Buyers rave - this is the most efficient, most valuable time you can spend OOO.
Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (GMITE) is the perfect event for high-volume meeting planners and incentive buyers looking to maximize their time out of the office via two days of focused meetings with leading global travel suppliers, exciting networking activities and receptions, valuable education, and fabulous meals, all while making lasting relationships with industry colleagues and suppliers.
The application process is open to qualified, high-volume, US and Canada-based MICE buyers only. Applications will be reviewed via a comprehensive screening process by our buyer relations committee. Buyer positions do fill up fast so you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.
Approved fully hosted buyers receive complimentary:
- Roundtrip airfare
- 3 nights' accommodation at the Chateau Elan Winery & Resort
- All event meals, snacks and beverages
- Airport-hotel transfers
- Education program co-located with luxury travel agency owners/managers
- And more!
Event now closed for 2025 applications. If you are interested in attending in 2026, please contact Andrea Hutchinson via [email protected].
84% of buyers expect to book business with a supplier they met at GMITE within a year.
-2025 post-event survey
Unparalleled Networking & Personal Growth Opportunities
Includes multiple receptions, activities and an expanded education program exploring the greater landscape of hospitality and travel.
2025 Supplier List:
Antigua & Barbuda
Atlantis Paradise Island
Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts
Bermuda Tourism Authority
Blue Diamond Hotels and Resorts
Blueprint Worldwide
Chateau Elan Winery & Resort
Destination MCO
Discovery Hotel Management dba DHML Lisboa, S.A
FBD Hotels & Resorts
Gila River Resorts & Casinos
GO Quito Hotel/GO Galapagos Expeditions
Great Events, LDA
Halekulani and Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani
JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
Limo Corp Worldwide
Losinj Hotels & Villas/Jadranka Hotels Doo
Margaritaville at Sea
Moloney & Kelly DMC
Naples Marco Island Everglades CVD
Oasis Hotels & Resorts
Ocean Properties
Oil Nut Bay
Palladium Hotel Group
Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Premiere Transportation
San Diego Tourism Authority
Sea Cloud Cruises
Snowbird
South Walton
Stackable Sensations
Star Clippers Americas
The Mob Museum
The Wilson Hotel
Tourist Office of Spain
Travel Twitch DMC
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism
Visit Florida Keys & Key West Tourism
Visit Jackson Hole
Visit Park City
Visit Portugal
Visit St Pete-Clearwater (Pinellas County)
Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort
Westin Resort & Spa Puerto Vallarta
Marriott Resort Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa
World Equestrian Center