Suitcasing Policy
ILTA respects our Members and Business Partners and wants to maintain these valued partnerships. Refer to this policy for ILTA’s suitcasing policy.
For all ILTA events, including those held internationally and in a hybrid environment, suitcasing is defined as when a non-attendee, start-up, consultant, affiliate, or business partner, etc., who is not an ILTA conference sponsor or attendee, conducts commercial activity from a hotel guest room or hospitality suite, an onsite restaurant or club, or any other public place of assembly. Additionally, suitcasing may occur at venues other than on the exhibition floor and at other events held during ILTA conference dates.
Ultimately, we ask that no ILTA conference attendee accept promotional materials, meeting invitations, or offsite event invitations from individuals who are not sponsoring any ILTA conference, including ILTACON. Should an individual or group be found suitcasing, ILTA may levy penalties for violations, up to and including, suspension from participation in future events.
Suitcasing takes away from our supportive Business Partners, drives traffic away from educational sessions and the Exhibit Hall floor, and it has a negative effect on our ILTA community.
Should you have concerns about any individual or organization who appears to be suitcasing or are not wearing a badge designating them as an event attendee, please contact Dawn Hudgins, CXO, ILTA at dhudgins@iltanet.org.
Additionally, you may report the incident anonymously via the form below.
report an incident