Produced by Travel Relations LLC, owners of taCONNECT, and Insider Travel Report (ITR), our Themed Virtual RoadShows are four consecutive daily events, Monday - Thursday, for three hours per day. The theme panel sessions do not change, only the attendees and Exhibitor “Pitch” & collateral material.
Each day draws travel advisor attendance, targeted by four geographical markets/time zones (Monday-MT/PT, Tuesday-ET, Wednesday-CT, Thursday-ET "Canada Day") and sales specialty (see themes below). The benefit is a more focused dialog based on the travel advisor’s physical location and sales specialty. Exhibitors can change out booth documents and staff as needed per day.
We are limiting each RoadShow to ONLY 30 partners, creating high engagement and meaningful meetings.
We showcase travel advisor specialists that are 100% guaranteed NEW leads and match them up for 1:1 pre-qualified meetings.
LEADS: Exhibitors receive detailed contact data of ALL ATTENDED attendees and engagement analytics.
2026 THEMES
February 2 - 5, 2026
ADVENTURE & EXPEDITION TRAVEL
TRADE TARGET AUDIENCE:
ADVENTURE/EXPEDITION SPECIALISTS - 13,137
representing $7.9 Billion in personal sales.
March 23 - 26, 2026
DESTINATION WEDDINGS & HONEYMOONS
TRADE TARGET AUDIENCE:
DESTINATION WEDDING & HONEYMOON SPECIALISTS - 26,564
representing $14.1 Billion in personal sales.
May 11 - 14, 2026
LUXURY TRAVEL
TRADE TARGET AUDIENCE:
LUXURY SPECIALISTS - 25,739
representing $20.4 Billion in personal sales
August 3 - 6, 2026
CRUISE VACATIONS
TRADE TARGET AUDIENCE:
CRUISE OCEAN AND RIVER SPECIALISTS - 72,296
representing $36.9 Billion in personal sales.
November 9 - 12, 2026
FAMILY VACATIONS
TRADE TARGET AUDIENCE:
FAMILY / MULTI-GENERATIONAL SPECIALISTS - 49,977
representing $24.8 Billion in personal sales.
By listening to the industry’s feedback on past virtual event experiences,
we've developed a virtual event platform like no other.
INVEST IN INNOVATION
What makes our virtual events unique among all others in the past are:
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Hyper-targeted specialist marketing to bring in ONLY the “best-of-the-best” QUALIFIED attendees that match the events theme.
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SmartMatch 1:1 appointment technology to deliver guaranteed NEW leads for exhibitors and more meaningful meetings.
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Direct data-connection to a back-end database management (taCONNECT CRM) system for turnkey data-collection and immediate email follow-up.
SmartMatch Technology
SmartMatch is taCONNECT’s proprietary appointment-based technology that can identify an attendee that is not in the exhibitors travel advisor database, but who meets all the exhibitors targeted specialty interests. SmartMatch recommends the travel advisors to schedule visits or meetings at an exhibitors booth. SmartMatch also works for the Exhibitor’s booth staff, who will also see travel advisors that they should meet with as well. All meetings are NEW leads and are given to the exhibitors with very rich specializations and travel interest data. This is 100% ROI!
ROADSHOW INCLUDES
Themed Sessions: There will be 6-8 themed panel sessions featuring 4-5 panelists each.
Trade Show:
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Up to 30 Partner Exhibitor Booths.
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Themed RoadShows are 4 days in a row, targeted by four geographical markets/time zones (Monday-MT/PT, Tuesday-ET, Wednesday-CT, Thursday-ET "Canada Day"), 12pm - 3pm local time.
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Engaging Content: Personalized Booth Set-up with Banners & Logos, Videos, Handouts, Press Releases, Brochures, Social Media.
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Exhibitor Contacts can have 1:1 Meetings via CHAT or VIDEO and even set Scheduled Meetings (15-minutes) from 12pm - 6pm.
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SmartMatch: Based on the attendees sales specialties, they are “Matched” to various Exhibitors for a recommended 1:1 Meeting. Exhibitors can use SmartMatch as well to request meetings.
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LEADS: Exhibitor receives detailed contact data of ALL ATTENDED attendees.
On-demand access after the live event is for 30 days (listing of Exhibitors with content and contacts, recorded webinars).
Support:
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Production & Management, Hosting, Dedicated Support
Data Protected
Safe & Secure
Dedicated Support