Here's the conference agenda!
(All events will take place at the Iberostar Rose Hall complex - and meals are on your own - unless noted otherwise. This schedule is subject to change without notice.)
We have special Iberostar rates for advisors arriving early from Friday night, Sept. 18, through Sunday night, Sept. 20. Please contact [email protected] for more details.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 |
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8 am to 5 pm |
(Optional) Full-day site inspection tour of Montego Bay resorts offered by Classic Vacations (preregistration required once you've signed up for the conference) |
8 am to 5 pm |
(Optional) Full-day training workshop for advisors - the topic will be announced in February (preregistration required once you've signed up for the conference) |
9 am to 5 pm |
High Volume Members Special Interest Group Retreat (off site) |
12 noon to 7 pm |
Conference registration desk and name badge pickup [Blue Moon Music & Sports Bar] |
3 pm to 7 pm |
"The Best of Jamaica" Showcase featuring locally based vendors [Blue Moon Music & Sports Bar] |
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 |
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7 am to 8 am |
Breakfast (on your own or matched with a supplier/tourism office representative) |
7 am to 8 am |
Name badge pickup [Black River Theater foyer] |
8 am to 12 noon |
Opening general session [Black River Theater] |
"The Best Advice From Million-Dollar Romance Travel Specialists" (panel) |
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"Become the CEO of Your Romance Travel Business: Concentrate, Automate, Delegate, or Delete Everything" with Heidi Thompson (Founder, Evolve Your Wedding Business) |
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"Master Your Online Marketing (Level 1)" with travel marketing technologist Kha Ly |
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12 noon to 1.30 pm |
Lunch (on your own or matched with a supplier/tourism office representative) |
1.30 pm to 5.45 pm |
Supplier/tourism office networking appointments [Convention Center Ballroom] |
6.30 pm to 7.30 pm |
Welcome reception |
7.30 pm |
Dinner (on your own or matched with a supplier/tourism office representative) |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 |
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7 am to 8 am |
Breakfast (on your own or matched with a supplier/tourism office representative) |
8 am to 12 noon |
Supplier/tourism office networking appointments [Convention Center Ballroom] |
12 noon to 1.30 pm |
Lunch (on your own or matched with a supplier/tourism office representative) |
1.45 pm to 5.45 pm |
Guided roundtables (30-minute sessions with your choice of different marketing and management topics led by Heidi Thompson and experienced DWHSA members) [Black River Theater] |
6.30 pm |
Dinner (on your own or matched with a supplier/tourism office representative) |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 |
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7 am to 8 am |
Breakfast (on your own) |
8 am to 5 pm |
Full-day workshops (your choice of the following options) |
"Turbocharge Your Romance Travel Business" (including a half day of training on online marketing with Kha Ly) [Montego Bay Meeting Room] |
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"Romance Travel Boot Camp" for newer romance travel specialists [Ocho Rios Meeting Room] |
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"Mastering Destination Weddings" for advisors who specialize in wedding travel [Negril Meeting Room] |
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7 pm |
Farewell dinner (hosted by Iberostar on the beach) |
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 |
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Main departures day |
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8 am to 5 pm |
(Optional) Full-day site inspection tour of Montego Bay resorts offered by Classic Vacations (preregistration required once you've signed up for the conference) |
8 am to 5 pm |
(Optional) Full-day training workshop for advisors - the topic will be announced in February (preregistration required once you've signed up for the conference) |
We have special Iberostar rates for advisors staying later from Friday night, Sept. 25, through Sunday night, Sept. 27. Please contact [email protected] for more details.