Could Your NTA Membership Be Free?
January 27, 2012 / NTA News
"Thanks to the NTA Corporate Partner programs, my NTA membership doesn’t cost a thing. I save so much through the programs like Fed Ex, that I reap more from my member benefits than what I’m paying in dues. It definitely is a win-win!" —Donna Cappa, Tulalip Resort Casino & Spa NTA members receive valuable, exclusive […]
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Have you Reached 20,000 Qualified Student Travel Planners Lately?
January 25, 2012 / NTA News
Whether it’s yes or no, there’s still time to reach 20,000 qualified student travel planners—while they’re planning!—by advertising in NTA’s Trip Planner for Student Travel. Published in late February, this publication will be distributed to 20,000 planners and NTA tour operators who coordinate trips for elementary- to college-age students. That audience includes science and social […]
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NTA Members Selected for 2012 U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
January 24, 2012 / NTA News
NTA Members Selected for 2012 U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board | Could Your NTA Membership Be Free? | Obama Elevates Tourism, Matches NTA Priorities | Top Travel-related Web Sites
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Travel Exchange: Less than a Year Away!
January 20, 2012 / NTA News
Travel Exchange, a travel industry event that combines NTA’s Convention and the United Motorcoach Association’s Expo, is less than a year away! Registration opens April 10, 2012. Travel Exchange puts the full spectrum of North American travel buyers and sellers on the same floor. The A-to-Z of our Industry Travel Exchange brings together the: Itinerary […]
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NTA: Tourism Reaches Peak Visibility in U.S.
January 19, 2012 / NTA News
“With President Obama’s action today, the travel and tourism industry has reached an all-time high in terms of vigor and visibility,” said Simon. “His executive order, combined with the recent creation of Brand USA and ongoing Congressional hearings on travel issues, shows the vital economic contributions of tourism.”
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NTA: Tourism Reaches Peak Visibility in U.S.
January 19, 2012 / NTA News
Association applauds Obama’s actions to promote travel and create jobs. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 19, 2012)-Citing the power of travel to fuel economic recovery and create jobs, President Barack Obama today ordered a series of initiatives targeted at increasing travel and tourism in the United States. More than ever before, the U.S. travel and tourism industry […]
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D.C. Summit Takes Industry Issues—and You—to the Hill | Contact Sightseeing and Fams Show the Best o
January 17, 2012 / NTA News
D.C. Summit Takes Industry Issues—and You—to the Hill | Contact Sightseeing and Fams Show the Best of San Diego | Join NTA at COTTM and Tap the U.S.’s Fastest-growing Market | New Blog Aims to Help You Do Big Things
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Webinar on U.S. Hispanic Market Set for Jan. 25
January 16, 2012 / NTA News
With a rapidly growing purchasing power, the U.S. Hispanic market is the focus of a Webinar, slated for Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. ET. The Webinar, hosted by ASTA, is free to NTA members as part of an NTA-ASTA joint task force aimed at meeting the needs (and reaping the rewards) of this growing market. […]
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Free Admission to all U.S. National Parks this Weekend
January 13, 2012 / NTA News
To commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all 397 national parks across the U.S. will offer free admission this weekend, Jan. 14 through 16. Some parks have direct ties to King, including the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Georgia, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama, or the […]
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The Greening of Convention
January 11, 2012 / NTA News
For years, green blazers were worn throughout Convention week by NTA staff members. Now the blazers are gone, but the green remains. During our week at Mandalay Bay, the host hotel for Convention ’11, we recycled 6,408 pounds of cardboard, paper, wood and metals. That represents 80 percent of what we collectively threw away! (Not […]
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