Schedule as of July 25, 2023. Subject to change.
All events will take place at the RBC Convention Centre, unless otherwise noted.
Schedule
Date
Event
Monday, August 14
1:00 PM
SYTA Youth Foundation Silent Auction opens for viewing online. Chance drawing tickets, online sales and donations can be made through OneCause.
Tuesday, August 15
Pre-Fam Tours (Tour Operators Only)
Staff Arrivals
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
SYTA Staff Office
Location: Meeting Room 17, North Building
Wednesday, August 16
Pre FAM Tours (Tour Operators Only)
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
SYTA Staff Office
Location: Meeting Room 17, North Building
Thursday, August 17
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
SYTA Board of Directors Meeting
Location: Delta Hotel, Charleswood A
9:30 AM – Midnight
Airport Shuttles to Host Hotels
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Registration/Host City Welcome Desk
Location: Carlton Concourse, Third Floor, South Building
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
SYTA Youth Foundation Silent Auction & Chance Drawing Sign Up
Location: Carlton Concourse, Third Floor, South Building
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Meet and Greet (Cash Bar)
Location: Shark Club. 233 Hargrave St., Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P1, Canada
Friday, August 18
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Registration / Host City Welcome Desk
Location: Carlton Concourse, Third Floor, South Building
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
CSTO Certification Course
Location: Delta Hotel, Kildonan Room
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sightseeing Tours (Ticketed Event)
Depart from RBC, Main Entrance, York Avenue, North Building
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Exhibitor Set Up for Student & Youth Travel Showcase
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sightseeing Tours (Ticketed Event)
Depart from RBC, Main Entrance, York Avenue, North Building
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
SYTA Youth Foundation Silent Auction/Chance Drawing Sign Up
Location: Carlton Concourse, Third Floor, South Building
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Attendee Orientation and Tour Showcase Floor
Location: Meet at Registration
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Leadership & Patron Reception (by invitation only)
Sponsored by: Broadway Inbound
Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Friday Night Rights
Sponsored by: Tourism Winnipeg
Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Saturday, August 19
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Tour Operator Breakfast
Sponsored by: AON, Broadway Inbound, Fly My Group, CF Travel Insured
Location: RBC, Room 2 E, Second Floor
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration/Host City Welcome Desk
Location: Carlton Concourse, Third Floor, South Building
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
First Timer / New Attendee Get Together / Education Session
Location: RBC, Millenium Room, 2nd Floor
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Winnipeg Artisans Market
Location: RBC
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
SYTA Central
Student & Youth Travel Showcase
Branson Ice Cream Social – Sponsored by Branson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Barista Bar – Sponsored by Discover Puerto Rico
SYF Lounge: SYTA Youth Foundation Silent Auction & Chance Drawing
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Travel Talk: Smoky Mountain Student Partners
Location: RBC, Pan Am Room, 2nd Floor
9:30 AM – 5:12 PM
Tour Operator Lounge (closes from 12:30 – 2:30 PM)
Sponsored by Canadian Partners: Travel Manitoba, Ottawa Tourism, Tourism Winnipeg, Destination Toronto, Niagara Falls Tourism
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
10:00 AM – 12:12 PM
Business Appointment Session 1
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
10:00 AM – 12:28 PM
Education Bites
Location: SYTA Central, Third Floor, Hall C, South Building
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Education Session: Getting to Know the Motorcoach to Better Educate Your Tours and Passengers
Location: RBC, Millenium Room, 2nd Floor
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Education Session: Journey Together on Inclusion
Location: RBC, Pan Am Room, 2nd Floor
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Annual Conference Welcome Luncheon. Featuring speaker Mark Messier.
