January 21-22, 2026
Javits Center, NYC
Exhibitor Registration
Media Registration
The TravMedia Summit
Learn.
Collaborate.
Network.
The TravMedia Summit is the forum for the travel industry to connect and learn from our most influential leaders. Presented the day before IMM, this one-day conference brings together travel and tourism PR professionals, editors, and writers to inspire ideas, share insights, and discuss the trends and challenges affecting our industry.
DMOs, new and experienced PR professionals, hotel marketers, PR agencies, senior travel editors, and freelancers attend each year to network and learn new perspectives.
PAST SPEAKERS
Peter Greenberg
Travel Editor
CBS News
Rob Holmes
Founder & Chief Strategist
GLP Films
Richard Quest
News Anchor
CNN International
Jennifer Weatherhead Harrington
On-Air Travel Expert & Host
Mike Paul
President
Reputation Doctor® LLC
Rajan Datar
Broadcast Journalist & Presenter
BBC
Ryan Becker
Vice President of Communications
Visit California
Sherry L. Rupert
CEO
AIANTA
Tori Emerson Barnes
EVP, Public Affairs and Policy
U.S. Travel Association
2026 Panels
7:30 AM
Registration / Morning Networking
Session one
9:00 AM
The Data Behind Desire: Trends
Session two
9:30 AM
Wellness Reimagined: Where Restoration Meets Storytelling
10:30 AM
Networking Break
Session three
11:00 AM
Practical, Human-Centered AI Tools
Session four
11:40 AM
State of the Industry Survey Results
Session five
12:00 PM
Keynote Speaker
- Doug Shapiro, Founder, Doug Shapiro Media
Doug Shapiro
Founder Doug Shapiro Media
Doug Shapiro
Founder Doug Shapiro MediaDoug has been in and around media for 30 years, both inside and outside. He spent 14 years as a Wall Street analyst covering media, then 12 years at Time Warner, including roles running Investor Relations, SVP International and Corporate Strategy, and Chief Strategy Officer of Turner. Today, he is the author of The Mediator (a widely read publication about the structural changes underway in media), an independent advisor, consultant, speaker, and senior advisor for Boston Consulting Group. He is also writing Infinite Content: AI, the Next Great Disruption of Media, and How to Navigate What’s Coming, due to be published by The MIT Press in 2026.
1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Session six
2:00 PM
Battle of the Generations: Creating Content for all Ages
Session seven
3:00 PM
The Role of Travel Editors
4:00 PM
Networking Break
Session eight
4:30 PM
Who Owns the Story Now? Travel Media in the Age of Substack
5:30 PM
Cocktail Function
7:00 PM
Finish
* schedule subject to change