Florida Encounter
February 3 - 5, 2024 | World Equestrian Center | Ocala, FL
Save the Date: Florida Encounter will take place on February 3 - 5, 2025 at the beautiful World Equestrian Center in Ocala, FL.
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 will open on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.
Network with Hundreds of Attendees
The Appointment Requesting Period will open approximiately three weeks before the show. During that period, you can request your one-on-one appointments. You will not be able to see the requests made by others. Afterwards, all requests will be matched by our AI! 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.