Buckeye / Bluegrass Roadshow

Columbus • Cincinnati • Louisville
September 22-24, 2026

3 unforgettable events with the partners you need to know.

We’re bringing together the luxury venues that set the standard: The Keep in Columbus, Colette OTR in Cincinnati, and The Last Refuge in Louisville. Three cities. Three days. One mission: real conversations with the hospitality leaders who move your business forward.

Skip the booth circuit. Spend time with peers and partners in spaces that inspire — places where the design speaks, the cuisine speaks, and honest relationships actually have room to grow. Walk away with new connections, premium gifts, and insider access to the luxury programs you’re building.

And because great events need a heart: we’re raising funds for Wine to Water at every stop. Bid on curated travel packages in our silent auction, support a cause that matters, and be part of a community that gives back.

Your hospitality family is waiting. Pick your stop.

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Columbus, OH

Tuesday, September 22

The Keep

at Hotel LeVeque
50 W Broad St
Columbus, OH 43215

The Keep is a modern French-inspired brasserie and speakeasy-style bar located on the mezzanine level of the historic LeVeque Tower at 50 West Broad Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio. It blends 1920s Art Deco elegance with an approachable, globally influenced menu.

Itinerary

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Luxury Hospitality Showcase
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Lunch & Silent Auction

Interior of a modern restaurant with wooden tables set with glasses and napkins; empty chairs surround the tables, and one person stands near the counter in the background.

Cincinnati, OH

Wednesday, September 23

Colette OTR

1400 Race St
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Colette OTR is a French-inspired restaurant located in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine (OTR) neighborhood, directly across from Washington Park. Led by award-winning Chef Danny Combs, the menu offers a playful, modern take on classic French cuisine with global and regional diasporic influences spanning from Montreal to Morocco.

Itinerary

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Luxury Hospitality Showcase
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Lunch & Silent Auction

A long dining table with place settings sits in a dimly lit restaurant featuring dark walls with floral murals and glowing round pendant lights.

Louisville, KY

Thursday, September 24

The Last Refuge

600 E Market St
Louisville, KY 40202

The Last Refuge is a grand whiskey bar, restaurant, and live music venue located at 600 East Market Street in Louisville, Kentucky’s NuLu neighborhood. Housed in a repurposed 19th-century church, it serves as the official flagship brand experience for Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door Whiskey.

Itinerary

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Luxury Hospitality Showcase
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Lunch & Silent Auction

Large, industrial-style bar with high ceilings, a two-story wall of liquor bottles behind the counter, chandeliers, metal railings, and scattered wooden tables and chairs on a polished floor.

Meet our Luxury Hospitality Partners

The hospitality partners below will be with us in your region.

(Please note: Not all properties will be in all cities, and more are pending.)

AIC Hotel Group
Casa Marina and Reach Resort Key West
The Westin St. Thomas Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman’s Reef
Hotel Leveque
Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB
Inns of Aurora Resort & Spa
Loews Hotels and Co
Louisville Tourism
Marriott International, Caribbean & Latin America
Omni Homestead
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe
The Breakers Palm Beach
The Greenbrier Resort
Visit Savannah
Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa
Wynn | Encore Las Vegas Resorts

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Dessert, anyone?

Our sweet gifting partners.

Our gifting partners, Barrington Gifts, Made to Order Gifts and Maui Jim will share their fantastic products and reward you for your engagement with our hospitality partners!

Four women stand and converse around a table at a Retreats Resources roadshow. They are smiling, holding drinks, and wearing nametags. A laptop and papers are on the table. Other people are in the background.

“I have found incredible value through my interactions with the Retreats Resources team. Their showcases are extremely well organized, giving equal and ample time to both suppliers and buyers. The relationships that I have formed with industry colleagues both on the planner and supplier side have exceeded my expectations.”

JOANN C., INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR

Retreats Resources has fostered a community of hospitality family for 20 years. We strive to create a supportive and informative environment at every event that fosters a collaborative, not competitive, space for helping each other.