DALLAS, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NEWH, Inc., The Global Hospitality Network, today announced that its biennial Leadership Conference is now the NEWH Connect Conference, and opened registration for the 2028 edition. The conference takes place March 22 to 24, 2028, at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Register for the NEWH Connect Conference.
The program runs across three tracks: professional development, industry knowledge, and personal development. Attendees can mix and match sessions across all three tracks and all three days. The full program, including sessions and speakers, will be released in mid 2027, with sessions shared as each one is confirmed.
The new name comes with a new format. The three days happen on one property under one registration. It covers three nights at the resort, breakfast and lunch on both program days, the full program and the conference events: the Welcome Reception, the Scholars Luncheon, the VIP Reception at Glass Cactus and, new this year, the Denim & Diamonds Closing Gala, a seated dinner on the final night.
“Every one of our members has a hand in hospitality, whether they design it, supply it, own it or run it, so the conference should feel like hospitality,” said Chris Tucker, CEO of NEWH, Inc. “When the room, the meals and the events are taken care of before you arrive, the three-night stay is focused on the program and the people. The new name says what people come for and what they take home: what they learned, and who they met. That is the value, and that is where the industry grows.”
“When everyone stays on the same property, a conversation that starts in a session carries on over breakfast and into the evening,” said Shana McCullough-Downing, Vice President of Events for NEWH, Inc. “From the Welcome Reception on Wednesday to the Denim & Diamonds Closing Gala on Friday, you stop focusing on scheduling your network so you can focus on being fully immersed in it.”
The NEWH Connect Conference is open to everyone working in hospitality or an adjacent industry, including students. Designers, purchasing professionals, owners, operators, brands, manufacturers, suppliers and sales representatives attend together, at every stage of their careers, and no title or board seat is needed to take part.
Early bird rates are available until January 31, 2027. Attendees who register by then can pay in twelve monthly installments, and those who register by April 30, 2027 can pay in four quarterly installments, at the same total price as paying in full. Payment plans are open to employers as well as individuals, and every registration comes with an overview written for managers and finance teams. Send your best. They come back better. Read the employer overview.
The Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center is about 10 minutes from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, at 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, Texas. Attendees can add up to three nights before or after the conference at the group rate, subject to availability. Plan your travel.
The conference opens on Wednesday, March 22, with POWERtalk LIVE, NEWH’s one-day meeting event that pairs vendors with senior hospitality decision-makers in pre-scheduled 15-minute appointments.
NEWH also opened three ways to help someone else attend. Sponsor a Seat covers one person’s registration in full. Give the Gift of Connection offers codes of $50, $100, $250 or $500 toward someone’s registration. The NEWH Connect Access Fund accepts gifts of any amount to support designers, operators, students and people earlier in their careers. See the ways to support.
NEWH will be at BDNY, November 8 and 9 at the Javits Center in New York, at booth 373, to talk with attendees, brands and partners about their mission to support the global hospitality network the NEWH Connect Conference.
Rates, registration and full details are at newh.org/connect. Answers to common questions are in the NEWH Connect Conference FAQ, and questions can go to newh.connect@newh.org.
About NEWH, Inc.
NEWH, Inc., The Global Hospitality Network, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving the hospitality industry through scholarship, education, leadership development, recognition of excellence and business development opportunities. Founded in 1984, NEWH has chapters across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. Learn more at newh.org.
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