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January 4, 2026IMM North America is scheduled to take place on January 21 and 22, 2026, in Manhattan, New York. The event is organized by TravMedia and forms part of its International Media Marketplace series. The 2026 edition marks the event’s 14th year and is positioned as a structured meeting platform for travel brands, tourism organizations, and travel-focused media. The program centers on pre-arranged meetings, professional development sessions, and networking activities designed to facilitate media engagement within the travel industry.The event is planned to be hosted at the Javits Center and is expected to bring together global travel brands with editors, journalists, broadcasters, and content creators. The structure emphasizes efficiency in media interactions, with meetings arranged in advance using a dedicated scheduling system.Advertisement Pre-Scheduled Meetings as the Core FormatPre-booked meetings form the central operational format of IMM North America. Exhibitors are provided access to a meeting management system designed to match travel brands with media attendees from the United States and Canada. Through this system, exhibitors are scheduled for up to 24 one-on-one meetings, each conducted within defined time slots.These appointments are structured to allow travel organizations to present story ideas, destination updates, and tourism-related initiatives to relevant media contacts in a concentrated timeframe. The format supports direct interaction between tourism representatives and media professionals, with meetings distributed evenly across the event schedule on the second day.AdvertisementIn addition to scheduled appointments, designated networking breaks are integrated thro …
