Key Dates and Deadlines

Registration opens for international and domestic buyers, international and domestic journalists, and other international delegates.

Hosted delegate housing opens for appointment-taking buyers and journalists as well as U.S. Embassy/Commercial Service delegates, IAC Chairs, and VUSA Committee Chairs.

Appointment scheduling instructions will be emailed to registered delegates and online appointment scheduling will go live.

The email will go out in the afternoon (Eastern Time) announcing when the system is open.

Registration closes for all buyers, press, and IAC, Visit USA, commercial service, and international airline representatives.  We will not accept onsite registrations

Deadline for hosted delegates to reserve your complimentary hotel accommodations at your delegation's assigned hotel.  Requests must be submitted through the Hosted Delegate Housing Bureau by 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Saving Time. 

U.S. Travel cannot guarantee placement with your delegation after this date.

Reservations will be accepted between April 3-19; however, your final hotel assignments will not be available until April 30.

Appointment requests must be submitted directly to U.S. Travel Association by this date to be included in the computer-generated scheduling process.

You will receive your list of pre-scheduled appointments and Manual Appointment Scheduling will begin.

An email will go out in the afternoon (Eastern Time) announcing when the system is open.

Last day for hosted delegates to reserve your complimentary hotel accommodations at one of IPW's host hotels as space permits.  Requests must be submitted through the Hosted Delegate Housing Bureau by 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Saving Time. 

After this date, you are responsible for securing your own accommodations.  No adjustments will be made to registration fees.

You will receive a reservation confirmation upon submission.  You will be notified of your hotel assignment by May 22.

Delegates registered after April 19 will only appear in the Find Delegates search function on ipw.com; they will not be listed in the PDF directory of attendees distributed electronically to attendees. 

Badge pick-up by pre-registered press opens at 8:00 a.m. No new press registrations are accepted onsite.