More than 700 media and PR industry representatives attended TravMedia's third annual International Media Marketplace (IMM) USA, on Thursday, January 24, 2019, breaking new attendance levels for the global event program, now in its seventh year.
IMM USA connected 409 North American media with 303 PR representatives of 286 international travel brands in the River Pavilion, on the top floor of the Jacob K. Javits Center. Collectively they participated in 12,972 pre-scheduled, one-on-one appointments – plus 4.5 hours of open networking which took place across multiple catered events.
Our Premier Partner, Visit California, showcased more than 40 destinations, products and experiences in the 'Visit California Pavilion', more than 40 partners exhibited in the Destination Canada Pavilion, and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) continued their support of the IMM program with 21 CLIA Members joining a dedicated 'Cruise Capsule' within the event.
More than 700 guests at the sit-down lunch enjoyed a panel discussion on “Tourism Diversity,” chaired by George W. Stone, Editor in Chief of National Geographic Travel. A lively discussion ensued from panelists Norie Quintos (Editor at Large, Nat Geo Travel Media), Heather Greenwood Davis (Contributing Editor, National Geographic Traveler and Globe and Mail columnist), Glynn Pogue (Nat Geo Contributor) and Chris Heywood (Senior Vice President, Global Communications, NYC & Company).
Visit California also hosted the official cocktail reception for media and VIPs, showcasing California wines selected by the Wine Institute; Ryan Becker, Vice President of Communications for Visit California, offered welcoming remarks.
Nick Wayland, CEO and Founder of TravMedia, said, "The success of our third annual IMM USA 2019 event would not have been possible without the record media and industry in attendance, and the incredible support of Premier Partner, Visit California, as well as major pavilion partners Cruise Lines International Association and Destination Canada who combined brought over 100 exhibitors to this year's IMM.”
Media in attendance included top national travel editors, writers, broadcasters and editorially minded influencers from the following outlets: A&E; AAA Home and Away; AAA publications; AARP; ABC; Adventure Park Insider; AFAR; Agent@Home; Airbnb Magazine; Amazon; American Way; Architectural Digest; ASouthernGypsy.com; Backroad Planet; Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi; BBC Global News; BBC Travel; Better Homes & Gardens; BinduTrips.com; Bloomberg; Bobo & Chichi Media; Boston Globe; Brandy Y Productions Inc; Brides.com; British Airways' The Club; Budget Travel; Business Travel Executive magazine; Business Traveller; Buzzfeed; ByLanderSea.com; Canadian Geographic Magazine; Canadian Traveller; Carpe Diem OUR Way; CBS Interactive; CBS National Travel; CBS News; Centurion; Chez Connects; Chicago Tribune group of newspapers; Cleveland Plain Dealer; CNN Travel; CNN; Coastal Living; Coleman Concierge; Conde Nast Traveler; Consumer Queen;CraftBeer.com; Cruise & Travel Lifestyles Magazine; Cruise & Travel Report; Cruise Critic; Cruise Industry News; CruisinAltitude.com; Culture Magazin; CUNY TV; CurbFreeWithCoryLee.com; D'Elia Travel Productions; Dallas Morning News; Dangerous-Business.com; Darling Escapes; Delta Sky; Departures; DeSoto Magazine; DishOurTown.com; Distinctly Montana; Divergent Travelers; Drink Tea & Travel; Eater; Elite Traveler; Entrepreneur; ETN PUBLISHING; EuropeUpClose.com; Everett Potter's Travel Report; EverythingEverywhere.com; Explore; FamiliesGo!; Family Fun Canada; Family Travel Forum Inc.; Family Vacation Critic;FarFlungTravels.com; Fathom; Flight Safety Information; Flowing Stream Media; Fodor's; FollowMeAway.com; Food & Wine; Food Wine Travel; Food52; Forbes Life; Forbes; FOX; Frommer Media LLC; G Adventures;GettingOnTravel.com; GoNOLA; GoNomad.com; Hemispheres; HGTV; Hotel Addict; Hotel News Now; InStyle.com; JaxFax; Jrrny; Lake & Sumter Style Magazine; Lee Newspapers; Lonely Planet; Luxury Magazine; Men's Health; MoneyInc.com; Monocle; National Geographic Traveler; National Geographic; NationalGeographic.com; The New York Times; Next Avenue; NUVO Magazine; OhThePeopleYouMeet; Outside Magazine; Oyster.com; Paste; PBS; Philadelphia Sun Newspaper; PointsandTravel.com; Playboy; Post Media Group; POPSUGAR; Porthole Cruise Magazine; Private Clubs magazine; Refinery29; Roads & Kingdoms; Robb Report; RobbReport.com; Seattle Times; Sherman's Travel; Sher She Goes; Ski Area Management; Skift New Luxury; SmarterTravel; SpudHilton.com; Sunday Telegraph magazine; The History Channel; The Hollywood Reporter; The Points Guy; TheDailyMeal.com; The Globe and Mail; Thrillist; Time Out; TinabethTravels.com; Town & Country; Travel + Leisure; Travel Channel; Travel & Style Magazine; Travel Market Report; Travel Weekly; Travels with Darley; TravelPulse; Tribune Newspapers; TripSavvy.com; Trivago Magazine; Urban Guides Canada; USA TODAY 10Best; USA TODAY Travel Tips; USA TODAY; VacayNetwork.com; Vogue; The Washington Post; Where; Word of Mouth; World Bride; ytravelblog.com; Zoomer Magazine, among others.
