IMEX America
Oct 13 - 15, 2026
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Las Vegas, United States
IMEX America is North America's largest annual trade show for the global meetings, events, and incentive-travel industry. It brings together thousands of buyers and suppliers from across the world in one focused location where business, education and networking converge.
What makes IMEX America special
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Comprehensive industry gathering: Exhibitors include destinations, venues, hotels, cruise lines, airlines, event-technology providers, agencies and more - offering a "walk through the world" of business events under one roof.
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Strong business focus: The show is structured to enable meetings and real business development, with sophisticated scheduling platforms and hosted-buyer programmes that maximise the quality of appointments.
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Outstanding education & inspiration: Over a hundred specialist sessions, workshops and keynotes are offered, including a dedicated pre-show "Smart Monday" education day for serious professional development.
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Vibrant networking & experience: Beyond formal meetings, the event hosts receptions, experiential activations, industry awards and social gatherings - all designed to build relationships across the events ecosystem.
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High-visibility venue & global reach: Held in Las Vegas, the venue adds showcase appeal while drawing delegates from dozens of countries across all segments of the business-events industry.
Who attends
Typical attendees include:
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Corporate meeting planners, event-design agencies and incentive-travel buyers
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Destination marketing organisations, hotel and resort sales teams, convention-bureaux representatives
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Event-technology vendors, content-producers, production companies and supply-chain specialists
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Associations, conference organisers, trade-show managers and professional-development networks
Benefits for hospitality, events and travel professionals
For those working in hospitality, travel and events, IMEX America offers:
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A high-density venue to source new business-event leads, meeting-volume suppliers and strategic partnerships.
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A platform to network with industry decision-makers and peers across the meetings and events value chain.
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Insight into emerging trends in event-design, technology, sustainability, traveller-behaviour and venue-strategy.
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An opportunity to showcase services or venues to a global buying community in the events industry and raise profile in the business-events segment.