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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

9:00 AM
Hospitality Desk Opens
Track: Published Agenda
1:00 PM
ELS 1: Winning the Battle in the Age of AI: How to Make the Luxury Traveler Shortlist
Track: Executive Learning Session
ELS 1: Stop Losing Margin: Take Charge of Your Hotel’s Future
Track: Executive Learning Session
ELS 1: From Insight to Impact: Growing Group Business in a Changing Market
Track: Executive Learning Session
ELS 1: Global Leisure Agency Trends
Track: Executive Learning Session
2:00 PM
ELS 2: 2026 Corporate Sales Trends and Market Outlook
Track: Executive Learning Session
ELS 2: Communications Strategies: Turning Travel Trends into Compelling Hotel Stories
Track: Executive Learning Session
ELS 2: Changing Behavior, Driving Results: Practical Tools to Integrate Sustainability & Climate Action into Hotel Operations
Track: Executive Learning Session
ELS 2: From Insight to Impact: Growing Group Business in a Changing Market
Track: Executive Learning Session
3:00 PM
ELS 3: Stop Losing Margin: Take Charge of Your Hotel’s Future
Track: Executive Learning Session
ELS 3: Winning the Battle in the Age of AI: How to Make the Luxury Traveler Shortlist
Track: Executive Learning Session
ELS 3: Maximizing Hotel Success through Strategic TMC Partnerships: Enhancing Visibility, Market Share, and GDS Optimization
Track: Executive Learning Session
ELS 3: Maximizing Benefits from Preferred Leisure Brand Programs
Track: Executive Learning Session
4:00 PM
Party with the Partners
Track: Published Agenda
5:30 PM
Opening General Session (Grand Ballroom) and Welcome Reception (American Gardens)
Track: Published Agenda

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

7:00 AM
Breakfast
Track: Meals
Hospitality Desk Opens
Track: Published Agenda
8:30 AM
General Session
Track: Published Agenda
12:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Track: Meals
2:00 PM
General Session
Track: Published Agenda
3:10 PM
GIFTTS Pineapple Awards
Track: Published Agenda
4:00 PM
Breakout 1: Designing Impact: Leveraging Hospitality for Meaningful Community Engagement
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 1: Leisure: Travel Talk
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 1: Own Your Distribution. Protect Your Brand.
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 1: Inside the Editorial Lens: Navigating Today’s Travel Media Landscape
Track: Breakout Session
4:45 PM
Breakout 2: Leisure: Travel Talk
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 2: Designing Impact: Leveraging Hospitality for Meaningful Community Engagement
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 2: Inside the Editorial Lens: Navigating Today’s Travel Media Landscape
Track: Breakout Session

Thursday, May 14, 2026

7:00 AM
Breakfast
Track: Meals
8:30 AM
General Session
Track: Published Agenda
10:15 AM
Breakout 3: Strategic Insights into Corporate Travel Buyer Experiences in Global Hotel Program Selection and Sourcing
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 3: The Sound of Success: How Music Touring and Entertainment Trends Drive Global Hospitality
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 3: Own Your Distribution. Protect Your Brand.
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 3: The Architecture of Authority: Engineering Your Hotel for AI Discovery
Track: Breakout Session
11:00 AM
Breakout 4: Strategic Insights into Corporate Travel Buyer Experiences in Global Hotel Program Selection and Sourcing
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 4: The Architecture of Authority: Engineering Your Hotel for AI Discovery
Track: Breakout Session
Breakout 4: The Sound of Success: How Music Touring and Entertainment Trends Drive Global Hospitality
Track: Breakout Session
11:45 AM
General Session
Track: Published Agenda
1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Track: Meals
2:00 PM
Historic Carriage Tour
Track: Activities
USS Yorktown Tour
Track: Activities
On own
Track: Activities
Fort Sumter Tour
Track: Activities
2:15 PM
Tides & Traditions: A Charleston Crabbing Experience
Track: Activities
Historic Charleston Walking Tour
Track: Activities
Indigo Dyeing Workshop in Private Garden
Track: Activities
Sailing the Palmetto Breeze
Track: Activities
7:00 PM
Awards of Excellence Tasting Reception
Track: Published Agenda