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B M & T ••• January/February 2024 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 5 PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram GRAPHIC ARTIST/WEBMASTER Solomon J. Hebert II FOCUS ON M.I.C.E. EDITOR Matthew Thomas CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Darlene Donloe Sonya Stinson Rufus McKinney Reginrld Greene Edith Billups Armanda Herbert Solomon Herbet II SALES MANAGERS Bonnie Herbert MAR KETI NG / E DITOR IAL John Wyche For high quality article reprints of 100 or more, please contact Reprint Management Services at (717)399-1900 . T he Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024 COVER STORY • AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE WEST FEATURES • FLORIDA SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION • GREENVILLE: YOUR IDEAL DESTINATION FOR MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS • INDIA SHINES: OPPORTUNITIES GALORE • WALKING CITIES AREA GUIDES WASHINGTON, DC, MISSISSIPPI, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, INDIANA, MINNESOTA, KANSAS, ANGUILLA Meeting and incentive planners can keep abreast of discount offers and package deals being offered by visiting Black Meetings & Tourism's website – blackmeetingsandtourism.com – and click- ing on the "Meeting Planner Packages" link. Here you will find many cost saving and often time sensitive deals that can help you bring your meeting in on time and under budget. COMING IN MARCH/APRIL 2024 M E E T I N G P L A N N E R PAC K AG E S F O R G R E AT S AV I N G S B l a c k M e e t i n g s To u r i s m L LC January 7-10 PCMA Convening Leaders 2024, San Diego, CA. To register visit https://conveningleaders.org/. January 22-24 American Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), Marriott/Ritz Carlton, Los Angeles, CA. For more information visit https://www.burba.com/alis. January 29-30 7th Annual National Opioid Crisis Manage- ment Congress, Omni Tempe Hotel, Tempe, AZ. For more infor- mation or to register visit https://brinetwork.com/7th-annual- national-opioid-crisis-management-congress/#registernow. February 6-7 Mediagrowth Executive Summit 2024, Westin Marriott, Sarasota, FL. For more information visit https://media- growth.com/mediagrowth-executive-summit-registration/. February 6-7 MFHA Roundtable, Inspire Brands, Atlanta, GA. To register visit https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php- ?eventid=778572&. February 13 National Business League 37th Annual Black Supplier Conference, Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, MI. For more information and to register visit https://www.eventbrite-.com/e/- 37th-annual-national-black-supplier-conference-presented-by-stel- lantis-tickets-807410986997?aff=oddtdtcreator. March 9 Indie Comics Creator Con, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT. March 28-29 Women in Tourism & Hospitality (W.I.T.H.) Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego, CA. For more information visit www.sdwithit.com. June 15-20 Black Naturalists Association 5th Annual Black & Naked Homecoming: The Freedom Edition, Hedonism Resort, Negril, Jamaica. For more information visit www.blackand- naked.com. October Black Meetings & Tourism Meet Up for African- American planners atIMEX America, Las Vegas, NV. Details to be announced. October IMEX America, Las Vegas, NV. Dates to be announced. November National Coalition of Black Meeting professionals conference, Birmingham. AL. Details to be announced.