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Event Overview
Image courtesy Visit Galveston
Take a peek at our 2025 ROI flyer. Go West Summit's effective strategy and all-encompassing itinerary aim to provide ample opportunities to engage in business deals, form connections, and enhance your knowledge on diverse subjects pertaining to the tourism sector.
Multiday Marketplace appointment sessions are attended by suppliers representing destinations, properties, and attractions from the Western United States and Canada. Through a Trade Event Partnership Program with the US Commercial Service, we are able to source and invite tour operators representing markets across the planet.
Our effective and easy-to-use, customizable appointment scheduling system (CAMSYS) ensures a successful meeting experience. By matching tour operators from around the globe with Western US - and Canadian-based suppliers in a one-on-one, business-friendly environment, Go West Summit is an event where exciting, profitable, and lasting relationships are born.
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Go West combines the conveniences of a large event with the intimacy of a smaller gathering, and we pride ourselves on our low supplier to tour operator ratio and are confident that you will find great value in attending the show and invite you to take part in the premier tourism event of the American West — Go West Summit. With nearly four decades of innovation in the tourism industry, we invite you to "Go West" for business relationship building, adventure, and inspiration.
Upcoming Go West Summit Event Dates and Locations
​2027 Go West Summit: February 27-March 3. Galveston Island, Texas.
2028 Go West Summit: Currently accepting proposals.
2029 Go West Summit: January 9-12. Location to be announced at the 2028 Summit.
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Now Accepting RFPs!
We are now taking applications for GWS 2028, 2030, and beyond! Join our ever-expanding list of Go West Summit host destinations! Additional details can be found here.
Contact us for our room night and meeting space requirements and to get more information about hosting a future Go West Summit!
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Past Hosts:
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2026 Las Vegas, Nevada
2025 Palm Springs, California
2024 Lake Tahoe, Nevada
2023 Anchorage, Alaska
2022 Reno, Nevada
2021 Virtual
2020 Virtual
2019 Boise, Idaho
2018 Salt Lake City, Utah
2017 Reno, Nevada
2016 Anchorage, Alaska
2015 Colorado Springs, Colorado
2014 Tacoma, Washington
2013 Fort Worth, Texas
2012 Las Vegas, Nevada
2011 Boise, Idaho
2010 Sacramento, California
​2009 Albuquerque, New Mexico
2008 Colorado Springs, Colorado
2007 Portland, Oregon
2006 St. George, Utah
2005 Phoenix, Arizona
2004 Reno, Nevada
2003 Albuquerque, New Mexico
2002 Sedona, Arizona
2001 Grand Junction, Colorado
2000 Jackson Hole, Wyoming
1999 Colorado Springs, Colorado
1999 Crested Butte, Colorado
1998 Denver, Colorado
1998 Grand Canyon, Arizona
1997 Denver, Colorado
1997 Colorado Springs, Colorado
1996 Vail, Colorado
1996 Santa Fe, New Mexico
1989- 1995 Colorado