Our third consecutive IMEX and it outdoes itself each year. Held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, there’s thousands of event agencies and staff, meeting professionals, hotels, resorts, event tech firms, DMCs, you name it and they’re likely at IMEX.
It creates a high energy atmosphere as there are swells of people venturing from one side of the convention center to the other with others criss crossing or running to make a meeting. What is most impressive are the trade booths for the convention and tourism vistor bureaus, as the cities, states, or countries will create these massive structures that immediately attract attention.
How was it for us this year? Productive, fun, exhausting. We met some wonderful people, especially the Nashville and Indianapolis representatives, reconnected with our Visit Phoenix and Experience Scottsdale colleagues, met fellow members from Meet Boston, as well as some cool tech offerings by Cvent. By the end of each day, you needed a nap, only to get ready for what was happening at night because as you know, Vegas doesn’t sleep.
As we continue to expand our corporate hospitality, client engagement, and hotel guest experience offerings, we're excited to share that a new partnership is on the horizon heading into 2027. More to come on how this collaboration will strengthen our ability to support our hotel clients, DMC partners, and the guests they serve!
A big thank you to the IMEX team, the staff at Mandalay Bay Convention Center, our hosts at ARIA and everyone we had the pleasure of meeting.
And of course, Metallica for closing out the week on a high note!
