COVID-19 Update | Monday, March 16 (PM)
March 16, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Administration The Administration announced stricter guidelines, requesting that states with evidence of community transmission close bars, restaurants, and other venues where groups of people gather. The guidelines specifically stated that Americans should: Avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. Avoid eating and drinking in bars, restaurants, and public food courts. Encourage schooling from home across […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, March 16 (AM)
March 16, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Administration Over the weekend, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued guidance on social gatherings – the guidance recommends that gatherings should be limited to 50 people or fewer for the next eight weeks. We expect there to be more guidance related to this announcement this week. More information on that guidance can be found […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, March 13 (PM)
March 13, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Administration The President, this afternoon, declared a National Emergency as provided by the Stafford Act. This move unlocks FEMA’s disaster relief fund, which has a balance of more than $50 billion, to help accelerate the response to the Coronavirus. In addition, the President announced that he is waiving interest that accrues on all federal student […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, March 13 (AM)
March 13, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Administration On Friday, the Administration took further steps to streamline the federal government response to the COVID-19 outbreak: The Food and Drug Administration will allow New York state to authorize public and private labs to begin testing. The FDA will also authorize labs to run tests on Roche’s high-volume platform, and create a 24-hour hotline […]
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NTA COVID-19 survey: Some cancellations, a lot of wait and see
March 10, 2020 / NTA News
With many of the concerns about coronavirus focused on travel, tourism professionals are keeping a wary eye on the spread of COVID-19. In a survey conducted last week by the National Tour Association, more than 200 of its members reported on the impact of the coronavirus to their business. Of the 104 responses from tour […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, March 17 (AM)
March 7, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Administration The White House plans to deploy more staff to help hospitals test patients for COVID-19 in an effort to “rapidly increase supplies of test kits and cope with shortages across the country.” The White House has issued a call-to-action to the tech industry, asking them to analyze data and scholarly articles on COVID-19 using […]
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New leaders step up for NTA
January 6, 2020 / NTA News
Entering a new year, NTA members also have two new leaders: Catherine Prather, CTP, stepped into the role of NTA president on Jan. 1, and Jim Warren, CTP, of Anderson Vacations became board chair at Travel Exchange ’19 last month in Fort Worth, Texas. Prather, who has worked at NTA Headquarters since 1994, previously served […]
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NTA announces 2020 board officers and directors
December 17, 2019 / NTA News
Following an election that concluded at Travel Exchange last week in Fort Worth, Texas, the board of directors of the National Tour Association was introduced there to NTA members. The board is composed of newly elected directors plus those who continue to serve terms started in previous years. Jim Warren, Anderson Vacations, ascends to the […]
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Tuesday e-newsletter: Nov. 19, 2019
November 19, 2019 / NTA News
A peek inside the issue: Your Travel Exchange ’19 schedule are now available and Direct Request is open Purchase your Tourism Rocks tickets Tourism Cares honors media veteran Bruce Shulman in NYC
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Tuesday e-newsletter: Nov. 12, 2019
November 12, 2019 / NTA News
A glimpse inside the issue: Travel Exchange “Know Before You Go” webinar set for Nov. 20 Travel Exchange volunteer opportunities NTA staff music video to the iconic ’80s song “867-5309/Jenny”
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