14 Sep 2017
TravMedia's highly anticipated International Media Marketplace “IMM NYC 2018” program, will take over the impressive all-glass River Pavilion, on the top floor of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, when it returns to New York, on January 25, 2018.
“Due to the overwhelming success of our inaugural U.S. event, we have moved to New York's largest special event space, which will allow us to host even more media, as well as a sit-down lunch for 500 IMM delegates.” TravMedia's CEO & Founder, Nick Wayland said.
“For our first ever IMM Advisory Board we have assembled an all-star group of twenty industry heavy-hitters, including editors, Media, and PR Industry Professionals, to help us build upon last year's program,” he added.
Last year's sell-out event, also held the day before the New York Times Travel Show, connected 245 American and Canadian media with 165 PR representatives from 112 travel brands. Collectively they participated in 3,250 pre-scheduled, one-on-one appointments – in addition to more networking opportunities across multiple catered events.
50 top-flight national travel editors were flown in from across North America to join a well-curated list of 150-plus regional media who each conducted 24 fifteen-minute one-on-one meetings throughout the single-day event. Among those in attendance and set to return in 2018; Spud Hilton (Travel Editor at the San Francisco Chronicle), the entire editorial team of National Geographic Traveler, Jennifer Bain (Travel Editor of the Toronto Star), Jim Byers (Courier Mail) and Nancy Trejos (Travel/Hotels Reporter at USA Today), to name drop a few.
Media in attendance at IMM 2017 included top national travel editors, writers, broadcasters and editorially minded digital influencers from the following outlets: About.com; AFAR; Associated Press; Bon Appetit; Chicago Tribune; CNN; Coast Magazine; Condé Nast Traveler; Cruise & Travel Report; Cruise Critic; Everett Potter's Travel Report; Epicure & Culture; eTurboNews.com; Family Travel Association; Family Vacation Critic; Hi Class Living; Fodor's Travel; Forbes.com; Google; Globe Guide; Johnny Jet; L.A. Times; LeeAbbamonte.com; Lonely Planet; Metro; ManAboutWorld; My Passion Media; National Geographic Travel; National PBS Series; New York Post; NYTWA; OhThePeopleYouMeet; Orbitz; Parents Magazine; Philadelphia Inquirer; Postmedia Network; Resident Magazine; Samantha Brown Media; San Francisco Chronicle; SELF Magazine; ShermansCruise.com; SmarterTravel; The New York Times; Toronto Star; Travalliance Media; TravelAge West; Travel + Leisure; Travel With Kids TV; USA Today; Vacation Agent; Vancouver Sun; Westways Magazine and Zoomer Magazine, among others.
TravMedia's International Media Marketplace program has become the leading travel industry event to meet the media. Upcoming IMM events include: IMM Asia in Singapore, just prior to ITB Asia on October 24, 2017; IMM NYC 2018 on January 25, 2018; IMM Australia in Sydney on February 23, 2018; IMM Germany in Berlin the day before ITB on March 6, 2018; followed by the inaugural IMM France, in Paris on Friday, March 9, 2018, IMM UK in London on March 12; and the inaugural IMM Brazil in São Paulo, on April 2, 2018 just prior to WTM Latin America.
