NIGP 97239: Participant Costs, Travel

NIGP 97239 Participant Costs, Travel is an Item code capturing state and local government spending on attendance, participation, and travel support for conferences, trade shows, promotional events, and similar industry engagement activities. State and local solicitations under this code typically cover event registration fees, travel logistics, booth setup and decoration, lodging, meals, transportation, and staffing costs associated with marketing, business development, or operational participation in external venues. Issuing bodies soliciting travel and event participation costs include convention and visitors bureaus, county economic development offices, and tourism authorities seeking to market destinations or attract business through targeted trade show presence and relationship-building activities.

Geographic activity under the code is not extensively documented in recent solicitations. Broward County's Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau posted an informal RFP (CVB0410261150) closing May 22, 2026, for a Project Specialist for Spanish Speaking Travel Trade position funded at $99,900 fixed-price through September 2027. The role encompasses trade show registration, booth coordination, travel trade event management, and market development activities targeting leisure bookings from Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico, with deliverables including quarterly market research reports and post-event outcome documentation. The procurement emphasizes demonstrated past performance on similar travel trade initiatives within five years and requires Commercial General Liability insurance with $1,000,000 per-occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate limits.