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APPOINTMENT TOOL

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The Appointment Tool is your personalized matchmaking and diary tool, designed to help you connect with the right buyers at the right time. Whether you're looking to generate leads, deepen relationships, or launch a new offering - this smart, easy-to-use platform puts efficiency at the heart of your Business Travel Show America experience.

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How it works

August 20
Hosted buyers gain early access to the Appointment Tool and can begin booking 1:1 appointments with exhibitors.

September 8
Access opens for all attendees - including visitors, buyer pass holders, and exhibitor staff. Messaging and meeting requests can begin with both hosted and visitor buyers.

⚠️ Appointments are person-to-person. Ensure your team is registered before hosted buyer access opens, or you won’t be able to receive meeting requests.

 

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Key features & functionality

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Intelligent discovery

  • Searchable and filterable attendee directory by:

    • Attendee type and meeting status

    • Product/service interest

    • Travel region, company size, traveler volume, and more

  • AI-powered matchmaking suggestions based on your activity

  • Favorite/bookmark attendees for follow-up

Real-time insights

  • Dashboard to monitor:

    • Profile completeness and visibility

    • Meeting requests and acceptance rates

    • Team performance and attendee interactions

    • Product views, likes, and engagement

Seamless scheduling

  • Assign meetings to the most relevant team member

  • View schedules in list or calendar mode

  • Sync with Outlook

  • Block out lunch, breaks, or away time

  • Download full schedules as Excel or PDF

Meeting ratings

  • Rate your meetings and gather feedback to refine future targeting

Bonus features (accessible via web & app)

  • Browse the full conference agenda and add sessions to your personal schedule

  • Explore the exhibitor list and interactive floor plan

  • Book accommodation directly within the platform

FAQs

How do I access the platform?

You will receive an activation email w/c September 8 from Business Travel Show America (noreply@ntmllc.com) with the subject line: The Business Travel Show America event platform is now live. Once you click on the ACTIVATE NOW button in the email, you will be redirected to the event platform, where you will be asked to create a new password when you first log in and activate your account. After that, you can use your username (your email address) and password to log in to the platform each time

What do I do if I don’t receive the activation email mentioned above or any other emails from noreply@ntmllc.com?

You will only receive emails from us if you are registered as an exhibitor on our system. The stand admin is responsible for registering their team members; once registered you should receive the email within 1-2 hours. Please check your spam/junk folders and add noreply@ntmllc.com to your safe senders list. If the issue persists, please raise a ticket with our customer support team, and a member of our team will look into it for you.

How do I add team members / register my stand staff?

If you are the stand admin, once you have logged into the platform, please head to the Register Your Staff page, which you'll find within the EXHIBITOR ZONE drop-down. You will be redirected to the Connect Visit dashboard, where you can register your team members.

How can I add my personal profile picture and update my personal profile?

When you log in, you will be directed to your Dashboard, which will show you how complete your profile is, and from there, you can click on Photo to upload a headshot and social media links.

When can I start booking meetings?

Hosted buyers can begin booking meetings from August 20. All other attendees - including exhibitors - gain access on September 8. 

How do I book meetings?

As an exhibitor you can request meetings with hosted buyers and buyers. Go to the ATTENDEE LIST browse the full list or narrow down your search by using the filters on the left-hand side. Select the calendar icon next to the profile, select the time and enter a subject line and message before sending your request.

Your request will appear in your diary as “pending” until a buyer either accepts or declines the meeting.

How do I cancel a meeting?

As this is a buyer lead program, requests from buyers are automatically accepted in your diary. Only buyers can cancel or reschedule meetings.

Any meeting requests you send will remain as pending until actioned by the buyer. Please note: pending meetings do not block out time in your diary, which means you can send multiple requests per time slot. The first person to accept the meeting will block the time, any buyer trying to respond to your invite will then be forced to reschedule the meeting before accepting.

How do meetings get scheduled?

Appointments are booked on a person-to-person basis. This means buyers select individual team members to meet with, not just your company. Make sure all exhibiting staff are registered in advance to ensure visibility.

Buyers can browse the exhibitor list to find companies they’re interested in meeting. To schedule a meeting, they’ll click the calendar icon next to the company profile. If they prefer to meet with a specific team member, they can select that person from the drop-down menu; otherwise, the system will assign the meeting to an available team member.

Buyers can also browse the attendee list and book meetings directly with a team member.

Can I message buyers before the show?

Yes - once access opens (September 8), you can message buyers directly within the platform.

What if I need to reassign a meeting to another colleague?

The appointment tool allows your company admin to view your team's calendar and easily reassign meetings to the most relevant person.

Select TEAM SCHEDULE from the top menu, you will then be able to view all of the meetings associated to the stand account. Next to each meeting you will see the "reassign meeting" button, click on this,  reset, then tick the person it should be reassigned to then SAVE.

Why can't I see the meetings functionality on my company profile or any team members' profiles?

If you have no team members registered, buyers will not be able to book meetings with your company, so it’s really important to register your staff as soon as possible, if you are the stand admin. For each team member you register, a profile will be created in the platform. When registering your staff, you can also enable or disable their availability for meetings as required. If you have team members registered and cannot see the meetings function within your profile, please log out and refresh your browser, and perform a hard refresh by pressing Ctrl + F5 if the issue persists.

How do I edit a team member's details?

If you are the stand admin, you can access the registration portal by clicking on the Register Your Staff page within the EXHIBITOR ZONE drop-down. You can view each staff member, go into their registration, change details such as job title, and enable/disable meetings for them.

Can I track who’s viewed or interacted with our profile?

Yes. The dashboard includes a detailed interaction log and real-time engagement metrics to help you prioritize follow-ups. 

Scroll down to the bottom of your dashboard to view this information.

Is there a mobile version of the appointment tool?

Yes, all scheduling features are available in both the web version and the mobile app. 

Mobile app launches 2 weeks out from the show.

How do I sync meetings to my Outlook calendar?

You’ll find a one-click sync option in the schedule. You can also download your full schedule in Excel or PDF format.

Will I get access to meeting leads after the show?

Yes - leads from your confirmed meetings will be available to download post-show from your Exhibitor Zone. Your stand admin will also able to download the leads for your company as a whole.

How to mark that a meeting has been completed?

There is a section on the app called “Meeting Ratings”. Once a meeting has taken place you will be able go into this section add a rating, add comments and mark as not attended.

All hosted buyers are required to complete a minimum number of meetings. If they fail to do this they will incur charges, so it’s important for you to let us know if you have a no-show.

How can I change the admin in the company profile?

This functionality is not available on the platform, as your stand admin is registered via our Connect Visit portal. Please raise a ticket with our Customer service team using the button below, and a member of our team will be able to sort this for you.

How do I delete a team member?

This functionality is not available on the platform, as you register your team members via our Connect Visit portal. Please raise a ticket with our Customer service team using the button below, and a member of our team will be able to sort this for you. 

Do we request meetings from the company profile or individual profiles?

To facilitate meetings, at least one staff member must be registered by the stand admin. Once your staff member is registered, meetings can be requested from both the company profile and individual profiles. Remember, if you are logged in to your personal profile, you can toggle between this and your company profile via the Profile button in the top right-hand corner. You cannot toggle between the two profiles if you are logged into the company profile.

Have more questions?

If you have any other queries, raise a support ticket and a member of our customer service team will get back to you shortly.
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