Participating exhibitors at IMM USA 2017 included 22 cruise companies, 26 hotels, 30 CVBs and state tourism boards, 15 international destinations, and 19 tour operators, attractions, and experiences. AccorHotels, Alcatraz Cruises, Allianz Global Assistance USA, AmaWaterways, American Cruise Lines/Pearl Seas Cruises, Arizona Office of Tourism, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, Brightline, Carnival Cruise Line, Celestyal Cruises, Choose Chicago, CityPASS, Coral Expeditions, Costa Rica Tourism Board, Croatian National Tourist Board, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Destination British Columbia, Destination Canada, Destination Gettysburg, Destination New South Wales, Discover The Palm Beaches, Disney Cruise Line, Experience Kissimmee, Experience Scottsdale, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts - Eastern Region, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Canada's Western Mountain Region, Fairmont Hotels, PNW, Finger Lakes Regional Tourism Council, Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau, German National Tourist Office, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau, Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism, Haunted History Trail of New York State, Hilton, Holland America Line, HomeAway, InterContinental New York Barclay, International Expeditions, IPW/U.S. Travel Association, Lafayette Cajun Country, Langham Hospitality Group, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Latin Trails / Galapagos Journey Fleet, Leipzig - Saxony, Macao Government Tourism Office, Maine Windjammer Association, Mall of America, Margaritaville, Marketing Manchester, MSC Cruises, Munich Tourist Office, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, New Mexico Tourism Department, New Orleans Convention & Visitor's Bureau, Norwegian Cruise Line, NYC & Company, Paul Gauguin Cruises, Polish National Tourist Office, Ponant, Princess Cruises, Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, San Francisco Travel, Seabourn Cruise Line, SeaDream Yacht Club, SHOP * DINE * PLAY * USA, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, South Australian Tourism Commission, St Ermin's Hotel, St James's Park, London, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors & Convention Bureau, StayArlington, Tahiti Tourisme U.S., Tauck River Cruising, The Empire State Building Experience, The Roman Guy - Italy Tours & Vacations, The Travel Corporation, Tourism and Events Queensland, Tourism Australia, Tourism Northern Territory, Australia, Tourism Victoria, Tourism Western Australia, Tourism Whistler, Travelzoo, Tualatin Valley, Oregon, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, USA Luxury Shopping Consortium LLC, Visit Baltimore, Visit Clearwater Florida, VISIT DENVER, VISIT FLORIDA, Visit Franklin TN, Visit Indiana, Visit Maine, VISIT MESA, Visit Myrtle Beach, Visit Orlando, Visit Phoenix, Visit Rochester, Visit South Walton, Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Visit Syracuse/Destiny USA, Visit Tampa Bay, Visit Victoria, Visit West Hollywood, VisitBritain, VisitScotland, Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia, Windstar Cruises, Yosemite Gold Country - Tuolumne County.
For more information and to register for IMM NYC 2018 visit www.travmedia.com/immusa or email immusa@travmedia.com
To arrange an interview or additional information, please contact Lauren Michôd, Vice President Communications & International Relations via email: Lauren.Michod@travmedia.com.
For Sponsorship inquiries, please contact Dominika Dryjski, Vice President, Global Development and Operations via email: dominika.dryjski@travmedia.com
About TravMedia
TravMedia is the travel industry's global media network and the world's largest online news portal for travel media and travel industry professionals. TravMedia provides a social network for business that unites more than 25,000 registered journalists and 15,000 travel professionals globally. Established in 1999, the company provides travel news feeds in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, China, U.K., USA, Canada, Europe (Germany/Switzerland/Australia), Middle East, South Africa, and Brazil. TravMedia powers the online press room for the U. S. Travel Association's IPW trade show and the Society of American Travel Writers' annual convention, as well as digital tools for the promotion of Brand USA.
About IMM
Since the inaugural IMM UK and IMM Australia events in 2013, the International Media Marketplace (IMM) program has played host to over 2,500 international media and 1,425 exhibiting companies. Now expanded into more than seven countries, IMM is held in New York, Sydney, Berlin, Paris, London, Sao Paulo and Singapore.
To date, the event has facilitated over 50,000 one-on-one appointments between media and international travel and tourism brands across 15 global events.
For more information and to register for IMM events visit www.travmedia.com/imm or email imm@travmedia.com.
(In alphabetical order)
Leroy Bridges, Director of Media & Interactive, Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Jim Byers, Travel Writer, Freelance
Jessica Christopherson, Director of Marketing & Film Commissioner, Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau
Lisa Cole, Director of Communications, SEHilton
Jesse Davis, Director, PR & Communications, Visit Denver
Julie Earle-Levine, PR Manager, Tourism Australia
Paul Gauger, Executive Vice President, The Americas, Visit Britain
Chris Heywood, SVP Global Communications, NYC & Company
Marcus Hibdon, Travel Portland PR Manager, Travel Portland
Spud Hilton, Travel Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
Johnny Jet, Editor-In-Chief, JohnnyJet.com
Arnelle Kendall, Vice President of Public Relations, The Travel Corporation (TTC),
Angela Moore, Regional Director, Public Relations, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Canada's Western Mountain Region
Morgan Painvin, Vice President, Quinn & Co.
Scott Peacock, Director of Public Relations, Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau
Cathy Reynolds, Manager, Media Relations and Lead Manager, IPW Press Operations, U.S. Travel Association
Nancy Trejos, Travel/Hotels Reporter at USA Today
Deborah Wakefield, Vice President of Communications & Public Relations, CityPASS
Susan Wilson, Marketing Communications Consultant, Yosemite/Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau
Heather Wyatt, Communications Director, National Geographic Traveler
