Travel Exchange ’22: Find your Next
May 31, 2022 / NTA News
“It’s like seeing the future.” Catherine Prather should know. The president of NTA leads the packaged-travel association where she has worked for 28 years, attending every annual Travel Exchange and watching the future unfold every time. “When you go to Travel Exchange, you find the people and the ideas that are going to move you […]
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The best one yet
April 19, 2022 / NTA News
When we set our sights on Anchorage for NTA’s annual buyer retreat, Contact, we knew it was going to be good. But it was better. Buyers gave the event in the bayside Alaska city a 4.9 rating on a 5-point scale, according to the Contact ’22 evaluation completed by attendees. 93% of tour operators were happy with the 1:1 […]
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NTA business survey: Members reflect on 2021 and forecast the future
November 30, 2021 / NTA News
By Bob Rouse At the completion of a challenging year, NTA tour operators look for brighter days in 2022, but most don’t expect their company to catch up to pre-pandemic performance until 2023 or later. This and other insights emerged from NTA’s 2021 Year-end Business Survey, completed by buyer (tour operator) and seller (tour supplier […]
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Support the SAVE Act: Contact your U.S. Representative
October 7, 2021 / NTA News
Your company may be able to receive federal funds through the $16 billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 2120, the Securing Access for Venue Equity (SAVE) Act, would expand eligibility to include travel businesses that had put people in seats in live-performance venues prior to the pandemic. NTA would […]
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NTA signs on to DEI pledge
September 23, 2021 / NTA News
The National Tour Association has signed on to a pledge that commits the association’s leaders and members to take purposeful action around diversity, equity, and inclusion. The pledge was initiated by Travel Unity, a nonprofit organization focused on increasing diversity in the travel industry. Following the recommendation of NTA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Group, […]
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