Travel Trade Shows

Inside the Travel, Hospitality & Outdoor show circuit

This is one of the catalog's broadest categories, covering RV and camping shows, outdoor-gear markets, and international tourism trade events side by side. RV shows make up a large share of the anchor list: York RV Show, Reno Outdoor & Adventure Expo (formerly Reno Boat and RV Show), Colorado RV+OGX Show, and Oklahoma City RV Showdown all sell to dealers and consumers in that market. On the outdoor-gear side, Outdoor Retailer Summer Market and Overland Expo Pacific Northwest serve retail buyers and overlanding enthusiasts respectively, while CMT – Caravan, Motor and Tourism and FITUR represent the international tourism-and-travel end of the category.

Season and geography

January is by far the busiest month in this catalog, carrying more listed events than any other, with March and February also well represented — a pattern that lines up with RV and travel shows timed ahead of the spring and summer travel season. Atlanta and Seattle each host more than one of the catalog's events, while York, Reno, Minneapolis, and Redmond each anchor one. That spread across host cities mirrors the spread across formats — consumer RV shows tend to rotate through regional markets rather than settling permanently in one convention hub.

Choosing a show

Because this category spans consumer RV shows, trade-only outdoor markets, and international tourism conferences, it's worth narrowing by subtopic before picking an event: RV & Camping and Boating & Marine split out the vehicle-and-vessel side, Outdoor Recreation covers gear and retail, and Tourism & Travel isolates destination-marketing and agency-focused events like CMT and FITUR.