Marketplace is the home of the best motorcoach, travel and tour events. See what we have lined up below. You can sort and search events as needed. The schedule below reflects the sessions and events included with Marketplace registration with the exception of the ABA Foundation Afterglow.
All pre-Marketplace times below are listed as Eastern Time Zone. All onsite Marketplace times below are listed as local time.
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Marketplace Housing Opens
Tuesday / May 1312:00 PM — 12:00 PMwww.buses.org/marketplace
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Registration Opens/Passport Opens
FAM/Sightseeing Tours to Open this Summer.
Tuesday / May 1312:00 PM — 12:00 PMwww.buses.org/marketplace
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Early-Bird Registration Rate Ends
Saturday / September 611:59 PM — 11:59 PMwww.buses.org/marketplace
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Research Databases Open
Tuesday / September 912:00 PM — 12:00 PMMarketplace Passport
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Appointment Requests Open
Tuesday / September 2312:00 PM — 12:00 PMMarketplace Passport
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Appointment Requests Due
Tuesday / December 211:59 PM — 11:59 PMMarketplace Passport
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Appointment Schedules Available
Friday / December 1212:00 PM — 12:00 PMMarketplace Passport
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Loading Docks/Coach Move-In
Wednesday / January 708:00 AM — 08:00 AMReno-Sparks Convention Center
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Trailways Welcome Reception
Separate Trailways Registration Required
- 5:00 PM Welcome Reception! (Treasures at The Atlantis)
- Registration and Badge Pick-Up Onsite!
- Wednesday Evening is Dinner On Your Own after Welcome Reception!
Wednesday / January 705:00 PM — 05:00 PMAtlantis
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Trailways All-Day Meeting
Separate Trailways Registration Required
- 7:00 AM Registration in the Reno-Sparks Convention Center
- 8:00 AM Opening Session & Breakfast (C1 & C2) – Breakfast Sponsored by Lancer Insurance & Acrisure Introductions and Recognitions of Partners & Sponsors – Robert Brisman, Chair
- 8:30 AM Keynote Speaker, Author, Steve Gilliland “Leaving Your Mark”
- 9:30 AM Break – Sponsored by Bridgestone Americas & Busbud
- 9:30 AM Stockholder Roll Call and Annual Membership Meeting. Stockholders Only (D3)
- 9:30 AM Vendor set-up (C3)
- 10:15 AM Preferred Partner Presentations to Stockholders (D3)
- 10:45 AM Vendor Show (C3)
- 12:30 PM Spirit Award Luncheon – (C1 & C2) Sponsored by Prevost
- 2:00 PM Break and Vendor Show Continued (C3) Break Sponsored by Bridgestone Americas & Busbud
- 2:10 PM Stockholder and Vendor Group Photo at the Vendor Show! (Wear Red!)
- 3:00 PM Trailways Ticketing & Marketing LLC Update – Alex Berardi & Tabor Wells (C1 & C2)
- 3:30 PM Charter Platform User Session – Louis Bookoff and Brady Perry (C1 & C2)
- 4:45 PM Thursday Meetings Adjourn
- 6:00 PM Costume Party! (Paradise Terrace; The Atlantis)
Thursday / January 807:00 AM — 06:00 PMRSCC
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NBTA Breakfast
NBTA Operators Only
Thursday / January 808:00 AM — 09:00 AMRoom A 7
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Registration Open
Thursday / January 808:00 AM — 06:00 PMRegistration Lobby
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NBTA Meeting
NBTA Operators Only
Thursday / January 809:00 AM — 12:00 PMRoom A 10-11
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NBTA Lunch
NBTA Operators Only
Thursday / January 812:00 PM — 01:00 PMRoom A 7
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NBTA Meeting
NBTA Operators Only
Thursday / January 801:00 PM — 05:00 PMRoom A 10-11
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Exhibitor/Sponsor Move-In
Friday / January 908:00 AM — 06:00 PMExhibit Halls 1 - 2
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NBTA Breakfast
Sponsored by Wanderu, Inc.