Sponsored by Disney on Broadway and Disney Imagination Campus
Location: York Ballroom, First Floor, South Building
3:00 PM – 4:51 PM
Education Bites
Location: SYTA Central, Third Floor, Hall C, South Building
3:00 PM – 5:12 PM
Business Appointment Session II
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Education Session: Tax Update: Get the Latest Information
Sponsored By: Visit Mobile
Location: RBC, Millenium Room, 2nd Floor
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Education Session: Why Does All This Matter? Crafting Trips That Are Transformative
Location: RBC, Pan Am Room, 2nd Floor
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Tour Operator Reception with Canadian Suppliers
Sponsored by Tourism Winnipeg and Travel Manitoba
Location: Showcase, Tour Operator Lounge, Third Floor, Hall C, South Building
6:00 PM (Central Time)
SYTA Board of Directors Election Closes
7:00 PM
Sunday, August 20
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Tour Operator Breakfast
Sponsored By: Visit Orlando & SYTA Summit at Sea 2024
Location: RBC, Pan Am Room, 2nd Floor
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration/Host City Welcome Desk
Location: Carlton Concourse, Third Floor, South Building
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Supplier Session: Ask the Tour Operator
Location: RBC, Room 2 E, 2nd Floor
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
SYTA Central
Student & Youth Travel Showcase
Branson Ice Cream Social – Sponsored by Branson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Barista Bar – Sponsored by Discover Puerto Rico
SYF Lounge – SYTA Youth Foundation Silent Auction & Chance Drawing
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Travel Talk – Explore. Dig. Discover. – Williamsburg, Virginia
Location: RBC, Pan Am, 2nd Floor
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Travel Talk – Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Location: RBC, Millenium Room, 2nd Floor
10:00 AM – 12:12 PM
Business Appointment Session III
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
10:00 AM – 12:28 PM
Education Bites
Location: SYTA Central, Third Floor, Hall C, South Building
9:30 AM – 5:12 PM
Tour Operator Lounge (closes from 12:30 – 2:30 PM)
Sponsored by Canadian Partners: Travel Manitoba, Ottawa Tourism, Tourism Winnipeg, Destination Toronto, Niagara Falls Tourism
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Education Session: Mental Health Promotion – Building a Runway to Thriving
Location: RBC, Millenium, 2nd Floor
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Education Session: Learning by Doing: Financial Literacy and Student Travel
Location: RBC, Pan Am Room, 2nd Floor
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
SYTA Youth Foundation Luncheon. Featuring speaker Julie Hasson. Live Auction to immediately follow luncheon.
Sponsored by: Golden Corral
Location: York Ballroom, First Floor, South Building
3:00 PM – 4:51 PM
Education Bites
Location: SYTA Central, Third Floor, Hall C, South Building
3:00 PM – 5:12 PM
Business Appointment Session IV
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Education Session: Tour Operator Insurance and Risk Management Hot Topics
Location: RBC, Pan Am Room, 2nd Floor
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Education Session – Help Them Shine: Six Strategies for Bringing Out the Best in Others. Featuring Speaker Julie Hasson.
Location: RBC, Millenium Room, 2nd Floor
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Assiniboine Park & Zoo
Sponsored by Travel Manitoba
Location: Assiniboine Park & Zoo
9:00 PM -10:30 PM
Explore the Leaf | Assiniboine Park Conservancy
(Tour Operators Only)
Sponsored by Travel Manitoba
Location: Assiniboine Park & Zoo
Monday, August 21
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration/Host City Welcome Desk
Location: Carlton Concourse, Third Floor, South Building
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Morning Joe and Education Session: CEO Insights with Paul Soubry, MCI
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
SYTA Central
Student & Youth Travel Showcase
Branson Ice Cream Social – Sponsored by Branson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Barista Bar – Sponsored by Discover Puerto Rico
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
SYF Lounge: SYTA Youth Foundation Silent Auction & Chance Drawing
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
10:00 AM – 12:28 PM
Education Bites
Location: SYTA Central, Third Floor, Hall C, South Building
9:30 AM – 5:12 PM
Tour Operator Lounge (closes from 12:30 – 2:30 PM)
Sponsored by Canadian Partners: Travel Manitoba, Ottawa Tourism, Tourism Winnipeg, Destination Toronto, Niagara Falls Tourism
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
10:00 AM – 12:12 PM
Business Appointment Session V
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
10:00 AM – 12:28 PM
Education Bites
Location: SYTA Central, Hall C
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Education Session – Bring Your Students to Canada!
Location: RBC, Millenium Room, 2nd Floor
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Education Session: Diversify Your Tour Portfolio
Location: RBC, Pan Am Room, 2nd Floor
12:30 PM
SYF Lounge: Silent Auction & Chance Drawing Closes
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Presidential Speeches & Broadway Luncheon
Sponsored by Group Sales Box Office at Broadway.com
Location: York Ballroom, First Floor, South Building
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
SYF Lounge: Silent Auction & Chance Drawing Item Pick-Up
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
3:00 PM – 4:51 PM
Education Bites
Location: SYTA Central, Third Floor, Hall C, South Building
3:00 PM – 5:12 PM
Business Appointment Session VI
Location: Showcase Floor, RBC
6:00 PM
Showcase Tear Down for Exhibitors
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Get Ready for NYC – A Closing Night Celebration
Sponsored by New York City Tourism + Conventions
Location: Hargrave Street Market at True North Square
Tuesday, August 22
Attendee Departures
