2026 America Outdoors Conference & Outfitter Expo

How it compares

An outfitter comparing America Outdoors with Outdoor Retailer is weighing different buying jobs. Outdoor Retailer brings outdoor brands together with retail buyers, creators, and media. Its Minneapolis show suits merchandise sourcing, retail distribution, and brand exposure; the 2026 gathering included more than 275 brands. America Outdoors concentrates on the business that delivers the outdoor experience, from a reservation arriving online to a guide conducting the trip.

Adventure Travel World Summit takes that experience into international travel distribution. Tour operators, destinations, and travel media meet through its marketplace, business meetings, and MediaCONNECT program. It is the stronger fit for an operator seeking destination partnerships, international travel buyers, or a travel-media story. The Québec gathering also built regional adventures into the program, putting the host destination itself at the center of those conversations.

America Outdoors is especially relevant when US operating issues drive the trip: public-land access, liability, seasonal teams, and the systems behind guided recreation. Its association setting gives those concerns a common industry context. A supplier of booking software or outfitter insurance can meet the people using its product alongside sessions about the same operational problems.

America Outdoors fits owners and managers whose next season depends on permits, reliable teams, safer trips, and better booking operations.

Who exhibits

River equipment is a clear anchor: AIRE, NRS, Maravia, and Sawyer Paddles and Oars sit alongside a substantial service mix. CBIZ Adventure Sports Insurance, Granite Insurance, and Cornerstone Safety Group reflect the operating risk behind guided trips. The Flybook, Arctic Reservations, and RESMARK address reservations and guest administration, while TOMIS and Liquid Spark serve the marketing side. Apparel suppliers such as Landway and Huge Brands add uniforms and merchandise to a floor built around the outfitter’s business.

1. 

   Tactacam

2. 

   Landway

3. 

   Outdoor Cap

4. 

   Aqua Case

5. 

   Huge Brands

6. 

   Tomis

7. 

   Nrs

8. 

   Harvest Hosts

9. 

   ADP

10. 

    WaveCraft Pro

11. 

    Granite Insurance

12. 

    Signature Research/Nature Outfitters

13. 

    Blend Travel Marketing

14. 

    Cobber

15. 

    ALPS Brands

16. 

    Rocky Talkie

17. 

    Hala Gear

18. 

    Cataract Oars

19. 

    The Xcite Group

20. 

    Man of Rubber River Gear

21. 

    East-West Printing

22. 

    Rocky Mountain Rafts

23. 

    SOTAR (White Water MFG.)

24. 

    Viristar

The largest exhibitor countries are United States (46) and Australia (1). The largest industries are Sporting Goods Manufacturing (6) and Advertising Services (4).

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2026 America Outdoors Conference & Outfitter Expo

Oklahoma City hosts the 2026 conference, with the Convention Center as its main venue and the Omni as the host hotel. The program brings business education and government affairs together with additional field-focused training. SOLO Wilderness First Aid combines classroom work with indoor and outdoor scenarios, while Setting Safety addresses harassment prevention, reporting systems, and staff support. The supplier floor covers hard goods, soft goods, services, and technology, connecting the operational program with companies serving those needs.

• For SOLO Wilderness First Aid, pack clothing suited to outdoor scenarios as well as classroom work. The course uses both settings to practice backcountry care.
• Use the Setting Safety training to examine your own reporting and staff-support systems; its take-home video is designed to carry the discussion back to guides and staff.