NBTA Members Only
Friday / January 908:00 AM — 09:00 AMRoom A 7
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Registration Open
Friday / January 908:00 AM — 06:00 PMExhibit Halls 1 - 2
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Sightseeing Ticket Pick-Up Open
Sponsored by Visit Reno Tahoe, Reno-Tahoe Territory and Travel Nevada
Friday / January 908:00 AM — 06:00 PMRegistration Lobby
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Trailways Half-Day Meeting
Separate Trailways Registration Required
- 8:00 AM Breakfast (C1 & C2)
- 8:15 AM National Association Updates Fred Ferguson, ABA & Scott Michael, UMA (C1 & C2)
- 9:15 AM Combating Human Trafficking: How the Bus Industry is Making a Difference Lexi Higgins, TAT (C1 & C2)
- 10:00 AM Best Practice Roundtable for Operators (C1 & C2) – Suzanne Thornburg, Moderator
- 11:00 AM Info-Motion/Speed Dating Session with Vendors (D1 & D2)
- 12:30 PM Safety Awards Luncheon & Bob Crescenzo Driver of the Year Awards (C1 & C2) – Sponsored by MCI and the Bob Crescenzo Driver of the Year Awards Sponsored by Lancer Insurance!
- 1:45 PM Conference Adjourns
Friday / January 908:00 AM — 01:45 PMRSCC
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NBTA Meeting
NBTA Members Only
Friday / January 909:00 AM — 12:00 PMRoom A 10-11
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NBTA Lunch
NBTA Members Only
Friday / January 912:00 PM — 01:00 PMRoom A 7
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NBTA Meeting
NBTA Members Only
Friday / January 901:00 PM — 05:00 PMRoom A 10-11
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Women in Buses Day
Sponsored by Title Sponsor | Motor Coach
Platinum Level
Motor Coach Industries
New York State Division of Tourism - I Love New York
PrevostGold Level
All Aboard America Holdings
Silver Level
Visit WilliamsburgBronze Level
Bloom Tour & Charter Services
Budget Truck and Auto
Busbud / Betterez
K&G Coach Lines Inc
Klein Transportation
MetroWest Boston Visitors Bureau
NorthEast Charter
STM Driven
Travel Alliance Partnership
Visit Loudoun: DC's Wine CountryFriday / January 901:00 PM — 05:00 PMRoom A 1/6
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ABA Board of Directors Executive Committee Meeting (Invitation Only)
Friday / January 904:00 PM — 05:00 PMRoom A 19
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Women in Buses Day Reception
Sponsored by Title Sponsor | Motor Coach Industries
Platinum Level
Motor Coach Industries
New York State Division of Tourism - I Love New York
PrevostGold Level
All Aboard America Holdings
Silver Level
Visit WilliamsburgBronze Level
Bloom Tour & Charter Services
Budget Truck and Auto
Busbud / Betterez
K&G Coach Lines Inc
Klein Transportation
MetroWest Boston Visitors Bureau
NorthEast Charter
STM Driven
Travel Alliance Partnership
Visit Loudoun: DC's Wine CountryFriday / January 905:00 PM — 06:00 PMRoom A 20
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Registration Open
Saturday / January 1007:00 AM — 06:00 PMExhibit Halls 1 - 2
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Sightseeing Ticket Pick-Up Open
Sponsored by Visit Reno Tahoe, Reno-Tahoe Territory and Travel Nevada
Saturday / January 1007:00 AM — 08:00 AMRegistration Lobby
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ABA Board of Directors Breakfast (Invitation Only)
Sponsored by Discover Lancaster
Saturday / January 1008:00 AM — 09:00 AMRoom A 7
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Sightseeing Tours
Sponsored by Visit Reno Tahoe, Reno-Tahoe Territory and Travel Nevada
Saturday / January 1008:30 AM — 01:00 PMRegistration Lobby
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ABA Board of Directors Meeting
Saturday / January 1009:00 AM — 12:00 PMRoom A 8-9
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Education Seminars
Sponsored by Rhode Island Tourism, Smithsonian Institution, US Ghost Adventures
Saturday / January 1010:00 AM — 05:30 PMRooms A 2/5 and A 3-4
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Next Era Leadership Council Lunch and Meeting (Invitation Only)
Sponsored by ABC Companies
Saturday / January 1012:15 PM — 02:00 PMRoom A 7
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Networking Floor Reception
Sponsored by Destination Northern Ontario, Explore Charleston, National Interstate Insurance Co, Nebraska Tourism, Virginia Tourism, Visit Atlantic City, Visit Detroit
Saturday / January 1001:30 PM — 06:00 PMExhibit Halls 1 - 2
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Ribbon Cutting
Saturday / January 1001:30 PM — 01:30 PMHall 1 - 2 Entrance
