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Spotlight Travel Network
Pre-Fam - April 4-8, 2018 - Southwest Deserts and Seas
MORE DETAILS AVAILABLE SOON
April 4:
Arrive Tucson Airport by 12pm-Pre-night available - $69 plus tax
Transfer to Desert Diamond for 1pm departure for Rocky Point.
Activities and dinner provided by Rocky Point Visitors Bureau
Overnight at Penasco del Sol
April 5:
Breakfast is included at the hotel.
Discover the charm of Rocky Point and enjoy the delicious food and warm hospitality. Lunch and dinner included.
Overnight at Penasco del Sol
April 6
Breakfast is included at the hotel.
Depart for Yuma to discover Arizona’s Desert Oasis.
Activities and dinner provided by Visit Yuma.
Overnight.
April 7:
Breakfast is included at the hotel.
Discover the hidden treasurers in Yuma – a small town with a lot to offer tour groups. Lunch and dinner included.
Overnight
April 8:
Breakfast is included at the hotel.
Depart for Tucson.
Lunch and activity provided by Visit Tucson
Arrive at Desert Diamond around 3pm.
20th Annual Spotlight on the Southwest
April 8-10, 2018
Tucson AZ
Pre-Fam - April 4-8, 2018
Southwest Deserts and Seas
Details Available Soon
Save the dates – April 8-10, 2018 at Desert Diamond Resort and Casino in Tucson AZ! Spotlight on the Southwest is a tourism conference which combines educational seminars, networking functions and a trade show. Operators are primarily domestic (including Canada) and range from small operations to large receptive companies (and everything in between). The ratio of suppliers to operators is never more than 2.5 to 1.
Spotlight is casual and intimate. We don't just network - we build relationships at Spotlight. There are three days of interaction in which to conduct business. The goal is to build lasting relationships. New tour itineraries to off-the-beaten-path destinations are highlighted, using the closest Southwestern gateway cities and all they have to offer as arrival and departure points.
The first 20 operators to sign up will be included in the Spotlight pre-fam, April 5-8, 2018, Details will be available soon.
Who Has Attended Spotlight on the Southwest in the Past? Tour Operators like All Aboard America, America 4 You, Around and About Tours, Custom Holidays, Detours of Arizona, Fancy-Free Holidays, Free Spirit Vacations & Events, Friends & Neighbors Tours, Getaway Tours of AZV, Great Western Tours, Leisure West Tours & Cruises, Main Street Tours, Mirage Tours, New World Tours, Palm Spring Tours & More, RH Factor, Shebby Lee Tours, Sports Empire, Sports Leisure Vacations, Synergy Tours, Talbot Tours, Travel Alliance Partners, Trapper Travel & Tours, World Span World Span Tours, Vaughan’s Southwest Custom Tours, Worldwide Pilgrimages, Lead USA, Brilliant Adventures, Barlett Tours, Mid-Atlantic Tours and Receptive Services, Patty;s Travel, Tours of Distinction, Tripod Vacations, Van Galder Tour and Travel, and Nagel Tours.
Spotlight Preliminary Agenda:
April 8, 2018:
1:00pm Registration Table open - Early afternoon Arrival
5:00pm Welcome Reception sponsored by Desert Diamond
April 24, 2017:
8:00am - Breakfast
8:00am Registration and trade show set up
9:00 am Keynote speaker
10:30 am Trade Show
12:30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Brainstorming Session and Itinerary Planning
3:30 pm Dinner and tour sponsored by Tucson CVB
9:30pm Return to hotel
April 25, 2017:
8:00am Breakfast
9:00 am Presentation of Itineraries
10:00 am Town Hall - Sharing of Best Practices
11:00 am Spotlight Concludes