Hotel Partner, Lotte New York Palace, hosted a VIP Cocktail reception the evening before IMM, with the Society of American Travel Writers Editors Council, Destination Canada and media in attendance.
The MOXY Times Square, conveniently located to the Jacob K. Javits Center, hosted a majority of the 80+ media flown in from across the U.S. and Canada under the IMM Hosted Media Program (IMMHMP).
Transport partners, Lyft and SuperShuttle New York, again supported transfer logistics for IMM Media and Exhibiting delegates.
Participating exhibitors at IMM USA 2019 included: AccorHotels; Alabama Tourism Department; AmaWaterways; Aurora Expeditions; Australian Wildlife Journeys; Banff & Lake Louise Tourism; Brand USA; Brightline; Brisbane Marketing; Buffalo Bill's Cody/Yellowstone Country; California Central Coast; Cannery Row Company; Carnival Cruise Line; Celestyal Cruises; Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority; Chickasaw Country; Choose Chicago; Churchill Wild; CityPASS; Costa Cruises, Cox & Kings, The Americas; Croatian National Tourist Office; Cruise Lines International Association; Crystal Cruises; Cunard; CzechTourism; Delaware Tourism Office; Delaware's Quaint Villages; Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi; Destination British Columbia; Destination Canada; Destination Cleveland; Destination Gettysburg; Destination Greater Victoria; Destination Irvine; Destination Madison; Destination New South Wales; Destination Nunavut; destination:Tiburon; Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau; Discover; Dominica Authority; Discover Durham; Discover Long Island; Discover Los Angeles; Discover The Palm; Beaches; Disney Cruise Line; Durham CVB; Düsseldorf Tourist Board; Edmonton Tourism; Experience Columbus; Experience Grand Rapids; Experience Kissimmee; Experience Olympia & Beyond; Experience Scottsdale; Explore Asheville; Fairmont Chateau Whistler; Fairmont Empress; Fairmont Hotels & Resorts -Eastern Region; Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Canada's Western Mountain Region; Fairmont Hotels, Pacific NorthWest; Fairmont Pacific Rim; Fairmont Waterfront; Florida Keys & Key West; G Adventures; Glacier Country Tourism; Grand American Adventures; Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni; Great Fishing Adventures of Australia - Tourism Australia; Great Golf Courses of Australia; Great Walks of Australia; Greater Palm Springs CVB; Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism; Hawks Cay Resort; Highgate Boston; Highway 1 Discovery Route; Historic Highlights of Germany; Historic Hotels of America; Holland America Line; Hornblower Niagara Cruises; Illinois Office of Tourism; Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada; iNSIDE EUROPE - Travel Better Together; Jekyll Island Club Resorts; Johnston County Visitors Bureau; JW Marriott Parq; Lafayette Cajun Country; Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association; Long Beach Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Lotte New York Palace; Louisiana Office of Tourism; Luxury Lodges of Australia; Macao Government Tourism Office; Madison Ave Business Improvement District; Maine Office of Tourism; Marriott International - Caribbean and Latin America; Mid-Missouri Travel Group; MSC Cruises; Mundo Cuervo; New Mexico Tourism Department; New Orleans & Company; New Orleans Plantation Country; New York State Tourism; Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism; Newport Beach & Company / Visit Newport Beach; Niagara Falls Tourism; Niagara Parks; Nita Lake Lodge; Nomad Planet; North Lake Tahoe; Norwegian Cruise Line; NYC & Company; One Ocean Expeditions; Opus Hotels Vancouver; Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory; Ottawa Tourism; Outer Banks Visitors Bureau; Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism; Parks Canada; Parq Vancouver; Pasadena CVB; Paso Robles; People Make Glasgow; PIER 39; Polish National Tourist Office; Princess Cruises; Protravel International; Québec Aboriginal Tourism; Quebec City Tourism; QuébecOriginal; REI Adventures; Rocky Mountaineer; Royal Caribbean International; Rwanda Tourism; Samoa Tourism Authority; San Diego Tourism Authority; San Francisco Travel Association; San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau; San Mateo County/ Silicon Valley CVB; Santa Barbara Wine