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COMING IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026
B l a c k M e e t i n g s To u r i s m L LC
January
11-14
PCMA
Connening
Leaders,
Philadel-
phia
PCMA.org
January
26-28
American
Lodging
Investment
Summit,
JW
Marriott/Ritz-Carlton,
Los
Angeles,
CA.
For
more
information
visit
alisconference.com.
January
28-30
ATF
2026,
Cebu,
Philippines.
For
more
information
visithttps://ttgevents.eventsair.com/atf-
2026/media-application-form/Site/Register.
February
12-15
Site
Global
Conference,
Ritz-Carlton
Abu
Dhabi,
Grand
Canal,
Abu
Dhabi,
UAE.
For
more
infor-
mation
visit
https://siteglobal.com/event/site-global-con-
ference-2026/
February
26-27
Opioid
Crisis
Management
Congress,
Hyatt
Regency,
Austin,
TX.
Or
more
information
visit
https://brinetwork.com/register-today/.
March
13-14
Young
Professionals
Summit,
National
Sales
Network,
JW
Marriott
Buckhead,
Atlanta,
GA.
Register
at
SalesNetwork.org/YPSummit.
April
8-10
Niche
Media
Conference,
Orlando,
FL.
For
more
information
visit
https://nichemediaevents.com/
April
9-10
The
Power
of
Now
Annual
Conference,
Ronald
Reagan
International
Trade
Center,
Washington,
DC.
For
more
information
visit
conference@our-
mayors.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.
July
17-19
13th
Annual
Multicultural
&
Heritage
Tourism
Summit
&
Trade
Show,
Hyatt
Regency
Miami,
FL.
For
more
information
visit
MulticulturalTourism-
Summit.com
August
12-14
Beyond
Excellence
National
Sales
Network
Conference
&
Career
Fair,
Marriott
Marquis,
Washington,
DC.
For
more
information
visit
https://con-
ference.salesnetwork.org/registration/,
August
22-29
Black
Naturalists
Association
presents
Bare
Bon
Voyage:
The
Return
Split,
Croatia.
For
more
infor-
mation
visit
https://tri.ps?QZdAe.
November
2-8
Black
Naturalists
Association
Phuket,
Thailand.
For
more
information
visit
www.blackand-
naked.com.
December
2-7
Black
Naturalists
Association
Cape
Town,
South
Africa.
For
more
information
visit
www.black-
andnaked.com.
December
9-12
National
Coalition
of
Black
Meeting
Professionals
(NCBMP),
Louisville,
KY.
For
more
informa-
tion
visit
https://ncbmp.com/?.
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