HOSTED BUYER APPLICATION

Those buyers selected will be notified soon by email. 

2024 Incentive Conference Experience (ICE) Hosted Buyer Application

By June 15, 2023

WE ANTICIPATE REGISTRATION WILL OPEN JULY 8

Check out this video of last year's ICE in Park City, Utah!

We invite buyers of incentive travel destinations and hotels to apply to be a hosted buyer at this year's ICE event in Costa Rica.

Dates = September 15-18, 2024

LOS SUENOS MARRIOTT OCEAN & GOLF RESORT

Please do not book your flights yet.

We will provide information on this process soon.

Hosted Buyer Inclusions

  • Complimentary ocean view accommodations (3 nights)
  • Three breakfasts
  • Two lunches
  • Three dinners
  • Ground transportation for all events and activities
  • Educational content
  • Activities & entertainment
  • Airport transfers at select times on program dates
  • Up to $400 air stipend if attendance terms are met (a limited number of hosted buyers will receive this)

Benefits of Attending

  • Personally experience the "best of the best" the destination has to offer
  • Meet destination suppliers and experience the level of service they offer
  • For once, you actually get to be the incentive attendee.
  • Form and strengthen relationships with global suppliers who will experience the trip together with you
  • Experience unique event inclusions that you may want to emulate for your own programs.

Due to high demand, attendance at this year's event is limited to current paid members of either SITE Southeast or SITE Central America. Members of other chapters must pay a $50 fee to join one of these two host chapters. Prorated membership fees are available and can be found here: SITE Global Memberships.

Selection Process

Be sure to register for ICE once the registration is live. Please do not wait for the Hosted Buyer notification.

An anonymous committee will review all applications. The ICE committee will reach out to those selected with next steps by July 22. 

The selection committee will review the following when selecting hosted buyers:

  • Current membership in SITE Southeast or SITE Central America
  • Past and present chapter involvement
  • Industry buying power
  • Answers to application questions
  • ICE 2024 registration status

Questions?