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African American Motorcoach Council Meeting
Saturday / January 1002:00 PM — 03:00 PMRoom A 10-11
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Hispanic Motorcoach Council Meeting
Saturday / January 1002:00 PM — 03:00 PMRoom A 12-13
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Driving Force Council Meeting
Saturday / January 1003:30 PM — 04:30 PMRoom A 12-13
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Operator Reception
Sponsored by Sweet Home Alabama
Saturday / January 1005:30 PM — 06:30 PMRoom C 4
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ABA Board of Directors Dinner (Invitation Only)
Sponsored by Motor Coach Industries
Saturday / January 1007:00 PM — 09:00 PMThe Club at Rancharrah
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Experience Reno on Your Own
Saturday / January 1007:00 PM — 07:00 PMReno
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Registration Open
Sunday / January 1107:00 AM — 06:00 PMExhibit Halls 1 - 2
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Sunrise Sessions: A Tennessee Breakfast with The Magi
Sponsored by Tennessee Dept of Tourist Development
Join us for an uplifting morning of soul-pop as Nashville trio The Magi (Damien Horne, Kenny Carter, David “DJ” Lee) deliver beatboxing loops, acoustic guitar, and harmony to inspire and uplift your soul.
Sunday / January 1107:45 AM — 08:45 AMExhibit Hall 3
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Bus Industry Safety Council General Session
Sponsored by ABC Companies
Sunday / January 1109:00 AM — 10:30 AMRoom A 1/6
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DMO/Receptive Appointment Session
Sunday / January 1109:00 AM — 12:16 PMBusiness Floor
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Education Seminars
Sponsored by Rhode Island Tourism, Smithsonian Institution, US Ghost Adventures
Sunday / January 1109:30 AM — 05:30 PMRooms A 2/5 and A 3-4
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CEO Education Discussion
Sponsored by Driving Force Council
The Driving Force’s Executive Leadership Roundtable is exclusively designed for Owners and C-Suite executives. This interactive session will delve into two critical areas: the indispensable role of the CEO/Owner in effective workforce development strategies, and a focused review and discussion of the most pressing issues currently impacting executive leadership within the bus industry. Participants will engage in dynamic question-and-answer segments to foster a collaborative and insightful exchange of ideas and solutions.
C-Suite Level Staff Only
Sunday / January 1110:30 AM — 11:30 AMRoom A 19
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BISC Education Sessions
Sponsored by ABC Companies
Sunday / January 1111:00 AM — 05:30 PMRoom A 1/6, A 10-11, and A 12-13
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All-Delegate Lunch and Annual Meeting
Sponsored by Norwegian Cruise Line and ABA
Sunday / January 1112:16 PM — 02:30 PMExhibit Hall 3
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DMO/Receptive Appointment Session
Sunday / January 1102:45 PM — 05:47 PMBusiness Floor
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Policy Commitee Meeting
Sunday / January 1104:00 PM — 05:00 PMRoom A 8-9
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BusPAC Fundraiser Reception
Join us for an exclusive BusPAC fundraiser reception, open to all BusPAC contributors for the 2025–2026 cycle. This event will bring together ABA members actively engaged in advocacy, key stakeholder partners, and elected officials for an evening of connection, conversation, and celebration of our collective efforts to advance the motorcoach industry. Don’t miss this opportunity to network with leaders shaping transportation policy and support the continued strength of our voice in Washington.
To attend, you must be a BusPAC contributor. Click here to sign a prior approval form. After submitting the form, please reach out to Callie Hoyt to make your contribution.
Sunday / January 1105:00 PM — 06:00 PMRoom A 17
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"Strike Up the Night" All-Delegate Evening Event
Sponsored by Visit Reno Tahoe and Travel Nevada
Welcome to The Biggest Little City in the World! We’re kicking off ABA Marketplace 2026 in true Reno style: with strikes, spandex, and serious retro vibes.
Join us for a night of neon disco bowling at the iconic National Bowling Stadium, where we’ll be dancing through the decades and reelin’ in the years. Expect music that’ll make you moonwalk, food & drink to fuel your strikes, and a crowd ready to rock’n’bowl.
