This year the board has decided to use a virtual format for "ANTOR Meets the Media" and keep to the published date of Tuesday 29 September. We are extending the hours from 2 - 8 pm to accommodate working parents and allow those who are back in the office to participate. We will be offering staff writers and editors the opportunity of a preview from 2 to 4 pm. We want to provide you with the opportunity to network with the travel media from across the country, to increase engagement for your destination, build relationships with different media types and find out what their plans are for the rest of the year and 2021. This event will take place on a virtual platform, which will be the perfect forum for members and guests to meet and exchange ideas. Each destination will have a stand and meeting space where they can be visited by the media at their leisure. The event will aim to drive the media in to network with you in your meeting space with the option of taking information away if they want to, but from our past AMTM event experience they are mostly looking to talk ideas through. We will be targeting 150 different media contributors, ranging from travel writers, editors to bloggers and influencers. There will be a networking virtual bar and a help desk. We will welcome the media in the auditorium and brief them on the format, although, video instructions will be sent out to everyone ahead of time including hosts. We can also have short videos showing in the auditorium throughout the event. We also recommend each destination offers a prize to attract the maximum amount of media to their stand, only those who have met with the destination will qualify for their prize.

Meeting show, hosted buyers and other MICE invited guests, networking and theatre performance. Details to follow.

In our latest webinar from our series: ANTOR Meets the Travel Trade, we will be hearing from representatives on behalf of Samoa and The Netherlands. They will be highlighting the multiple benefits of visiting countries that are culturally rich and naturally beautiful. As the reasons to visit are plenty, they will also be touching on COVID health and safety protocols and how to manage the countries' tourism influxes going forward. Samoa will also be offering a Samoa Coconut Beauty Set from The Body Shop as a door prize! This event is invitation only. Please register on the following link: https://bit.ly/3049May

This week we will be featuring Greater Miami with Sebastian Sarrasin from the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. He will be giving you an overview of Greater Miami, with tips on how to best to sell this destination to your clients, as well as a quick overview on COVID within the city. Please register on the following link: https://bit.ly/2PvVGbS

This week we would like to invite you to our Destination Zoom with The Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda. Representatives from The Bahamas Tourist Office and the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority will be giving overviews of their picture-perfect destinations as well as quick overviews about COVID. They will also be giving tips on how best to sell these premier holiday destinations to your clients. This event is invitation only. Please pass it on if you have colleagues you feel would benefit from joining us, or ask them to email secretariat@antor.com Please click here to register: https://bit.ly/317OIjX