Buyers

If you would like to be considered as a Buyer participant for the 2012 Atlantic Canada Showcase, please first take a moment and review the Buyer Criteria below.  Please note there are a limited number of seats available and all applications may not be accepted.

Atlantic Canada Showcase is an opportunity to experience tourism products and services from all four Atlantic Provinces.

The schedule has been reformatted and includes three impactful days of meetings, networking events and sessions. ACS will end with Atlantic Canada Night, an evening that will provide you with one lasting impression of all four Atlantic Provinces.

New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island await you on Atlantic Canada’s beautiful coast.

The Buyer registration fee is $500 plus 13% HST and includes business sessions, accommodations, transportation, all ACS hosted meals, functions, activity tours and pre/post FAM tours.

Please note that airfare is included to a maximum of $800, additional airfare costs will be covered for those who are participating in a pre or post FAM tour. Airfare is payable upon receipt of invoice, which will be issued upon confirmation of participation.

Buyer Criteria

Buyers attending Atlantic Canada Showcase 2012 will have an interest in Atlantic Canada: to expand an existing tour to include additional provinces, and/or to update existing tours to include new Atlantic Canada products. Please note there are a limited number of seats available and all applications may not be accepted.

• All Buyers must qualify for attendance; qualification is determined by a questionnaire.
• A buyer is a business or entity that sells group, FIT or specialty travel and has an interest in or currently sells Atlantic Canada as a destination.
• All Buyers must have an office in North America (Except Pre-Qualified European Buyers)
• New Buyers must participate in an orientation session.
• All Buyers agree to complete a periodic, confidential survey regarding their product purchases attributed to participation at Marketplace.
• All Buyers must agree to adhere to the rules and regulations of Atlantic Canada Showcase.
• Online Travel Agency buyers will have been in business for 3 years specializing in online reservations for tourism products.
• Second Delegates: More than one representative per organization may be allowed to attend the 2012 ACS provided the second representative is a qualified buyer and an explanation is provided for review and approval by the ACS Partners. Where two delegates are accepted, each buyer delegate from that organization will be required to take their own set of appointments.