PBA has held a Marketplace event for over two decades to put our travel supplier members directly in touch with our bus operator group leaders…..the core of their business. This event features exciting exhibits by various destinations, convention and visitor bureaus, museums, casino companies, etc. arranged by region in a large exhibit hall.
PBA coordinates an arrival schedule for our motorcoach operators who bring their group leaders looking to find fun and exciting places to travel. Motorcoach operator tour planners are also available to speak one-on-one.
All in all, this event has refined itself to meet everyone’s traveling needs!
Interested convention & visitors bureaus (or like organizations) are invited to submit a bid for the 2027 PBA Marketplace. 2027 Marketplace Meeting bid specs, click here.
PBA's Marketplace Video
PBA’s annual Marketplace is a unique opportunity for our motorcoach operators’ group leaders to meet with attractions, hotels, convention & visitors bureaus, etc. to see where their group might want to travel….both day and overnight trips. Never been to PBA’s invitation-only Marketplace? Take a look at these exciting videos from past events!
PBA Marketplace Bid Requirements
PBA’s annual Marketplace event is a group leader show with exciting participation from our motorcoach operators and the travel industry. It allows one-on-one time with group leaders seeking new vacation spots and day-trip venues. Since the event moves locations from time to time, a venue may review the bid specs for the event.
Past Sites for PBA's Marketplace include the following:
Spooky Nook Sports Complex - Manheim, PA 2025
Nittany Valley Sports Centre, State College, PA – 2024
Classic Auto Mall, Morgantown, PA – 2023
Liberty Arena, Williamsport, PA – 2022
York Expo Center, York, PA – 2018, 2019, 2020
Spooky Nock Sports Complex, Manheim, PA (Lancaster County) – 2016, 2017
Valley Forge Casino Resort, King of Prussia.PA 2014, 2015
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA 2007 - 2013
York Expo, York, PA 2006 and pre