham & West Midlands Convention Bureau
  • BridgeClimb Sydney
  • British Virgin Islands Tourist Board & Film Commission
  • Buenos Aires
  • Cap Vermell Grand Hotel
  • Cardo Roma Autograph Collection
  • Carton House Fairmont
  • Cashel Palace Hotel
  • Catalunya CVB
  • Cayman Islands
  • Century Cruises
  • CH Venues
  • Church House Westminster
  • Cititravel DMC Spain & Portugal
  • Clayton Hotel Burlington Road
  • Clermont Hotels
  • Club Med
  • Colombia
  • Colours of Malta
  • Costa Rica
  • Costa Rica DMC
  • Croatian Tourism Board
  • Croke Meetings and Events
  • Danubius Hotels
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Details
  • Devotion by Live Aqua Playa Del Carmen
  • DHM Portugal
  • DZK Travel
  • DMO Guanacaste, Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Dubai Business Events
  • Dublin Convention Bureau
  • Dubrovnik Tourist Board - Convention Bureau
  • EICC (Edinburgh International Conference Centre)
  • Engadin Tourism
  • Europalco
  • Eurostars
  • Experience Gold Coast
  • Explore Edmonton
  • F.A. Travel
  • Fairmont Monte Carlo
  • Fairmont St. Andrews
  • Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun
  • French Convention Bureau (Atout France)
  • Geneva Tourism
  • GL Events
  • Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun
  • Grand Fiesta Americana Los Cabos
  • Green & Fortune Kings Place
  • Grimaldi Forum
  • Guinness Storehouse
  • H World
  • H10 Hotels - Ocean Signature Resorts
  • Hayfield Family Collection
  • Helsinki Partners
  • Hilton Geneva Hotel & Conference Centre
  • Hilton Hotels of Germany
  • Hilton Hotels of the Netherlands
  • Hilton Milan
  • Hilton Prague
  • Hilton Prague Old Town
  • Hilton Spain & Portugal
  • Hilton UK&I
  • Hilton Vienna
  • Hotel Alfonso XIII
  • Hotel Cascais Mirage Health and Spa
  • Hotel Emperador
  • Hotel Grand Hyatt Barcelona
  • Hotel Live Aqua Cancun
  • Hotel Live Aqua Punta Cana
  • Hotel Marriott Princesa Plaza
  • Hôtel Martinez Cannes
  • Hotel Moxy Barcelona
  • Hotel Okura Amsterdam
  • Hotel Palace Berlin
  • Hotel Puerta de America
  • Hotel Santos
  • Hotel Saratz/Kongress Pontresina
  • Hotel Tembo Barcelona
  • Hyatt Amsterdam & Andaz Amsterdam
  • Hyatt Regency Rome Central
  • Iberostar
  • ID Events Australia
  • IGS Collection
  • IHG Vienna
  • Illunion Hotel
  • Imagine More DMC
  • Imperial Riding School
  • InterContinental Barcelona
  • InterContinental Berlin
  • InterContinental Dominica Cabrits Resort and Spa
  • InterContinental Geneva
  • InterContinental London Park Lane
  • Israel
  • Iveagh Garden Hotel
  • IVI DMC
  • Japan National Tourism Organization
  • JW Marriott Berlin
  • JW Marriott Cannes
  • JW Marriott Dubai
  • JW Marriott Mexico City Polanco
  • Killarney Hotels Collection
  • Korea Tourism Organization
  • Kuonitumlare DMC
  • Kuonitumlare Spain
  • Le Meridien Lav Split
  • Le Meridien Nice
  • Le Meridien Paris Arc de Triomphe
  • Lisboa Convention Bureau
  • Lisbon Marriott
  • London Convention Bureau
  • London Marriott Canary Wharf
  • Lopesan
  • Lyrath Estate & Convention Center
  • Majestic Hotel Barcelona
  • Mallorca CVB
  • Manchester Convention Bureau
  • Manotel Hotel Group Geneva
  • Mar Hall Spa and Golf Resort
  • Margaritaville Hotels
  • Maritur
  • Marquis Reforma
  • Marriott Central London Cluster
  • Marriott Hotel/Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel and Conference Center
  • Marriott Hotels Peru
  • Marriott Milan
  • McLain Collective
  • Medellin Convention Bureau
  • Meet Devon South West England
  • Meet England
  • Melia Hotels London
  • Memorable DMC
  • Metropolitan Touring
  • MHL Collection
  • Millenium Hotels and Resorts
  • Minor Hotels
  • Mount Juliet Estate
  • Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions
  • Nice Côte d'Azur Convention Bureau
  • Nizuc
  • Norwegian Cruise Line
  • NY Marriott Marquis
  • Oasis Hotels and Resorts
  • O'Callagan Collection
  • Olissipo
  • Opal Collection
  • Orascom Hotels Management
  • Ovation Australia DMC
  • Palace Hotel
  • Palacio Estoril Hotel, Golf and Wellness
  • Palladium Hotel Group
  • Panama
  • Philippine Airlines
  • Philippines Department of Tourism
  • Porto Convention Bureau
  • Posadas
  • Prague Marriott Hotel
  • Precise Events International
  • Prince Hotels
  • Punta Cana Resort
  • Quinto Do Lago
  • Radisson Blu Royal Hotel
  • RAI Amsterdam
  • Rare Indigo
  • Reef Unlimited
  • Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel
  • Riviera Marriott Hotel La Porte de Monaco
  • Royal Caribbean
  • Russotti Gestioni Hotels
  • Salterra
  • Sana Hotels
  • Sands Singapore
  • Schloss Roxburghe and 7Pines Resorts
  • Scrub Island
  • Senator Meetings and Incentives
  • Sevilla CVB
  • Sharp Travel Service (Philippines) Inc.
  • Sheraton Grand London Park Lane
  • Silversea
  • SLS Costa Mujeres
  • Sokos Hotels
  • Square Convention Center
  • St. Ermin's Hotel
  • Sublime Hotels
  • Switzerland Convention and Incentive Bureau
  • Tailor Ball Events Solutions
  • Tenerife
  • The Bürgenstock Collection
  • The Caledonian Edinburgh
  • The Circle Convention Center
  • The Convention Centre Dublin
  • The K Club
  • The Leading Hotels of the World
  • The National Gallery
  • The Ned London
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna
  • Thompson & Hyatt Centric Madrid
  • Torre Melina, a Gran Melia Hotel
  • Tourism Australia
  • Tourism Ireland
  • Tourism Northern Ireland
  • Tourism Whistler
  • Transcend Cruises
  • Trump Turnberry
  • Tourism of Spain
  • UHM - United Hospitality Management
  • Vaova Travel
  • Vega DMC
  • Velas Resorts
  • Viajes Pacifico
  • Vienna Marriott Hotel
  • Visit Brussels
  • Visit Los Cabos
  • Visit Madeira
  • Visit Monaco
  • Visit Portugal
  • Visit Scotland
  • Vista DMC Greece
  • W Punta Cana
  • Wide DMC Portugal
  • World Forum The Hague
  • Wyndham Paris Pleyel
  • Xcaret
  • Zagreb Convention Bureau

CONTACT
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE OR:
Buyers Contact

Cindy Binder

Director of Buyer Development

[email protected]

Suppliers Contact

Shalise DeMott

Vice President, Sales

[email protected]

Event Logistics Contact

Angela Cox

Vice President, Events

[email protected]