Travel and Tourism Summit 2026

The summit takes place at Playhouse Square's Westfield Insurance Studio Theater in Cleveland, Ohio.

The organizer identifies community leaders, economic development professionals, and business stakeholders as audience groups.

It is most useful for community leaders, economic development staff and local business stakeholders in Ohio who work on place-making, since the program centres on case studies and projects about attracting visitors and retaining workers. Travel industry operators such as hotels or tour companies, and anyone outside Ohio, would get less from it, because the focus is community identity and economic development in the state, run by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Attendees at chamber of commerce and economic development events usually wear business casual to business professional, such as slacks and blazers or suits. Cleveland in mid-October is cool, so a light coat is useful for the walk to the theater venue.