Fourth annual event brought together qualifying Independent Advisors and supplier partners for an exclusive experience focused on celebrating success and building toward the next million.
Key Highlights
- More than 100 qualifying Independent Advisors attended Avoya Travel’s fourth annual Million Dollar Showcase
- 54 supplier brands were represented, with 66 supplier attendees
- The 2026 event was the largest Million Dollar Showcase to date
- Independent Advisors connected with at least 20 supplier brands each, while supplier attendees met with 35 or more advisors
- Avoya announced new preferred partners, expanded advisor marketing investments, upcoming sales technology enhancements, and the Network-wide launch of the Allianz Quote Tool
August 18, 2026 – Success deserves to be celebrated, but at Avoya Travel’s 2026 Million Dollar Showcase, reaching a major sales milestone was only the beginning.
Avoya Travel welcomed 105 qualifying Independent Advisors to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona, July 31 – August 3, for its fourth annual Million Dollar Showcase, the largest event in the program’s history. Designed exclusively for some of the highest-producing advisors in the Avoya Network™, the Showcase celebrated what attendees have already achieved while creating new opportunities, relationships, and ideas to help fuel their next stage of growth with a focus on how to help achieve their next million dollars in sales.
With 54 supplier brands represented, the event put meaningful industry access at the center of the experience. Through one-on-one appointments, fireside chats, supplier panels, workshops, and networking, Independent Advisors had opportunities to strengthen existing partnerships and build new ones. Each advisor connected with at least 20 supplier brands throughout the event, while participating suppliers met with more than 35 advisors.
Relationships That Fuel the Next Million
That spirit of connection carried through the event’s keynote from Gary C. Sadler, OD, Executive Vice President of Sales & Industry Relations for Unique Vacations, Inc., who spoke about the role relationships play in long-term success and encouraged attendees to lean on their peers, supplier partners, and the Avoya team as they work toward their next million-dollar milestone. Sadler brings nearly four decades of experience with the Sandals Resorts organization and leads a sales organization spanning the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
The event also featured a presentation from Kristin Karst, Chief Brand Ambassador and Co-Owner of AmaWaterways, along with supplier fireside chats that paired industry partners with Avoya leaders and top-producing Independent Advisors to share insights and best practices.
A strong executive presence throughout Million Dollar Showcase further underscored the event’s focus on celebrating advisor success. Members of Avoya’s executive leadership team joined the event to personally recognize the accomplishments of the Network’s top-producing Independent Advisors and hear directly from them about their businesses. An Executive Hot Seat gave attendees direct access to Phil Cappelli, Julie Howard, Kameish Stanley, Andy Craig, and Mickey McBride for a candid conversation hosted by Danny Dobrott.
The conversations continued in smaller settings through Avoya-led workshops covering AI, marketing, and upcoming Agent Power enhancements, along with advisor-led Think Tanks. These peer conversations tackled topics including going beyond the original sale, marketing, scaling an agency, and creating systems to support sustainable growth.
Celebration was an important part of the Million Dollar Showcase experience. Attendees stepped outside the meeting room for an offsite experience at Topgolf, creating another opportunity to connect with peers, supplier partners, and the Avoya team.
Investing in What Comes Next
Throughout the Showcase, Avoya shared several initiatives designed to create new opportunities and provide additional support for Independent Agencies across the Avoya Network. Among the announcements:
- An enhanced Sales Metrics Dashboard coming soon that will provide greater visibility into Total Sales versus Preferred Partner Sales
- The launch of a new Partner of the Month program and addition of four new preferred partners
- Increased investment in advisor marketing programs designed to help Independent Agencies extend their reach to customers
- The Allianz Quote Tool officially graduating from beta and becoming available across the entire Avoya Network
Together, the enhancements reflect Avoya’s continued investment in helping Independent Agencies turn strong businesses into even stronger ones through technology, marketing, supplier relationships, and new opportunities for growth.
“Bringing together more than 100 of our highest-producing Independent Advisors is an incredible reminder of what’s possible within the Avoya Network,” said Phil Cappelli, Chief Executive Officer of Avoya Travel. “These advisors have built remarkable businesses, and our job is to keep giving them more opportunities to grow. That means investing in stronger supplier partnerships, smarter technology, more effective marketing, and experiences like Million Dollar Showcase where they can learn from some of the best in the business. We’re celebrating what they’ve achieved, but we’re just as excited about where they’re headed next.”
Celebrating Success, Together
At its core, Million Dollar Showcase recognizes the dedication and entrepreneurship required to build a million-dollar travel business while giving successful advisors something equally valuable: direct access to other high performers.
By bringing qualifying Independent Advisors together with supplier leaders, Avoya executives, and one another, the Showcase created space for candid conversations about what is working, what is changing, and what it takes to continue scaling a successful travel business.
“Attending this year’s Million Dollar Showcase gave me new insights and tools from the Avoya team and supplier partners to help take my business to the next million,” said Rick Amsden, owner of Luxury Vacations LLC, an Independent Agency in the Avoya Travel Network.
The fourth annual event concluded with attendees looking beyond the milestones that brought them to Million Dollar Showcase and toward what comes next, carrying home new relationships, strategies, and opportunities to help them reach their next million.
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