July 13-15 Destinations Inter-
national Annual Conference, Balti-more,
MD. For more information call (202)
296-7888 or visit https://-destinationsin-
ternational.org/upcoming-events.
July 25-26 ALIS Law, presented by
the Americas Lodging Investment
Summit, JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A.
Live, Los Angeles CA. To register, please
visits www.ALISLaw.com.
July 26-28 ALIS, presented by the
Americas Lodging Investment Summit,
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, Los
Angeles CA. To register, please visit
www.ALISconfere-nce.com.
September 12-17 Congressional
Black Caucus Found-ation Virtual
Annual Legislative Conference.
https://www.cbcfinc-.org/annual-leg-
islative-conference/
September 18-22 U.S. Travel
Association's IPW, Las Vegas
Convention Center West Building, Las
Vegas, NV. For more information or to
register visit https://-ncbmp.com/-
events/Event-Details.aspx?id=1413729.
September 22-26 Travel
Professionals of Color (TPO) 20th
Anniversary conference and celebration,
New York, NY. For more information
call (866) 901-1259 or visit https://-
tpocassociation.com/
September 23-24 Women in
Tourism & Hospitality 2021 W.I.T.H.
Conference, Four Points by Sheraton
San Diego, San Diego, CA. For more
information visit www.sdwithit.com or
email Clara Carter at clara@sd-
withit.com.
September 23-25 National Policy
Alliance Annual Conference, Glover
hotel, Washington, DC. https://-nation-
alpolicyalliance.org/
September 30-October 3 Travel
Professionals of Color (TPOC)
Weekend in New York, Fairfield Inn &
Springfield Suites New York, NYC, NY.
h t t p s : / / t p o - c a s s o c i a t i o n . c o m / -
tpocmichaeljackson/
October 6-8 National Assoc-iation
of Black Hotel Owners, Operators &
Developers (NABHOOD) Summit
and Trade Show, Miami Marriott
Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL. For more infor-
mation call (954) 797-7102 or visit
http://nabhood.net/.
October 8-10 Annual Inter-nation-
al Multicultural & Heritage Tourism
Summit & Trade Show, Miami Marriott
Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL. For more infor-
mation call (954) 792-2579 or visit
http://-www.multiculturaltouris-msum-
mit.com/.
October 14-17 Inaugural Black
Travel Expo, Atlanta Marriott Marquis,
Atlanta, GA. For more information call
Maurice Foley at (404) 808-2664 or
email him at 315277@email4pr.com.
November 8 Black Meetings &
Tourism Meet Up at IMEX, Las Vegas,
NV. For more information contact
Katrina Ruff at Forums Meetings &
Events at (303) 856-7018 or BM&T at
tourisman-@aol.com.
November 9-11 IMEX America,
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV. For more
information or to register, visit https://-
www.imexamerica.com/register.
November 9-11 IMEX America,
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV. For more
information or to register, visit https://-
www.imexamerica.com/register.
November 10-13 National
Coalition of Black Meeting Planners
Annual Conference, Cincinnati Hyatt
Regency Downtown, Cincinnati, OH.
For More information call (571) 366-
1779 o visit https://ncbmp.com/.
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