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B M & T ••• November/December 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 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 COVER STORY • A CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE A. COOLEY FEATURES • WALKING CITIES • MEETING AT THE BEACH • BEST PRACTICES FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY DIVERSITY • DO MEETINGS AT THEME PARKS REALLY WORK? • HISTORIC HOTELS MAKE FOR MEMORABLE MEETINGS AREA GUIDES OMAHA, GREENSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, DELEWARE, CONNECTICUT, WISCONSIN, FORT WORTH, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, JAMAICA COMING IN JAN/FEB 2026 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 November 13 12th Annual Scholarship & Awards Gala, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. For more information visit https://www.eventbrit- e.com/e/12-th-annual-scholarship-awards-gala- tickets-1559863456589?aff=oddtdtcreator or con- tact Crystal Davis at (323) 240-7701. November 19-22 National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), Portland, OR. For more information visit https://-ncbmp.com/?. November 20 Tri-Caucus Alumni Associations Mixer, hosted by the CHCI Alumni Association DC Metro Chapter, the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Alumni Association, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Leadership Institute, Royal Sands, Washington, DC. For more information visit Tri-Caucus Alumni Associations Mixer. January 26-28 American Lodging Invest- ment Summit, JW Marriott/Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, CA. For more information visit alisconfer- ence.com. January 28-30 ATF 2026, Cebu, Philippines. For more information visit https://ttgevents.event- s a i r . c o m / a t f - 2 0 2 6 / m e d i a - a p p l i c a t i o n - form/Site/Register. February 12-15 Site Global Conference, Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, Abu Dhabi, UAE. For more information visit https://siteglob- al.com/event/site-global-conference-2026/. April 8-10 Niche Media Conference, Orlando, FL. For more information visit https://-nichemedi- aevents.com/ April 9-10 The Power of Now Annual Conference, Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Washington, DC. For more information visit conference@ourmayors.org. July 15-17 30th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show, Hyatt Regency Miami, FL. For more information visit https//nabhood.net. 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