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Buyers rave - this is the most efficient, most valuable time you can spend OOO.

Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (GMITE) is the perfect event for high-volume meeting planners and incentive buyers looking to maximize their time out of the office via two days of focused meetings with leading global travel suppliers, exciting networking activities and receptions, valuable education, and fabulous meals, all while making lasting relationships with industry colleagues and suppliers.

The application process is open to qualified, high-volume, US and Canada-based MICE buyers only.  Applications will be reviewed via a comprehensive screening process by our buyer relations committee. Buyer positions do fill up fast so you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.

Approved fully hosted buyers receive complimentary:

  • Roundtrip airfare
  • 3 nights' accommodation at the Chateau Elan Winery & Resort
  • All event meals, snacks and beverages
  • Airport-hotel transfers
  • Education program co-located with luxury travel agency owners/managers
  • And more!

The GMITE Activity Experience

Discover all that is available and more throughout your GMITE journey. Some are included as part of the event, others you may choose to do on your own. Please visit the agenda for details.
Wine Tours
Wine Tours
Take a guided, behind-the-scenes tour of our iconic winery, winery vat, and production rooms to learn how we get from grape-to-glass.
Charcuterie Workshop
Charcuterie Workshop
Learn to build showstopping boards for all occasions.
Yoga
Yoga
Unwind from the day with our calming evening yoga class, designed to release tension and restore your sense of peace.
Painting Class
Painting Class
Join our resident artist, Tracy Kokfe, inside our historic winery as she guides you step-by-step through paintings.
Golf
Golf
From the rolling Georgia hills of the Woodlands course to the serene valley lakes of the Chateau Course, golf at Chateau Elan is unique in character and design.
Nature Walk
Nature Walk
Run or walk through a canopied forest of trees, around the equestrian center, past the vineyards and alongside our championship golf courses.

Previous Attending Suppliers include

 

  • Algarve Tourism Bureau
  • Andaz Maui at Wailea
  • Andaz Mayakoba
  • Aqua Seafood and Caviar 
  • Aruba Convention Bureau
  • Bahia Principe
  • CARIBE ROYALE ORLANDO | BUENA VISTA SUITES
  • Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
  • Clayton Hotel Burlington Road
  • De Palm DMC
  • Discover Puerto Rico
  • Discovery Hotel Management

     

  • Enjoy Hotels Group
  • Go Quito Hotel/Go Galapagos Expeditions
  • Gulf Shore Promo
  • Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
  • Iberostar (Visit US)
  • Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce
  • Jamaica Tourist Board
  • Just Right! Destination Management 
  • JW Marriot Cancun Resort & Spa
  • Korea Tourism Organization
  • Margaritaville at Sea
  • Marriott Grand Cayman Beach Resort

     

  • Melia Hotels International
  • Memorable Incentives DMC / Memorable Travel Group
  • Minor Hotels
  • Ocean Properties Ltd.
  • Omni Limousine
  • Palladium Hotel Group
  • Pinellas County through Visit St. Pete Clearwater
  • Pinstripes
  • Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge
  • Quebec City Business Destination
  • Radisson Hotel Group
  • San Diego Tourism Authority
  • Signia by Hilton Orlando & Waldorf Astoria Orlando
  • SITE
  • Stackable Sensations
  • Star Clippers Americas
  • Sun International South Africa Ltd.
  • Sun Valley
  • Synergy Destinations
  • The Mob Museum
  • The Wort Hotel
  • Tourism Australia
  • Travel Manitoba
  • Tumi

     

  • Virgin Voyages
  • Visit Central Oregon
  • Visit Orlando
  • Visit South Walton
  • Walt Disney World Sawn & Dolphin
  • Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort
  • Westin Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta