Tarsus Connect is multi-faceted company centered around live B2B events and powerful media distribution and innovation. Through three companies—Connect, BizBash, and Connect Travel—we span the travel and hospitality industries in ways no other organization is capable of. Amid a time of transition, Tarsus Connect has stayed ahead with innovative strategies to better serve some of the most important sectors in the global economy. Read on for more details on what each brand offers.
Connect Meetings
Connect is the premier B2B events producer for event professionals. Through two large-scale conferences and trade shows (spring and late summer), as well as regional and vertical-based smaller events, it provides face-to-face solutions for sourcing future business. Highlights include:
- Connect is a hub for business development via reverse-style 1-on-1 appointments focused on site selection for future events.
- Premier keynote speakers include former Presidents Bush, Clinton, and Obama, as well as celebrity personalities including Peyton Manning, Simone Biles, and Nicole Kidman.
- Networking opportunities cross market segments to connect industry professionals.
- Exclusive partnerships with in-demand industry leaders, including AAU (travel sports), EventPipe (event housing), Meetings Made Easy, and other corporate meetings companies.
- Multiple intimate events (500 people or less) targeting specific audiences based on geography and verticals.
BizBash
BizBash is the event industry’s leading global media resource for inspiration, resources, and news. Partnerships extend beyond the boundaries of traditional media to create memorable interactions and activations. Highlights include:
- BizBash offers a range of modern digital, social, and print media offerings: magazine, directory, website, newsletter, social media, awards, and more.
- It engages event professionals year-round by fostering connections with venues, event technology platforms, experiential marketing agencies, and other vendors to inspire greater on-site and digital experiences.
- Multimedia offerings including the Event Masters video series and the GatherGeeks podcast.
- Launched in-person Leadership Summit in May 2022 and introduced hosted-buyer experiences.
- Exclusive yacht-based activation at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and intimate Jeffersonian dinners raise the bar on partnerships.
Connect Travel
Connect Travel is the leading events producer for the travel trade, destination marketers, and other leaders in the leisure travel space. Details include:
- Connecting the global travel industry through B2B media and events geared toward growing the lucrative international market, including multiple RTO Summits, Active America China, TheTourOperator.com, and The InBound Report.
- eTourism Summit is the go-to event for digital tourism marketers and the vendors and agencies that support them. Industry leaders and emerging stars exchange new ideas, trends, and technology in destination marketing.
- Co-location of the Connect THRIVE Summit with U.S. Travel Association at IPW focuses on community development through LGBTQ Travel.
Tarsus Connect, through Connect, BizBash and Connect Travel, has a holistic view of the travel and hospitality industries because it is tapped into all of their major elements. As leaders in business development, networking, education, and media, our reach is only surpassed by the ability to create dynamic business partnerships across the board. The world operates on multiple levels, and Tarsus Connect steps up to meet the needs of myriad audiences and clients.
