Wedding Planners
What Is The Hospitality & Tourism Summit Chicago?
The Hospitality & Tourism Summit is an industry conference featuring a trade show, educational sessions and networking opportunities where 1,250+ top wedding, meeting, and event planners, concierges, suppliers & industry professionals connect before the busy summer season!
Why Should Wedding Planners Attend?
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Find new and exciting venues and vendors at the Trade Show
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Position yourself as a player in the industry
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Get better at the educational breakout sessions
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Enjoy food and drink samples from some of Chicago's best and newest venues
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Recharge your own batteries
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Meet other wedding, meeting and event planners, concierges, social media influencers, media, and industry professionals
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Keep yourself on the cutting edge with industry trends and insights
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Get a free ticket to Flyover Chicago (while supplies last)
83%
Of planners in attendance spent more than 3 hours at the show
90%
Of planners that attended rated the experience as “great” or better
17
Is the minimum, average number of new vendors or venues found by planners who attended
What Do Other Planners Say?
The Vistria Group
Stacy Kruczek
Executive Administrative Asst.
The Hospitality and Tourism Summit has given me the resources to succeed in my career. Thank you Ateema!
John Buck Corporation
Joan Hohs - Meeting Planner
I cannot thank you enough for hosting the Hospitality & Tourism Summit. As always, you outdid yourselves. I look forward to this event every year so I can reconnect with vendors and meet new ones. The speakers’ knowledge and excitement about the industry is contagious.
Bucom International
Kate Postle - Meeting Planner
I saw this as a great opportunity to network with local Chicago vendors and people I've seen at past networking events and now I get a chance to meet them in person.