ABA’s Marketplace | The Group Tour & Travel Appointment Show
Busworld North America in partnership with Busworld | The Motorcoach, Equipment, Product and Services Expo
Though each show has been built to accomplish different business goals for different segments; the shows will share one registration system for your convenience.
ONLINE AND DOWNLOADABLE REGISTRATION
COMPANY REGISTRATION TYPES
Your registration type is determined by the primary category for your organization as well as your main reason for attending (buying vs. selling).
| Buyer vs. Seller vs. Special | Company Registration Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer | Bus Operator* | Motorcoach operators that perform a variety of transportation services such as charters, retail tours, scheduled service, package express and special operations |
| Buyer | Tour Operator** | Professional company that develops a tour product, and executes contracted services for groups of people but does not own coaches |
| Buyer | Transportation Representative | Transportation Specialists such as Transit Authority Representatives, Educational Institutions, School Bus Operators, Corporate Transportation Operators, Consultants, Engineers |
| Seller | DMO | Tour product supplier promoting a city, region, state, province, or country for tourism |
| Seller | Lodging | Tour product supplier to include individual lodging establishments, hotel management companies and national lodging chains |
| Seller | Attraction | Tour product supplier such as a historic/natural/man-made site or activity and to include museums, theme parks, casinos, shopping or entertainment venues, restaurants, rail/passengers vessels, etc. |
| Seller | Receptive Operator | Company that provides some or all components of a tour package for resale by a motorcoach/tour/wholesale operator |
| Seller | Charter Operator | Motorcoach company that provides equipment for hire |
| Seller | Associate | Supplier of products and services to the transportation industry, to include bus manufacturers, equipment companies, insurance carriers, etc. OR suppliers of group tour & travel goods and services. |
| Special | Allied Association | Employees of state, regional or national associations serving the motorcoach, transportation or group travel industry |
| Special | Government | Policy and Regulatory Makers from Federal and State Governments |
| Special | Media | Approved local, national, international and industry media members |
| Special | Speaker | Invited breakout session speakers |
** Tour Operators can attend as Buyers and Sellers. They can be Buyers and/or Receptive Operators depending on their business purpose in attending Marketplace.
DELEGATE EVENT ROLE
Each participant within a company registration type is assigned an event role that determines access. An individual can have multiple event roles if he/she is registered for more than one organization or company registration type.
| Participant Registration Event Role | Buyer vs. Seller vs. Special | Pricing | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tour and Travel Buyer Appointment-Taker | Buyer | $0 | Operators attend ABA’s Marketplace to meet with travel industry suppliers (Sellers) to create business relationships and plan future charters and tours. Buyer Appointment-Taker delegates are seated at individual booths for the entire week on the Business Floor and have appointments all day on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. There are 162 appointment slots available in the Buyer appointment schedule. |
| Tour and Travel Buyer Rotation | Buyer | $0 | Rotation delegates alternate the appointment responsibilities with the Appointment-taker. Buyers can send one rotation delegate for every Appointment-taker delegate registered. Rotation delegates have the same privileges as Appointment-taker delegates. |
| Allied Association Representative | Special | $0 | Employees of state, regional or national associations serving the motorcoach, transportation or group travel industry participating without business appointments. |
| VIP Representative | Special | $0 | Invited guests. |
| Board Representative | Special | $0 | Current and newly elected members of the ABA Board of Directors participating without business appointments. |
| Business Floor Seller Appointment-Taker | Seller | Early-Bird Member $1645 Early-Bird Non-Member $1945 Regular Member $1795 Regular Non-Member $2095 | Appointment-taker delegates make appointment requests, receive prescheduled appointments and conduct appointments at ABA’s Marketplace during their business session. Seller appointment-taker delegates do not have booths but walk the floor and move from Buyer to Buyer for their appointments. There are 54 appointment slots available in the Seller appointment schedule. The Seller session is based on the company’s primary segment. The number of appointment-takers is limited based on previous Marketplace’s operator requests. |
| Business Floor Seller Appointment-Sharing | Seller | Early-Bird Member $1645 Early-Bird Non-Member $1945 Regular Member $1795 Regular Non-Member $2095 | A registered Travel Industry Seller who is not eligible for prescheduled appointments due to appointment-taker registration limitations. Appointment-sharing delegates may participate in all activities, seminars and events of ABA’s Marketplace. Business Floor delegates have access to the Marketplace Business Floor area to meet with available operators and/or attend appointments with their company’s Appointment-taker delegate. Appointment-sharing delegates are not eligible for their own prescheduled or manually scheduled appointments. |
| Marketplace Associate Representative | Seller | $895 | Supplier of goods and services to the group travel and travel industry. |
| Sponsor Booth Representative/Entertainer | Seller | Per Day $350 Per Week (Limit 1) $895 Meal Sponsors for Day of Meal $0 | Current contracted Marketplace sponsor booth assistants or meal sponsor entertainers at the contributor level or higher. |
| Guest | Special | $700 | Attending for social and meal functions only (i.e. spouses, family members). Guests may not be employed by ABA member companies or plan to conduct business. |
| Busworld Transportation Attendee | Buyer | $0 | Transportation Specialists such as Bus Operators, Transit Authorities Representatives, Educational Institutions, School Bus Operators, Corporate Transportation Operators, Consultants, Engineers interested in transportation products and services and/or education and industry meetings. |
| Busworld Supplier Attendee | Seller | $0 | Supplier of goods and services to the transportation industry with or without purchased exhibit booth on the Busworld North America Floor. |
| Government Representative | Special | $0 | Policy and Regulatory Makers from Federal and State Governments. |
| Media | Special | $0 | Approved local, national, international and industry media members. |
| Speaker | Special | $0 | Invited breakout session speakers. |
Registration Access
