The IMEX America Hosted Buyer Program

Every day at IMEX America will be well spent. Full of appointments, doing deals, learning, networking and profiting. It will be your busiest time of the year. And also your most rewarding. Come to IMEX America as our specially invited guest and you will join a select group of top buyers from across the globe.

Why attend?

Once qualified, IMEX America will organize your itinerary including your travel to the show and accommodations in Las Vegas.

How to Become a Hosted Buyer

Working with a network of selected intermediaries, key buyers are invited to apply to attend as part of an intermediary's hosted buyer group.

To qualify as hosted buyers, buyers must be responsible for planning, organizing, recommending or making financial decisions for any of these events outside their home country:

corporate meetings and hospitality, incentive travel programs, association meetings, conferences, seminars, exhibitions, roadshows, product launches, promotional events, training programs

• US buyers should place business internationally (outside North America, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean), as well as domestically
• International buyers (from Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa) should have a special interest in placing business within North America

• Roundtrip coach class airfare from selected destinations to Las Vegas
• 5 star accommodations in a central Las Vegas hotel
• Ground transfers
• Hosted buyer lounge access
• Dedicated IMEX America support team before and during the show
• Outstanding educational opportunities including the MPI MeetDifferent Education & Innovation Day and PCMA International Summit
• Unrivalled networking and social events
• Easy to use Online Diary system

Association hosted buyers also have the opportunity to attend the IMEX America Association Day and Evening, presented by ASAE and ICCA.

See full details on obtaining a visa for the US here.