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B M & T ••• July/August 2025 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 5 T he Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel C A L E N DA R O F EV E N T S JULY/AUGUST 2025 COVER STORY • A CONVERSATION WITH DAN WILLIAMS FEATURES • AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE WEST • AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE CARIBBEAN • MEETING AT SEA • BM&T'S ANNUAL CONVENTION CENTER/CONFERENCE CENTER REVIEW AREA GUIDES NEVADA, ALASKA, ALABAMA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ARIZONA, HOUSTON COMING IN SEPT/OCT 2025 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 July 3-7 Black Naturalists Association Ibiza, Span. For more information visit www.blackandnaked.com. July 12-16 NAACP National Convention, Charlotte, NC. For more information visit https://naacp.org/convention?emci=- 5b8668047bda-ef11-88f8-0022482a9579&emdi=e80a7d0b-2ddb- ef11-88f8-0022482a9579&ceid=1467586 July 16-18 United States Black Chambers (USBC) National Conference, Washington DC. For more information visit www.usblackchambers.org. July 23-25 29th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, FL. For more information visit https://nabhood.net/. July 25-27 12th Annual International Multicultural & Heritage Tourism Summit & Trade Show, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, FL. For more information visit MulticuluralTourismSummit.com. August 5-8 NSN's Annual Conference and Career Fair, Fountainebleau Las Vegas. For more information visit https://con- ference.salesnetwork.org/registration/. August 16 3rd Annual Black Business Day Expo, LA Trade Technical College, Los Angeles, CA. Free t attend with registration at BBALA.ORG. August 20-25 Black Naturalists Association Cap D'agde, France. For more information visit www.blackandnaked.com. October 7-9 IMEX America, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV. For more information visit https://imexamerica.com/newfront. November 19-22, National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), Portland, OR. For more information visit https://ncbmp.com/?. April 8-10 Niche Media Conference, Orlando, FL. For more information visit https://nichemediaevents.com/ August 22-29 Black Naturalists Association presents Bare Bon Voyage: The Return Split, Croatia. For more information visit https://tri.ps?QZdAe. November 2-8 Black Naturalists Association Phuket, Thailand. For more information visit www.blackandnaked.com. December 2-7 Black Naturalists Association Cape Town, South Africa. For more information visit www.blackandnaked.com. December 9-12 National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), Louisville, KY. For more information visit https://ncbmp.com/?. PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Darlene Donloe Sonya Stinson Rufus McKinney Sister Moutique Roy Jay Zyan Avraham Toni Walker 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 . 2026 &