IMEX America

13 - 15 October 2026
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
South Las Vegas Boulevard
United States - Las Vegas, NV 89119

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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:

• Corporate meeting planners, event-design agencies and incentive-travel buyers

• Destination marketing organisations, hotel and resort sales teams, convention-bureaux representatives

• Event-technology vendors, content-producers, production companies and supply-chain specialists

• 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:

• A high-density venue to source new business-event leads, meeting-volume suppliers and strategic partnerships.

• A platform to network with industry decision-makers and peers across the meetings and events value chain.

• Insight into emerging trends in event-design, technology, sustainability, traveller-behaviour and venue-strategy.

• An opportunity to showcase services or venues to a global buying community in the events industry and raise profile in the business-events segment.

Regent Exhibitions Ltd
www.imexexhibitions.com
The Agora | 1st Floor | Ellen Street
Hove | East Sussex, BN3 3LN
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1273 227311