Florida Encounter
February 4 - 6, 2024 | Miami Beach Convention Center | Miami, FL
You don't want to miss this year's Florida Encounter - taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center in iconic Miami on February 4 - 6, 2024!
The event is Florida's premier trade show for hosted planners to become familiar with Florida’s premier meeting and event destinations, hotels and services.
As in previous years, Florida Encounter (serving the meetings industry) and Florida Huddle (serving the international travel trade industry) will be held concurrently.
Registration is now open. Click here to start.
Network with Hundreds of Attendees
The Appointment Requesting Period opens on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 12 pm EST. During that period, you can request your one-on-one appointments. You will not be able to see the requests made by others. This period will close on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST. Afterwards, all requests will be matched by our algorithm! Mutual requests first, then requests made by planners, followed by requests made by the Florida suppliers.
Once you receive your schedule, you are able to add, reschedule or cancel any of your appointments via your Encounter Dashboard. You can also send and receive private messages, block timeslots and update your public profile. We offer all the tools you need to expand your business network during the event.
Who Attends?
Qualified meeting professionals with proven business for Florida are encouraged to register. All meeting professionals are fully hosted, including (air) travel, deluxe accommodations, networking events and a full appointment book. Typical Florida Suppliers that attend are CVBs, Hotels, Resorts, DMCs, Parks and Event Venues. Representatives from the meetings industry media such as magazines, websites and podcasts are encouraged to attend and are hosted as well.
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One-on-One Appointments and Much More!
The registration process is simple and will take just a few minutes. Please be thorough, as the information provided builds the profile that attendees will review when determining what companies they want to meet with and is the information used by VISIT FLORIDA to ensure attendees are approved and meet the participation criteria.