Our innovative Marketplace system matches planners and suppliers for individual appointments based on their requests, as well as additional factors. Planners sit at designated tables and suppliers have 1-2 minutes to travel between appointments. A chime signifies the beginning and end of each appointment.

Qualified planners pay a $200 registration fee that will be returned at the end of the conference if all Marketplace appointments are kept.

Once all Marketplace appointments have been fulfilled and the final set of Marketplace appointments have concluded, refunds will be available at a designated location.

Planners and suppliers will receive an email stating that the appointment request process is open. Mutual requests get priority, then planner requests are granted, followed by supplier requests. It is not a first-come, first-served process. As long as you complete your requests by the designated end date, your appointment selections will be granted the appropriate priority.

You will receive an email prior to the show with instructions for logging into the appointment portal.

If applicable, you will receive a preset transportation reimbursement at the conclusion of all scheduled appointments. We do not cover parking expenses, so be prepared for this additional cost.

You will receive an email confirmation from the host hotel for a secured room about two weeks prior to the event. It might show a room rate, but attending as a planner, you will not be responsible for this charge. However, you will be asked to put down a credit card for incidentals when you check into your hotel. Incidentals are not covered by Connect.

A Hosted Buyer is required to pay a fee to guarantee registration. Once a Hosted Buyer completes all of the preset appointments, the fee will be refunded. If a Hosted Buyer misses any appointments, cancels attendance after the appointment portal opens, or cancels attendance at any point 24 hours after flight booking, the deposit refund is forfeited and the Hosted Buyer's credit card on file will be charged the entire amount of the airline ticket, (As well as costs incurred in securing non-refundable hotel accommodations in the planners name for the duration of the event.) Hosted Buyers also forfeit their fee if the meeting qualification information presented to our staff is falsified, if the data on the registration page is false or exaggerated, if the Hosted Buyer does not have any influence on the decision process, or if there is any misrepresentation by the Hosted Buyer. If the Hosted Buyer's application is denied, the Hosted Buyer will be refunded the respective deposit.

Refund will be available after fulfillment and final set of appointments at the event have concluded. It is the sole responsibility of each planner to pick up their refund before leaving the event. The attendee agrees to settle all disputes regarding their deposit, reimbursement, refunds, and incentive within 30 days post-event. All disputes not settled within 30 days post-event will be null and void and no deposit, reimbursement, refunds, or incentive will be eligible to be collected.

Our innovative Marketplace system matches planners and suppliers for individual appointments based on their requests, as well as additional factors. Planners sit at designated tables and suppliers have 1-2 minutes to travel between appointments. A chime signifies the beginning and end of each appointment.

Registration starts at $4,450. Non-appointment attendee registration is $2,000. Talk to your regional sales rep for more information.

Suppliers attending this event will receive a special rate at our host hotel when they book using the reservation portal link.

Suppliers who opt to make reservations outside the event room block incur a $350 non-host hotel fee.

The following are overflow hotel suggestions if you are unable to book at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center.

NOTE: These are recommendations only. No overflow blocks have been set up at this time.

The Grand Orlando Resort at Celebration

• 7 minute drive from GP
• 1.9 miles from Gaylord Palms

Holiday Inn & Suites Orlando SW – Celebration Avenue

• 7 minute drive from GP
• 1. 4 miles from GP

Melia Orlando Suite Hotel at Celebration

• 8 minute drive from GP
• 2.1 miles from GP

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Orlando Kissimmee

• 5 minute drive from GP
• 1.2 miles from GP

Springhill Suites by Marriott Orlando Lake Buena Vista in Marriott Village

• 8 min drive from GP
• 3.0 miles from GP

Embassy Suites Lake Buena Vista

• 9 min drive from GP
• 3.8 miles from GP

Bohemian Hotel Celebration

• 10 min drive from GP
• 2.8 miles from GP

Disney’s Pop Century Resort

• 7 min drive from GP
• 3 miles from GP

Planners and suppliers will receive an email stating that the appointment request process is open. Mutual requests get priority, then planner requests are granted, followed by supplier requests. It is not a first-come, first-served process. As long as you complete your requests by the designated end date, your appointment selections will be granted the appropriate priority.

You will receive an email prior to the show with instructions for logging into the appointment portal.