Nearly 4,800 global travel professionals from more than 60 countries gathered in Orlando. Attendees, including U.S. destinations, hotels, attractions, sports venues, cruise lines, airlines and transportation companies, along with international tour operators, buyers and retailers from around the world, gathered at the Convention Center of the Orange County, for 77,000 scheduled business appointments. .

The meetings will attract future travel and tourism businesses to the US and facilitate an industry-wide turnaround in inbound international travelers.

500 national and international journalists. They covered the meeting and also met with destination leaders and travel companies on the Media Marketplace to report on US travel.

In his latest IPW as CEO and CEO of the US Travel Association, Roger Dow highlighted the importance of this meeting in Orlando in restoring travelers entering the US the fact that more than 40 countries have eliminated a similar requirement and excessive wait times for visitor visa interviews.

IPW's 53rd tour opens at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure park, fully reserved for IPW participants.

After being greeted by Universal characters, IPW delegates were treated to new roller coasters such as Velocoaster and Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure; as well as the classic Hulk attractions (also a roller coaster), Spider-Man, King Kong and Doctor Doom, among others.