Travel Media Meetup
Travel Media Meetup
Nashville, Tennessee
October 29, 2025, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join us in Nashville, on October 29, 2025 for an engaging afternoon of networking and discovery
at Southern Routes and Roots – Travel Media Meetup!
From 2 to 6 PM, this dynamic event will bring together leading Southeastern tourism destinations and top-tier travel media for a unique opportunity to forge meaningful connections, exchange stories, and showcase the best of what the South has to offer.
Register HERE
Why Attend?
Showcase Your Destination – Share what makes your location special with influential media professionals.
Expand Your Reach – Build relationships that can lead to media coverage, travel features, and greater visibility.
Dynamic Networking – Connect in a high-energy, time-efficient format designed to maximize your exposure.
Don’t miss your chance to promote your destination to travel writers, influencers, and media leaders seeking compelling Southern stories! Our past Nashville. events have included attendees from key media such as Brentwood Lifestyle/Belle Meade Lifestyle, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Birmingham Lifestyle, Nashville Scene, The Tennessean, Nashville Parent, BOOM River Region, Knoxville Daily Sun, Style Blueprint and more,
Cost: $1,275 for STS Members; $1,500 for non-members
This event is expected to sell out due to limited attendance- registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Registration Includes:
Private engagement with at least 15-20 journalists and influencers from the coveted Tennessee media market
Attending media contacts and information
Display area for networking
ONE attendee per destination (add a second attendee for $350)
Ability to showcase an authentic or unique product to your area. Media will receive a gift bag and fill items at your table.
Event Details:
When: Wednesday, October 28, 2025
Event Time: 2-6 pm
Set up begins at 1 pm and Breakdown is at 6 pm. You will have a 6 ft. table.
Location: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
What is Travel Media Meetup?
Pineapple Public Relations connects destinations with top-tier media in a dynamic networking event. Get quality one-on-one time with the media to learn what they are looking for and pitch your story ideas.
Even if you’re working with a PR consultant/agency, this complements your efforts, yet saves the expense of researching the media and arranging deskside briefings.
Pineapple Public Relations hosts two Travel Media Meetup events a year in affiliation with the Southeast Tourism Society.
This event sells out due to limited participation - registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
What to Expect
Themed Southern Charms, this dynamic event is part trade show, part artisan market and fantastic for networking. Media will rotate through display tables and will be given a “Passport” to have destination partners check off as a stop along the way with enforced timed meetings. The media representatives must have each “stop” checked off their map to enter for a coveted prize drawing, which ensures additional face-to-face time with each partner and media representative.
For more information, contact Jennifer Nowicki at Pineapple Public Relations: (404) 237-3761, ext. 1003.
We have had such success in key media markets – Washington D.C. (2018), Nashville (2017), Birmingham (2019, 2016 & 2014), Atlanta (2013, 2015 & 2018), Charlotte (2015), Jacksonville (2013), and more. Pineapple Public Relations is happy to connect you with Travel Media Meetup attendees who can further explain the benefits of participating.