THETRADESHOW Helps Agents, Operators Make Connections
August 28, 2009 / NTA News
LEXINGTON, Ky. – THETRADESHOW brings together travel agents and tour operators and other travel suppliers to help make profitable business connections. NTA continues its support of the event, which will be held this year at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 13-15.
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Egypt Becomes 44th Country Represented in NTA Membership
August 28, 2009 /
The National Tour Association is pleased to welcome the Egyptian Tourist Authority as its newest international member. Egypt becomes the 44th country to be represented in the membership since NTA first opened its doors to international members in 2002.
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Egypt Becomes 44th Country Represented in NTA Membership
August 27, 2009 / NTA News
The National Tour Association is pleased to welcome the Egyptian Tourist Authority as its newest international member. Egypt becomes the 44th country to be represented in the membership since NTA first opened its doors to international members in 2002.
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Tuesday Newsletter – Aug. 25, 2009
August 25, 2009 / Tuesday Newsletter
500 Travel Buyers Expected at Convention ‘09 | New York City Remarketer Tax Could Result in Fewer Hotel Bookings | Global Entry Program for International Tourists Expands to 20 Airports | Marketing Made Easy with NTA Membership Lists
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Tuesday Newsletter – Aug. 18, 2009
August 18, 2009 / Tuesday Newsletter
Final Board Candidate Slate Announced | New York City “Remarketer” Tax Set for Sept. 1 Implementation | The Price is Right for Convention ‘09 | Focus Group Participants
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Global Business Travel Projected to Exceed $986 Billion by 2013
August 18, 2009 / NTA News
The National Business Travel Association and the corporate travel arm of Expedia, known as Egencia, have released findings from study quantifying global business travel. The study, which looked at 72 countries, projects that global business travel will exceed $986 billion by 2013.
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Special Offer for NTA members at THETRADESHOW
August 17, 2009 / Action Required
There is a special connection between travel agents and tour operators – come and meet the real movers and shakers of the industry, travel agents! Did you know that travel agents sell more than $120 billion in travel each year?
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Update Your Profile and Win a $100 American Express Gift Card
August 14, 2009 / Action Required
Maintaining an updated member profile is a smart business practice and now it can help you earn extra money, too. Update your NTA profile between now and Sept. 15, and you will be entered in a drawing to win a $100 American Express gift card. A prize will be awarded to one tour operator, one tour supplier and one DMO member
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Update on Priorities from the 2008 Travel/Tourism Economic Summit
August 14, 2009 / NTA News
On December 12, 2008, more than 30 associations, including NTA, met to outline tourism-related recommendations to the incoming Obama administration. Seven recommendations emerged from the 2008 Travel/Tourism Economic Summit and some significant activity has taken place since that historic meeting. Here is a look at the progress on two of the issues:
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Portions of NTA Online to be Offline Thursday Evening
August 13, 2009 / NTA News
Portions of NTA Online will be down for a few hours this evening for maintenance. Starting at 7 p.m. ET, you will not be able to log in to the Web site to access the member-only searches, Convention ’09 registration, or new member applications. This upgrade should only take a few hours. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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