Business+Appointments

International and domestic buyers and sellers will come together to represent their organizations and do business that will generate up to 3.5 billion dollars in future Visit USA Travel.
 * __Business Appointments__**

International Pow Wow Orientation Session Market Update Educational Session Business Appointments Open Networking Time Businness Appointments Business Appointments
 * Sunday May 17th- **
 * Monday May 18th- **
 * Tuesday May 19th- **
 * Wednesday May 20th- **

[|Appointment Scheduling]-computer - generated scheduling
 * For Domestic and International Buyers**
 * Use PowWowOnline.com to schedule appointments with whom you wish to meet at the International Pow Wow
 * Make sure you know who you are contacting and ask them to select to meet with you under the domestic buyer appointment option
 * Mutal requests between the buyer and supplier will have the highest priority.
 * Your registration will not be considered valid unless you have a minimum of 30 appointment requests
 * You must agree to keep your pre-scheduled appointments to show your committment to the International Pow Wow
 * Attendance will be denied to domestic buyers who have consistantly canceled or did not show up to their appointments
 * For U.S Suppliers**

Open Appointment Scheduling Session on Monday May 18th from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. provides buyers the opportunity to visit U.S. Suppliers in their booths to schedule appointments. There will also be an Open Appointment Session on Tuesday May 19th from 8:30 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. U.S. Suppliers are encouraged to be in their booths to meet and or schedule appointments with buyers who may have open time slots.
 * Appointment Scheduling Sessions**

**Open Networking Time** - New This Year! Open Networking Time on Monday from 1:45 p.m. to 2:10 p.m., Tuesday from 1:35 p.m. to 2:05 p.m., and Wednesday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. provides attendees with extra time to network.


 * Extra Appointment Options **

The Extra Appointments Option is designed for exhibiting organizations who do not feel that the 44 appointment time slots per booth are sufficient in meeting the demand from buyers to meet with them. If your organization has received fully booked schedules in the past and is able to handle additional pre-scheduled appointments, the Extra Appointments Option may be useful for you. If you request extra appointment scheduling during the computerized appointment scheduling process, you will get an additional 20 appointments available to be scheduled, making a total of 64 appointments.
 * Extra Appointments **


 * __ Extra Appointments Option __ ||
 * ||  || **TIA Board Level Members** || **Non-Members** ||
 * Single Booth || $225 || $225 || $275 ||
 * Double Booth || $450 || $450 || $500 ||
 * Triple Booth || $675 || $675 || $725 ||

**The fee is non-refundable after the computerized appointment scheduling process has taken place.**


 * Domestic Buyer Appointments Option -** U.S. Suppliers will have the opportunity to meet with qualified domestic wholesale buyers, online travel organizations and buyer representatives from exhibiting receptive tour operators.


 * Multiple Booth Scheduling Option -** This option was developed to make scheduling appointments more efficient for U.S. suppliers with multiple adjacent booths that combine their appointment schedules. Each organization must submit a list of organizations you consider to be in your scheduling group during the appointment scheduling process. Each organization included on your list must also submit the form as confirmation of their agreement to be included. [|Multiple Booth Scheduling Option Form]


 * Press Appointments Option -** More than 250 International Journalists from 40 countries will attend International Pow Wow this year. This option allows your organization to have the opportunity to schedule appointments with them.


 * Visit USA Committee Appointments Option -** This extra appointment option gives you the chance to meet and share information with Visit USA Committee Chairs from all over the world. Do not miss this opportunity!