Country; Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk; Santa Monica Travel & Tourism; Santa Rosa Convention & Visitors Bureau; SATW; Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours; Seabourn Cruise Line; SeaDream Yacht Club; Setouchi Tourism Authority; Silversea Cruises; Skunk Train in Mendocino; Small Luxury Hotels of the World; Sonoma County Tourism; Sonoma Valley; South Africa Tourism; South Australian Tourism Commission; St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches CVB; St. Ermin's Hotel; StayArlington; Switzerland Tourism; Tahiti Tourisme U.S.; TAP Air Portugal; Tauck River Cruising; Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite; The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel; The Children's Museum of Indianapolis & Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience; The Josie; The Presidio Trust; The Travel Corporation (TTC); The World Expeditions Travel Group; Tobu Railway; Tofino Resort + Marina; Tourism Australia; Tourism Australia - Discover Aboriginal Experiences; Tourism Calgary; Tourism Eastern Townships; Tourism New Brunswick; Tourism New Zealand; Tourism Northern Territory; Tourism Nova Scotia; Tourism Richmond; Tourism Saskatchewan; Tourism Saskatoon; Tourism Sault Ste. Marie; Tourism Sun Peaks; Tourism Tasmania; Tourism Thunder Bay; Tourism Toronto; Tourism Vancouver; Tourism Western Australia; Tourism Whistler; Tourism Winnipeg; Tourisme Montreal; Travel Alberta; Travel Costa Mesa; Travel Juneau; Travel Leaders Network; Travel Manitoba; Travel Portland; TravMedia; Tualatin Valley, Oregon; Tupelo CVB; U.S. Travel Association/IPW; Ultimate Winery Experiences of Australia; UnCruise Adventures; Under 30 Experiences; Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection; USA Luxury Shopping Consortium LLC; Virgin Voyages; Visit Albuquerque; Visit Anaheim; Visit Baltimore; Visit Berkeley; Visit Buena Park; Visit Buffalo Niagara; Visit California; Visit Central Florida; Visit Dana Point; Visit Denver; Visit Fairfield; Visit Florida ; Visit Franklin/Williamson County CVB; Visit Frederick; Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Destination Marketing; Visit Houston; Visit Indiana; Visit Jacksonville and the Beaches; Visit KC (Kansas City, MO); Visit Laguna Beach; Visit Loudoun; Visit Mesa; VISIT Milwaukee; Visit North Carolina; Visit Oklahoma City; Visit Orlando; Visit Panama City Beach; Visit Pensacola, Inc.; Visit Philadelphia; Visit Phoenix; Visit Portland [Maine]; Visit Raleigh; Visit Rochester; Visit Santa Barbara; Visit Santa Cruz County; Visit Santa Maria Valley; Visit Savannah; Visit Seattle; Visit SLO CAL; Visit South Walton; Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater; Visit Tampa Bay; Visit Temecula Valley; Visit Tri-Valley; Visit Tucson; Visit Victoria; visitBerlin; VisitBritain; VisitDallas; VisitScotland; Walk Japan; Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort; Washington DC Destination DC; West Hollywood Travel + Tourism Board; Whidbey and Camano Islands Tourism; Wickaninnish Inn; Wilmington and Beaches CVB; Windstar Cruises; Wine Institute (California Wine Country); Wyndham Destinations; Yosemite National Park - Tuolumne County.
TravMedia's IMM is the leading travel industry event to meet the media. Upcoming 2019 International Media Marketplace events include: IMM Australia in Sydney on February 22; IMM Germany in Berlin the day before ITB on March 5; the inaugural IMM Paris on March 12; IMM UK in London on March 25; IMM Brazil and the fourth annual IMM Asia in Singapore just prior to ITB Asia on October 15.
TravMedia provides travel news feeds in Australia, Asia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe (Germany/Switzerland/Austria), U.K., U.S.A, Middle East, New Zealand and South Africa. TravMedia also provides the online pressroom for the U. S. Travel Association's IPW trade show and the Society of American Travel Writers' annual convention, as well as digital tools for the promotion of Brand USA.
For more information and to register for IMM 2019 events visit www.travmedia.com/imm or email immusa@travmedia.com. To arrange an interview or additional information about IMM USA 2019, please contact Lauren Michôd, at Lauren.Michod@travmedia.com.
Registration for IMM USA 2020 will open March 1, 2019.
Website: www.travmedia.com
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