Dress to impress: think 80s-90s flair, wild bowler shirts, funky socks, and vintage vibes. Costumes encouraged, gutter balls forgiven.
Let’s roll into Reno and celebrate ABA’s 100th anniversary, one strike at a time.
Sunday / January 1107:00 PM — 09:30 PMNational Bowling Stadium
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Registration Open
Monday / January 1207:00 AM — 06:00 PMExhibit Halls 1 - 2
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"Press Start: LOL & OJ" Operator Breakfast
Sponsored by New York State Division of Tourism – I LOVE NY
Kick off your morning with a burst of fun and Press Start to your Day! Enjoy sweet bites, a lively New York State update, and a comedic performance that guarantees smiles to start your day!
Monday / January 1207:45 AM — 08:45 AMExhibit Hall 3
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Lodging/Attraction/Associate/Allied Associations Session Group 1
Monday / January 1209:00 AM — 12:16 PMBusiness Floor
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BISC/BusMARC Meetings
Sponsored by ABC Companies
Monday / January 1209:30 AM — 04:00 PMRoom A 1/6, A 10-11, and A 12-13
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Education Seminars
Sponsored by Rhode Island Tourism, Smithsonian Institution, US Ghost Adventures
Monday / January 1209:30 AM — 05:30 PMRooms A 2/5 and A 3-4
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All-Delegate Lunch
Sponsored by Group Sales Box Office at Broadway.com
Monday / January 1212:16 PM — 02:30 PMExhibit Hall 3
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Lodging/Attraction/Associate/Allied Associations Session Group 1
Monday / January 1202:45 PM — 05:47 PMBusiness Floor
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BISC/BusMARC Closing Session
Sponsored by ABC Companies
Monday / January 1204:15 PM — 05:30 PMRoom A 1/6
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Dine Around Reno
Monday / January 1207:00 PM — 07:00 PMReno
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Foundation Afterglow
Sponsored by Tour Colorado
Monday / January 1209:00 PM — 11:59 PMEdge at the Peppermill
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Registration Open
Tuesday / January 1307:00 AM — 06:00 PMExhibit Halls 1 - 2
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Operator Breakfast
Sponsored by Visit Williamsburg
Join Visit Williamsburg and partners for an engaging breakfast presentation showcasing all that Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown have to offer group travelers. Enjoy a delicious breakfast while learning about new experiences, updates throughout the destination, and exciting plans as our destination prepares to celebrate the 250th Birthday of America! And don’t miss our special guests!
Tuesday / January 1307:45 AM — 08:45 AMExhibit Hall 3
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BusMARC Meetings Offsite
Tuesday / January 1309:00 AM — 03:00 PMAmador Stage Lines
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Lodging/Attraction/Associate/Allied Associations Session Group 2
Tuesday / January 1309:00 AM — 12:30 PMBusiness Floor
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Education Seminars
Sponsored by Rhode Island Tourism, Smithsonian Institution, US Ghost Adventures
Tuesday / January 1309:30 AM — 12:00 PMRooms A 2/5 and A 3-4
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All-Delegate Lunch
Tuesday / January 1312:30 PM — 02:00 PMExhibit Hall 3
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Lodging/Attraction/Associate/Allied Associations Session Group 2
Tuesday / January 1302:15 PM — 05:03 PMBusiness Floor
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Exhibitor/Sponsor Move-Out
Tuesday / January 1305:30 PM — 08:00 PMExhibit Halls 1 - 2
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"Red & White, YAHOO!" All-Delegate Evening Reception
Sponsored by Calgary, Alberta, Canada
A genuine Calgary welcome to Canada starts here.
We’re thrilled to invite you to Red & White, YAHOO!—an evening of foot stomping fun hosted by Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the closing night of ABA Marketplace 2026 in Reno.
Join us on January 13, 2026, as we tip our hats to the return of the ABA Marketplace to Canada for the first time in over 40 years—coming to Calgary in 2027! Dress in red and white, throw on your best cowboy hat or toque, and get ready to YAHOO your way through an evening of Canadian-inspired culinary delights and Calgary’s signature western hospitality.
Let’s raise a Caesar, kick up our boots, and celebrate Canadian style—YAHOO!
Tuesday / January 1307:00 PM — 09:00 PMPeppermill Resort Spa Casino
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ABA Jam Band After Party
Tuesday / January 1309:15 PM — 11:00 PMEdge at the Peppermill