FREE WEBINAR:  PREPARE FOR MARKETPLACE!

Register for a Free Webinar with Sally Davis Berry, scheduled for this Thursday, November 3rd.  Are you new to the Group tour market or just trying to figure out your next steps? Join Sally for this webinar where actionable ways to face our new realities will be discussed. Tour operators are desperate to have informed people on the other end of the phone. Here is your chance to be one of them!

Date/Time: Thursday, November 3, 2022 2:00 PM EST

Cost: $0.00

Register here.

SCHEDULE:

Below is a high-level schedule of the exciting two days of networking, business opportunities and fun we have in store for you! See the full-schedule here.

Monday, March 27, 2023

• 8:00 am – 5:00 pm - Exhibitor Booth Set-Up
• 9:00 am – 3:00 pm - Educational Seminar for Tourism Professionals
• 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm - Networking Reception for all registrants and the PBA Driver and Employee of Distinction Awards presentation.
• 7:00 pm Dine-Around Night! See updated options from partners of the Pennsylvania’s American Region.
• 9:00 pm Hospitality Suite

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

• 6:30 am – 8:00 am Exhibitor Booth Set-Up
• 7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast and Briefing. It is important to attend to receive updates on the events of the day. Sponsored by Destination Gettysburg!
• 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Marketplace Exhibits open to Group Leaders.
• 2:00 pm Awarding of Exhibitor Winners of PBA Door Prizes followed by booth tear-down.

PRICING NOTES: 

• Don't miss out on a SPOOKTACULAR deal!  Register before the booth rate increase on November 24th.
• If you attended our Annual Conference in State College earlier this year, don't forget to use your special discount code to get $100 off your booth! The special Annual Conference discount code will expire December 31st.
• A full breakdown of pricing is available on our 2023 Marketplace webpage. 

Take Action Today and Follow the Links Below!

INTERESTED IN A SPONSORSHIP TO REALLY STAND-OUT? 

PBA has various sponsorship levels on the registration form. Very affordable with the ability to place your Profile Sheet in the Directory which is distributed in advance to all PBA motorcoach companies and their group leaders. Note, the front cover and back cover of the Marketplace directory and the Exhibitor breakfast are SOLD OUT!

THANK YOU to Destination Gettysburg (Exhibitor breakfast), Kutztown Folk Festival (Directory cover) and MeetAC (Directory back cover)!

WILL YOU OFFER TO HOST A FAM TOUR? 

Showcase your destination by hosting a FAM Tour for the Group Leaders after Marketplace.

FAM Tour offerings need to be submitted by 12/31/2022. We compile a listing and send it to our registered operators. Check out the FAM opportunities received to date! Click here to complete the form to offer a FAM. For offering a FAM, you will receive a free half-page color ad in the Marketplace directory.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

• October 15, 2022 - Early Bird pricing expired.
• December 31, 2022 - Special Annual Conference discount code expires.
• December 31, 2022 - Last day to submit a Group Leader FAM Tour.
• January 1, 2023 - All Discount Pricing Ends.
• January 15, 2023 - Cancellation of a purchased booth for partial refund.
• January 31, 2023 - Last day for Operators to schedule a FAM Tour.
• February 15, 2023 - Registration and Sponsorship opportunity deadline (for guaranteed placement on floor and the Marketplace directory).
• March 21, 2023 - Holiday Inn Morgantown hotel overnight room deadline.

AN IMPORTANT SIDENOTE TO PBA MEMBERS:

Tomorrow, November 1st is the deadline to make any PBA Membership Directory updates in your Member InfoHub. This includes contacts for your listing, bus images for PBA Operators and business descriptions.

If you have not yet created an account and logged in, please do so here. If you have created an account, you can login here. Contact us if you need assistance.

With gratitude,

Patricia Cowley 

Executive Director 

Telephone: 717-236-9042 

Email:  director@pabus.org 

Website: www.pabus.org